Last weekend we had our first ever family camping trip. We found a nice site, called Elkwood Campground, deep in the mountains in Kananaskis and pitched our 222 sq ft tent. We arrived on Friday lunchtime, as we were concerned about getting a spot. We needn't have worried.
That evening we cooked hot dogs on the camp fire and then marshmallows. The first night got very cold and we all struggled to get to sleep, which was also partly due to the baked beans!! We awoke the next day and had a hearty breakfast of scrambled eggs, beans (again!) and toast and then ventured out for a horse back trail ride. We got back to Camp Brown and started cooking our dinner, steak, smash and yep you got it baked beans. That night was a little warmer than the previous night but we still had some strange noises to sleep through. Sunday morning breakfast consisted of, basically everything we had left, eggs, toast, hot dogs, smash and of course beans. We then packed up our tent and took a detour via Spray Lake on our journey home.
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The snow is finally back and thankfully I managed to get the lights on the house before it arrived. Didn't fancy getting up on the roof with snow on it!!
As the Olympic torch makes its way across Canada, kids have been given the opportunity to see and hold a torch that will be used at some stage in the relay. The Olympic torch officially comes through Calgary on January 19th. Sophie’s teacher took pictures of all the kids holding the torch and then emailed it to them. Pretty cool!!
This weekend I set about re-newing our deck. There were quite a few rotten joists and boards and the main beam needed to be replaced. It was a big job but I had lots of help from the kids and friends and managed to complete the job late last night as planned. View the construction pictures click here
Today I played golf with Nick and 2 of his friends at Kananaskis Country Golf Course in the mountains. The weather was beautiful, scenery was spectacular and golf indifferent. We all had a great day. Have a look at more of the pictures click here
Last weekend we had our first ever family camping trip. We found a nice site, called Elkwood Campground, deep in the mountains in Kananaskis and pitched our 222 sq ft tent. We arrived on Friday lunchtime, as we were concerned about getting a spot. We needn't have worried.
Today was Derek and Diana's last day so we decided to go whitewater rafting. We had such a good time rafting on the Kananaskis River, which was classed at 2 & 3. This meant that Sophie and Lewis could go too, so the whole family could have some fun together. Class 3 states that you will get wet! And we did. But we didn't care as it was a beautiful day with the temperature reaching 30 degrees C (around 84 F) and we were all kitted out with the correct gear, so the cold glacial water was very refreshing indeed. I have uploaded some more pictures - click here.
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