The desk attendant showed us an alternate dirt road way in case the bugs or water would be too much so we decided on that path for the way there. I just couldn't believe the amount of wildflowers all along the road. These grow wild and I can barely keep any alive in our yard without sprinklers!
As soon as we got within view, the kids were drawn to the rocks so we sat and enjoyed the view with our snacks. Practically before I could take a bite of my apple, they were gone in search of pools and beaches and more rocks.
Next we headed over to the lighthouse to see it and the beautiful view at the point. There just happened to be a sailboat coming into the channel as we sat and soaked it all in.
And these two were off way down below deep in conversation hatching plans to change the world.
While Laney basked in the sun.
Until this guy showed up. She thoroughly enjoyed throwing a few peanuts and raisins to him for his mid-morning snack. He was keeping quiet about the whole thing in order to have the whole snack buffet to himself!
With our rock jumping experts we headed to explore the rocks and head back along the water to the lodge. At one point Ryan fell and scraped her knee though so after Grammie made everything better she decided we should go back the way we came.
Once at the lodge we checked out the dock then headed to the game room for a few minutes as Ryan had been itching to play ever since she saw it! We couldn't play all that long though because there was a naturalist program down at the beach. We learned a lot about loons and wood frogs. Laney and I had seen a black squirrel at our campground, but apparently they are as common and as much nuisance as brown squirrels at home. Once they mentioned that I seemed to remember a lot of black squirrels the year before at Niagra Falls.
At first I thought the kids were crazy to want to swim, but once I stuck my toe in it was quite nice. I started to head to our campsite to grab bathing suits but quickly realized my car was back at the lodge. Grammie offered to let the kids swim in the pool and that was all it took for us to leave! While I hopped on the wifi to update the blog, the kids swam and played for an hour. Sometimes a pool is just what they need!
After another visit to the game room, we headed to a place the naturalists had suggested as well as several signs as we drove in. It was supposed to have the "World's Best Fish and Chips". I'm not sure it was the best in the world, but it was very, very good. Especially with a Canadian beer after a long day!
Quote of the Day: Laney - "There is a pee spot over there in the rocks!" letting the other children know where to go if they needed to.
