October 2, 2004

October 2, 2004

Sandbanks Provincial Park, Ontario

DAY 107

 

Today started out cold and raining, and remained that way until late afternoon. This is the first poor weather day we've had in a month, since we left Winnipeg. This is the kind of day that inspires me and the cats to just laze around. Well ... the cats are so inspired most days.

Breakfast was apple muffins that Joanne baked late last night, made with apples that were still growing on their trees 24 hours ago. Since it was cold and raining, we spent the morning exploring Sandbanks Provincial Park by truck. This is a large park, with 4 separate campgrounds spread over a distance of about 5 km.. It's spread along a sandy shoreline of Lake Ontario. Wide, sand beach. Today, big pounding surf. Looks like a really appealing place to spend hot summer days. We visited the beach, drove all around a couple of the campgrounds, visited the campground store, and the nature / visitor's centre. Back to the trailer for lunch, followed by a very long nap, while Joanne did laundry.

By the time I awoke from my nap, the rain had stopped, and the sky was clearing. We put the cats into their new sling carriers and went for a hike around our campground. Most of this campground is shady campsites, in thick, tall forest. The sunlight barely makes it through the thick forest canopy. There is a section that is open meadow, covered in wild flowers. Here, the sun shines brightly. We walked across the meadow, to enjoy the warmth of the sunlight, as it had been chilly all day. Now I seem to be paying the price, allergy wise, for spending the afternoon wading through fields of Goldenrod ( he types while wheezing and gasping for air ).

Late afternoon was spent planning our journey / adventure for the next 2 weeks, until we cross into the U.S. to head for our 5 week job in the Ozark Mountains of Missouri. We planned where to spend my upcoming 50th birthday, and our upcoming 30th anniversary.

I did some work on digital photos I took yesterday. I printed and filled out some paperwork for our upcoming Ozarks job, and prepared it for mailing. I printed and filled out an application form for a job as a Manitoba Provincial Park Campground Host next summer, and prepared it for mailing. I did some corporate accounting work. Now I'm working on this, as Joanne prepares supper. The song on the radio right now is "Leroy Brown", the baddest man in the whole damn town ... from the south side of Chicago. He must have been from that scuzzy area around Joliette we were in a couple of weeks ago !

Supper included a Waldorf Salad variation, and a baked Apple Crisp variation, both using yesterday's fresh apples. Joanne is quite adept at utilizing local harvest fare available wherever we happen to be.

HA ! Beat her at another game of Scrabble.

DSK