Camping Part Two

Our first two days of camping got off to a great start, and the rest of our trip last week was very relaxing, and also super tasty.  Our breakfasts included eggs with sausages:

Eggs with bacon:

Cinnamon buns:

And eats at one of the restaurants in the national park, The White House:

Our lunches included a potato/sausage hash:

Smokies:

And pizza at TR Mckoy's:

Our afternoons were usually spent visiting around the fire or on the deck, or kicking back and reading:

We each read a couple books over the five day trip, which was so nice.  Listening to the birds chirp, munching on sunflower seeds, and devouring a book for a few hours each day was so relaxing.

One beautiful afternoon we went pedal boating on the lake:

We made s'mores ...

And Christopher's were much prettier than mine - haha!

Don't ask!  I had a bit of difficulty getting the marshmallows off of the roasting sticks, and well ...

Christopher shared his with me, and I shared my lovelies with him 😆

We wandered for ice cream a couple of times:

And got a beaver tail down by the water:

When supper time rolled around we enjoyed chicken and rice:

Asparagus, corn, and bratwurst:

And a pizza from The Boardwalk:

All in all, it was a fantastic camping trip, and we're already looking forward to visiting Clear Lake again next year.

We arrived back home just in time for the weekend (and instantly went to meet our new nephew)!

Are you doing any camping this summer?  If so, where?

Camping Part One

On Sunday morning we were up early, and taking off on the highway to Manitoba.  We drove about 4.5 hours until we arrived at Clear Lake (Riding Mountain National Park).  Since it's Canada's 150th birthday, all national parks have free entry for the year, although you still have to pay for your campsites/accommodations, obviously.

We booked an oTENTik for five nights, which is the same awesome structure we stayed in last year.

The oTENTiks are so convenient, as they eliminate the need to set up a tent or blow up an air mattress.  There are three beds inside, two of which are almost (if not definitely) king-sized, and one bunk that's almost a queen.

There is also a full-sized BBQ with propane and all the tools, a picnic table, and a fire pit.

We got to the campground in the afternoon, and pretty soon after we arrived it was hot dog time!  A plate for two:

While those cooked we soaked a cedar plank to use for dinner.  We didn't have a container large enough to soak it, but we made do!

We had an excellent dinner of maple-glazed, pepper-crusted salmon on a cedar plank, Uncle Ben's mushroom rice, and asparagus.

We had marinated the salmon in maple syrup and soy sauce on Saturday, and made sure to keep it really cold in our cooler until Sunday evening, when we crusted it with pepper and grilled it up.  The Uncle Ben's rice was super easy to make camping, as it only took water, and a bit of butter (optional).  We use stainless steel pots at home, but for camping we have a non-stick pot and pan which makes clean up pretty much effortless.

On Monday morning we made a bacon/cheese slice omelet for breakfast, with coffee to drink.

We had a nice morning walk around the town area, and stopped for some ice cream at The Boardwalk.

Our lunch was Deluxe mac and cheese:

For dinner we made pork chops, potatoes, and corn on the cob.  We reserved the fat from the bacon in the morning, and used that to cook our potatoes - mmmmm!

After dinner we played Texas-Hold'em, using pine cones as chips:

It was super fun, haha!  We played this a lot throughout our five day trip.  Christopher wasn't too familiar with the game, but he got into it right away.

And then later on Monday evening we found out that our new nephew was born!  Eeeeeeeeee!!

Welcome to the word Kingsley Joshua!  He is soooooo sweet!  We met him a few days later, once we were home, and he slept cozy and cuddly in my arms the whole time.

Our camping trip was off to an incredible start!

How was your week last week?  What are you up to this weekend?