Enjoyed a perfect break from the pace of work and citylife: a May overnight canoe trip with some friends on the Maitland River near Wingham, Ontario
Preparing to load the canoes at the start of our two-day relaxing paddle down the Maitland River near Wingham
Preparing to load the canoes at the start of our two-day relaxing paddle down the Maitland River
Our put-in point on our Maitland River paddle
Loading our overnight supply of water and other packs into the canoes
Bob and I prepare to head off
And we're off... all thoughts of the past week at work float away as we cruise down the river
Luke commands one of the canoes while Derek captures our photos
Paddling down the Maitland River
After a none-too-long paddle, we reached our shore-side camp
A careful trek across some creeks to find a place to pitch our tent
Bob carries his spiffy new tent to our camp spot
The fire burns down to hot embers ready for dinner. Nothing like camp cooking
As our soup simmers, sitting around the fire chatting. LtoR: Luke, Bobby, Bobby's grandfather Bob Sr, Bobby's dad Bob, and me
Preparing dinner
Et voila - a perfectly pitched tent in a perfect spot in the woods
A perfect campfire for cooking on
Listening intently to stories around the fire
It's always great to have my former Sea Scout leader (a former geography/phys ed teacher) to share neat things
Tent pitched, next order of business is cutting up some dead-fallen wood for the fire
Cutting dead-fallen wood with the bow saw
Luke wore sandals around the camp
And this is what happened to Luke's sock
Relaxing around the fire as night falls. I swear we're not falling asleep - probably just the smoke in our eyes
Luke in the tent
Bob and I
Morning on the Maitland River, steam rising from the water
Sunrise on the Maitland River
Sunrise on the Maitland River
Morning on the Maitland River
Bob prepares ingredients for breakfast
Luke heats up some beans
Cooking omelettes on the fire
And we're off for another short paddle on our weekend Maitland River canoe trip
Luke says thumbs up to the perfect weekend weather
And that's a wrap - unloading the canoes after our relaxing Maitland River trip
The canoe group: Luke, me, Bob Sr., Bob Jr., Derek (who shot all the other photos), and Bob taking the photo
