Homeschool Camping

 Ah, the favorite camping trip of the year: Homeschool Camping.

It was the best! Most of the pickle fam (people I worked with this summer) were there, so that made it very fun!

It was much colder than our Family Camping, but great nonetheless. I hung out with the girls, I even went fishing at 6:30am Tuesday morning. That was cold. I, unfortunately, didn't catch anything. But at least I got second breakfast! A routine I daily kept, unless it was too close to lunch. Then I had second lunch 😋 which is also great 😂! Many of us ate second breakfast, especially when we went fishing.

But it was a beautiful day, and this was at about 8am! 

A waterhole in the dock.

V brought a book. At first I was with the girls, then went back to
 get the camera and joined some of the Cowans and Zach (from the pickle fam).
Zach is the photobomber.

It became very dark and it was quite pretty too.

All in all, homeschool camping was great fun! There was almost nothing I would've wanted to change. One morning we decided to wake up early to go to the beach (just us older teens), and ended up staying on a campsite, most of us wrapped in blankets, talking. It was extremely cold, well, for Homeschool camping, it was. But Grandma M gave me hot chocolate, and that was nice..

One night, it was just 3 of us girls and we listened to comedy for a while, then I went to a different campsite where everyone was and was there till about 11:30pm. (Our curfew was supposed to be at 10:30-11:00, but one of the moms came to get her children, and we got the memo that it was late!) That night, we decided that the next morning we would wake up early to go to the beach, but ended up staying on a campsite, most of us wrapped in blankets, talking. It was extremely cold, well, for Homeschool camping, it was. But Grandma M gave me hot chocolate, and that was nice. Then eventually I warmed up and we all had much fun. 
Later we sadly parted ways, and went home. That was a sad part. But it was nice to come home too! 

Family Camping

 Usually we go September camping the first week of September. This year we camped the last week of August.

It was fun. There were many people! All the VKs and a few other families that I know.

The first thing you should do: Visit the bay

Mom Instagraming (yes, my new word)

The trailer all set up.

We had some issues with the hydro, but Dad fixed it!!

Our first fire

The beach. One of my favorite pictures

The moon was very bright for the first few nights.

We went fishing the second night.

Even I fished for a while. Then I took more pictures.

The blob in the picture is a fish that didn't exactly
want to be in a picture. Hence the blob.

Okay, I love sunset pictures and none of these
were taken on a special setting too!

Victoria reading. During our camping, I did read 10
books, and V probably read more than me!

There was rain a-comin'.

We had great fun. It wasn't super cold, so that was great! Unfortunately, our campsite had no shade, but you make do with what you get!

Fishing in Rondeau

Since, until the end of May, Rondeau is free. My family has been going fishing, while Mum and I stay home and do nothing (sometimes we do something). Yesterday we all went fishing at the yacht club inside Rondeau.

I totally forgot our camera (something to do) and realized I should not have when there were many opportunities to take pictures! I used Dad's phone, and I took some photos. I like our camera better though.

Joel

A random picture of trees

Cassia & Joel fishing

There were many of these birds flying around,

I don't know what kind they are, but they were pretty.

Dad & V

Mum brought a book

I brought a book and a "list".

Moriah & Victoria fishing

Another random picture

There were many carpenter bees swarming around.

They were quite annoying, but apparently they don't sting, so that was good.

Victoria caught 8 fish.

I didn't fish.

Moriah caught 13 fish.

Cassia caught 14 fish.

Ellia caught 8 fish.

Joel caught 5 fish.

Dad was very busy taking off fish and putting on worms. We girls don't enjoy doing that part, Joel doesn't do it either.

When we got home, it was about 8:30. I joined my friends on Zoom for about half an hour and talked to them, and as far as I know they are all still alive 😊.

Thus ends an evening in the life of the Marentettes. We all woke up early this morning (summer does that to some of us), and we are enjoying the beautiful weather!