Going Camping

 

Many moons ago, I asked our kids to look at a bunch of different provincial parks, that were roughly within a 5 hour drive from our home, and asked them which sounded like the best to see. The top choice was a park closer to a 7 hour drive from home, that had snuck in, like a sneaky little ninja. My kids were sad when we repeatedly told them, not this year.

But as they have gotten older, they have gotten more and more competent around a camp site. And this year, we're going to go check it out, and see just how awesome it really is.

So where are we going? We are going to Clearwater Provincial Park. There is supposed to be cove/caves, beautiful water (which I hope is warm enough for me to swim in, I know the kids will). We are hoping to do some canoeing, and hiking, sitting around a fire and eating marshmallows. 

On the way home, because we have found, especially camping, that an 7 or 8 hour drive home is just too much. So we are going to camp in Duck Mountain Provincial Park, which is about 4 hours from Clearwater, and 4 hours from home and a completely different drive. We are super excited! Later, I'll write about how we plan a camping trip in our small car, with 5 people, and all the things that we need.