Adventures in the outdoors
2018 is a big year for me… I’ll be turning 40 later this year, and there are a number of “things” I’ve been wanting to check off my list. This trip was just one part. I’ve recently complete a one night solo canoe trip, where the canoeing was very minimal, and there were no portages. My next solo trip I was planning had to be bigger. So, here I go with this trip.
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This year I attended the Women on Water Festival that is hosted by Wild Women Expeditions and the Ontario Sea Kayak Center. This event sells out every year, so when I got the news that I was able to solidify a last minute cancellation I was elated. I have heard lots about this festival recently from my friend Christina, and I knew that I would enjoy it. With only a few days to pack and gather my items, I was one busy lady. The festival runs from Friday evening into Sunday afternoon. That means I had to leave right after work to make my 4+ hour drive to Parry Sound. I didn’t care because I was so excited.
Have you ever been Geocaching? Do you even know what this means? Well let me fill you in. Geocaching is like a treasure hunt. People from all over the world hide containers of various sizes, mark their location on a GPS, and then upload the coordinates to a website. Your job is to download these coordinates, find the hidden container and “claim” your treasure.
It’s great when my parents visit and the weather cooperates. This year we were able to spend the time outside on more than one occasion. The first was taking my mom up and down the Moira River in our canoe, and today was a family event where we hiked the Lakeview Trail at Sandbanks Provincial Park.