The cottage

This year we returned the same fabulous set of cottages that Saje went to growing up. She made the arrangements last year when we left and the boys (and I) were looking quite forward to enjoying the spoils of her labour.
We arrived and got set up, then met the neighbours and started to settle ourselves in. We had an absolutely outstanding week.
The weather was gorgeous and quite often the water was still. This lead to many hours spent out on the water either rowing around as 'the guys' chatting about life, or with our fishing rods dropped in the water looking for fish. Thanks grandma and grandpa for the rods and reels - they were priceless. We caught lots and lots of fish, including our outing when E-Man, Charlie and Ry-ry dropped by. Here is a bit of the evidence of the fish that were caught (and soon after released).
I think almost every night we had a campfire and made s'mores. The fan favourite I think was the s'more combination that included a graham cracker on the bottom, a marshmallow, a belgian chocolate wafer , a second marshmallow and then a chocolate chip/butterscotch chip cookie on top. MMmmmmmmmm.
The grown ups read lots of books and enjoyed the shade.
The kids spent loads of time in the water thanks to their swim shoes and lessons! Also, the wind-sailing board (sans wind sail) provided countless hours of entertainment.
We've already booked next year's visit and are looking forward to another memorable week.