We were sitting at the kitchen table tonight enjoying a lovely steak dinner and conversation when the reality struck us that in less than 16 weeks we would be back in Ontario. As I think about this reality and look back at the week that was, I am really pleased that we are still exploring, seeing new places and having new experiences.
Sam went to camp this week and loved it. He had some mates from youth group in his cabin and he had some neat experiences during God Time. Abby and Samantha had a relaxing week that included lots of Little House on the Prairie. Tuesday morning we woke to a basement full of water. A hose popped off the pressure pump in the basement sometime in the night. It's too bad we are both deep sleepers, it would have been nice to hear the pump running and put a stop to it before there was 2 inches of water in the basement bedrooms and a river running out the garage door. The best part was that it wasn't all that stressful and we were able to get it mostly dry. We did call in the professionals to get the carpet and underlay completely dry.
The flood and Sam at Camp
A while back Samantha was told of a place called Gemstone Beach. She heard tales of gems and semi-precious stones scattered around the beach. Abby has been very keen to visit this spot. This weekend we did. We left with a bag full of stones, some wonderful pictures and many nasty sand fly bites. The sand flies look like harmless little gnats but bite and leave nasty red welts. At first they itch like mosquito bites but then the marks and the itchiness persist for days and are incredibly irritating.
From there we stopped by a spot called Monkey Island. According to our friend Treana it is called Monkey Island "because they used to unload ships there and the thing they used to get from the ship to the land is called a monkey." It was a lovely little island and a beautiful sandy beach. We saw some guys with a surf board paddling themselves around while standing up. Not sure what they were doing but it looked cool. One thing we will definitely miss when we leave is the scenery. It will be tough to get used to the flat land of Chatham-Kent after seeing the rolling hills and distant mountains all of this time.
Gemstone Beach and Monkey Island
1 comment:
go to DOC office and get scratchy itchy gel - works on sand fly bites!!! If you happen to be near a DOC - I'd love another tube on your return. I had bites that lastest 7-8 weeks but now the marks are gone... Cath
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