Just returned from a week at the cottage. This year we had a lot of guests joining us for portions of our stay, and that made it a lot more fun.
The weather was varied…early on it was windy and warm for Ian, Mireille, Vivienne and Charlotte’s stay.
Ian and Vivienne
It later settled into a hazy, humid doldrum. That coincided with the visit of Daniel, Ross, Tom and Michelle though, so we that simply meant setting up a badminton net on the beach (something you can’t do the bulk of the time due to constant northerlies off of Georgian Bay).
Reid, Luisa, Mike and Ronnie dropped by for the afternoon and Tom, Michelle, Daniel and Ross stayed awhile
The only really gray day was Thursday, but a sudden heavy wind meant great kayaking for Jon and I. We didn’t miss a day, but Thursday was the big wave day. Laura went out with the video camera and caught some wonderful images of us, and confirmed for me that Jon was indeed having a good time (well, given my relative position, I’ve never actually seen him smile while I’ve been paddling, have I?)
Check out how the bow dips under in this sequence from the video:
Memories that will stick:
Walking into the cottage to find Jon and Vivienne in a silent, but determined tug-of-war for the satellite remote. Both looked at me, desperately pleading. I kept walking.
Daniel skipping his first stones.
Daniel and Ross badminton skills improving radically, as though to put Tom and I on notice that in a very few short years we will be steamrolled in doubles.
Ross’s thoughts on ice cream sandwiches.
Daniel directing us in the destruction of his sandcastle, which had survived a light thunderstorm the night before and over a day of constant threat of bombardment or impact, since it was on a badminton court. It didn’t even quite succumb to the 50 of so kilos of water we dumped on it.
Jon building his first sandcastles, with patience and intent, ordering me around to get more water for his special sand/mud recipe. He intended to make one and spent well over half an hour building and crushing and building again.
Kayaking in the waves.
