5/28 - Loon's Landing!

Usual start to the morning - cool, windy, but not raining! The trip to our campground is not an all day drive, but we headed out as son as possible. That was after the shower incident!

For some reason the latch on the shower door has decided to be "cranky." You can't get out of the shower. Someone has to push the "tab" on the release from the outside in order to get someone out of the shower. That water is so cold up here that it takes awhile for the water heater to even get it warm. Making coffee is an experience according to David. It takes forever to get the water hot to make coffee.

Anyway, David told me to set the timer for 10 minutes after he got out so the water would reheat (all six gallons) and I'd get a warm shower. I set the timer and got in. Little did I know that he'd taken Chrissy out and was talking to one of the neighbors! I finished my shower and asked him to let me out. NO ANSWER! Fortunately the shower has a seat inside. So I sat down and waited. After about 20 minutes David walked back in. Then he realized he'd left me in the shower! Wasn't too funny at the time, but it is now! Just wait....PAYBACK!

Lot of road construction going on here. Sometimes we drive a good distance without having to stop for awhile and then we drive, pull up and stop, drive, pull up and stop......you know the drill.

Nothing exciting on the road and that's the problem. I thought we'd have a nice drive along the lake and stop to visit little quaint towns. Only problem is there aren't many roads that go along the lake! We're actually in the mountains and forests and seeing signs to watch for Moose! Seems to be a problem here, but we haven't seen any of them. Some of the mountains actually run into the lakes. I guess I was thinking the shoreline would be similar to that of the coastline of Maine. We were surprised!

We got to Loon's Landing after a wrong turn in Alban, ON. We drove and drove and drove into the next town! We did a U-Turn at an intersection in one town and headed back. We'd passed Lemieux's Fresh Meat and Food so we stopped there for a few groceries and directions. They actually had BUG SUITS on sale.

We were the only people in the store speaking English - the rest were speaking French. Most of the signs and food were in French. While checking out, David asked for directions to Loon's Landing Campground. Suddenly there were six people all speaking French trying to give us directions. It was hysterical. Finally one guy who goes camping a lot spoke English and gave us great directions. It was worth the stop.

The campground was about 10 minutes away and on the French River. Gorgeous place. Since it's still cool here, most places haven't really opened for the summer season or are just getting underway. That was the case here. The mother and daughter who own the place, apologized for all the dandelions. It looked as if she hadn't cut the grass, but you could tell it had been cut if you looked closely. Dandelions were everywhere!

We got set up and started dinner. The daughter and mother came back up to see if we needed anything and they brought a surprise. They have a 1 year old male mini-dachshund named Milo. He and Chrissy barked and growled at each other for a bit and then decided to play. They were both on leashes so it was a bit hectic keeping them separated. We decided to take them off leash for a bit and that's when the fun started.

Chrissy was chasing Milo all over the place. Even though he's also a mini, he's larger than Chrissy. He's longer and has longer, heftier legs. He was no match for Chrissy, though. She chased him and played with him for a good 20 minutes. Then they both got tired and took a nap in the grass under the RV. I laughed so hard at the two of them. My camera was in the truck and didn't get any pictures of them!

The owner reminded us not to leave our trash out on the table as they have a bear in the camp. BEAR? I'm not setting foot outside again! LOL

Early evening with one tv channel. Little reading and off to bed.

See ya down the road!

Jenny :)