Collingwood & Blue Mountains Trip

 Once again Neal and I set off for another summer adventure.  This time we visited Collingwood and Blue Mountains, Midland and Penetanguishene.

Our main focus on this trip was to go paddling.  We did a great outing with Free Spirit Tours down the Beaver River in these kayaks.  Our guide was really nice and very informative.  He told us all about the wildlife and fauna of the area as well as make sure we were safe. 

 Neal and I are back in the lake here at Blue Mountains Beach.  This is a private beach that guests of the Blue Mountains resort can come to or if you are staying off resort you can pay to come here.  I rented a kayak but there are also other watercraft to rent as well.

 Neal is very calm and relaxed, enjoying his time out on the water. 

 One evening we decided to play golf at Blue Mountains.  We played in the evening because it was extremely hot during the day.  It was still in the 90's at 8:00 p.m.  This was one of the hardest courses we've played and because it was so hot, our game really suffered.  We just wanted to be done with the game.

 We did a day trip to Midland, Ontario and visted Saint-Marie Among The Hurons.  I've taken a photo of the sign so anyone who is interested can read about this historical place.  It was a great place to take your kids and also adults who enjoy learning about history.

 Here Neal was guarding the fort.  Up there you could get a great view of the entire area.

 These two were showing us how to portage a canoe.  They had a lot of hands on demonstrations.

 This young lady was teaching us how the Wendad Indians started fire.  It's not a easy as it looked.

 Then we drove a little bit further to Penetanguishene, Ontario to visit Discovery Harbour.  It was another very interesting place to learn about the history of the area.

 We were on two sailing ships too see what life might have been like back then.  It sure wasn't as comfy as any of the cruise ships we've been on.  It was all very cramped onboard the ship.

 On our way back to Collingwood, we stopped at Sunset Point Beach to stretch our legs and see what this beach was like.  Because there has been a lack of rain the water is very shallow and really rocky.  It was beautiful though.

 Just before we headed home, we took one last stroll around Blue Mountain Village.  This is a great place to stay with a family.  They have a lot of programs for kids and a lot of sports for adults to try.  We love it here!  I would really recommend a visit if you are ever in the area.