Halloween at Mew

For the past few years we have heard about how several Ontario Parks campgrounds host Halloween festivities, but have not had the chance to go. Camping near the end of October has its challenges due to the cold and wet weather, and although we’ve often camped as far north as Arrowhead Provincial Park for Thanksgiving, we are not really properly prepared for the colder camping season. However, this year we really felt like we had the knowledge and skills (and blankets) to endure any weather Mother Nature would throw at us.

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West Coast Adventure (Part 9) – West Edmonton Mall

This is the final instalment of our crazy awesome West Coast Adventure. This last stop was unplanned, but a great idea. Hayden had been bothering us the whole trip to find a hotel with a pool and water slide, or a water park in general. So we surprised him by booking a night near the West Edmonton Mall and spending the day in the water park instead of going back to Calgary right away.

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