Camping in the wild in Algonquin, Canada.

Getting there.

It was a 4 hour drive from Hamilton to Algonguin. It was a further 4 hour kayak to reach the island we were camping on, with 2 portages to navigate. the scenery was stunning and we started off full of energy, which soon turned into 'are we there yet?' to which the response was 'just round the next bend'

Campsite

Facilities.

The walk to the loo

The loo

Food supplies

Washing up

Views.

Entertainment.

There is no phone signal, internet or electricity, in fact there is no running water, you have to boil the lake water for a drink.

Wildlife.

Sadly I didn't see a moose and thankfully I didn't see a bear, although there was evidence of both with foot prints and bear poo.
The loon bird was wonderful, it had a really eerie cry that started before sunrise, so not a lot of sleep was had. It was very graceful in the water but is rather clumsy on land.

Dragonflies and butterflies were numerous

I spent ages watching this inch worm climb up, down and around this stick.

Mosquito repellant was not enough, it was a case of cover up everywhere.

Being Bear prepared. Bear Poo found 100 metres from the tent, providing photographic proof for the question 'Does a bear shit in the woods?'

Food hoisted in the air, between two trees.

Bear repellant, your best line of defence to survive a bear attack.

Sadly not everyone removed their rubbish from the lakes, increasing the risk of attacks on humans.

Plants

The flora in Algonguin was stunning, it was hard to miss a thing, it was also hard to see everything, on the ground, in the trees, under rocks.

'Leaves of three, leave them be'

Poison Ivy

Does a bear shit in the woods?

This one certainly did, about 100 metres from our tent while camping in the wild in Algonquin, Ontario, Canada, last summer.

Week 27 - Project 365

Week 27 started off wet here in Hamilton, Ontario in Canada. In fact the whole week has involved water in one form or another. Monday was a visit to the Niagara Falls and a buffet lunch in the skylon tower with fantastic views of the falls.

Tuesday was a trip to the waterfront in Hamilton, I walked 14 kms which included a climb down of 200 steps and back up again at the end of the day. Wednesday was Canada Day, my feet were hurting and as we were off camping the following day, it was a day of rest and feet soaking. Thursday saw us drive north to Algonquin and a 2 hour kayak on the water to reach Little Doe campsite, returning on the Sunday (hence this blog post being a day late)

What I've loved the most about the fmsphotoaday and snaphappybritmums photo prompts are that they get me out the house every day, even if it's just in the garden or the local shops as it takes quite a bit of thought to combine the two prompts. For the next 50 days and I guess until September 1st, snaphappybritmums are running 50 days of summer over on instagram instead of this prompt. I've decided to do the #50Days #summer prompts in order and have asked twitter and Facebook for an additional 12 prompts to take me up to September.

Day 179 #onedailypositive #orange #fmsphotoaday #special #snaphappybritmums #project365  

I've travelled 11,092kms from home in #Dubai to #Hamilton #Ontario #Canada home of Tim Hortons. To be honest I'm not a big fan of their coffee, too creamy and despite how many times I say 'no chocolate on the top' it comes with chocolate, but in the grand scheme of things, it's not a big problem.

Tim Hortons involvement with charity and the local communities is very strong. On June 3rd 2015 they raised $12.4 million with 100% of coffee sales donated to the Tim Horton Children's Foundation, which provides camp and learning experiences for 17,000 disadvantaged children in Canada. Which I think is something special.

Day 180 #onedailypositive #animal #fmsphotoaday #AList #snaphappybritmums #project365

My Animal A list.

These photos were taken at Kruger National Park in 2014. The Leopard photo was taken in June and the others in September, although I did see the Big 5 on the trip in September I wasn't able to get a good photo, this one was taken on my iPhone as it just sauntered past the car. #solo #travel #expat #explore #holiday #tourist #TheBig5 #SANParks

Day 181 ‪#‎onedailypositive‬ ‪#‎design‬ ‪#‎fmsphotoaday‬ ‪#‎button‬‪#‎snaphappybritmums‬ ‪#‎project365‬ 

One of the many art displays in the town To commentate the ‪#‎TO2015‬ ‪#‎PamAmGames‬ ‪#‎solo‬ ‪#‎Travel‬ ‪#‎Explore‬‪#‎Expat‬ ‪#‎Tourist‬ ‪#‎HamOnt‬ ‪#‎hamilton‬ ‪#‎ontario‬ ‪#‎canada‬

Day 182 #onedailypositive #InTheHouse #fmsphotoaday #WhatIWore #snaphappybritmums #50days #summer #project365

I'm not in my house but this is what I wore yesterday after a 14km walk to the Waterfront in Hamilton to the edge of Lake Ontario which included 200 steps down and then back up a steep hill. I bought these in the City on my way to the Waterfront as the shoes I was wearing caused huge blisters on my feet, they ones were so much better. Who needs an excuse to buy new shoes anyway?

Day 183 #onedailypositive #SignedSealedDelivered#fmsphotoaday #Path #snaphappybritmums #project #halfway 

After a 4 hour drive and a 4 hour canoe we made it to the campsite. This is the path that leads to the toilet and by toilet I mean a long drop with a wooden box and seat on top #camping #algonquin#canoe #lake #outback #wildlife #nature #canada#tourist #holiday #wilderness #countryside #ontario

Day 184 #onedailypositive #Outing #fmsphotoaday #RedWhiteBlue #snaphappybritmums #project365

Home for the weekend #camping #algonquin #canoe #lake #outback #wildlife #nature #canada #tourist#holiday #wilderness #countryside #ontario

Day 185 #onedailypositive #RedWhiteBlue#fmsphotoaday #stars #snaphappybritmums #project365 

Still working on not using auto settings on my Nikon camera. I didn't have a tripod and it was too cloudy while camping. This photo was taken last week at #NiagaraFalls on the border with #America#camping #algonquin #canoe #lake #outback #wildlife#nature #canada #tourist #holiday #wilderness#countryside #niagara #americanfalls #ontario