Algonquin park

Over Labour Day weekend we hired a car (Dodge Calibre) and headed to Algonquin Park (http://www.algonquinpark.on.ca/).  It's a massive Provincial Park about a four hour drive north of Toronto.  We set off really early Saturday morning to avoid the traffic and arrived before lunch. We were booked into a lovely campsite on the banks of Pog Lake.

Our campsite, complete with our new little tent

Unpacking

After setting up camp and cooking lunch we went for a bike ride along the Old Railway Bike Trail that ran along past our campsite.  We cycled about 13km in total and would have gone further had it not been for the heat and humidity.

Cycle ride along Old Railway Bike Trail

After our ride, we spent some time relaxing on the banks of the Lake of Two Rivers, taking in the scenery and inhaling the country air.

Lake of Two Rivers

Enjoying the fresh air

That night it absolutely chucked it down!  Our wee tent held up quite well considering, but we did miss our Vango.  In the morning, we finally decided to brave the rain and went for a shower.  By the time we were done the rain had calmed down and we drove over to Lake Opeongo to see about renting a canoe.  We were a little unsure due to the weather but as we cooked breakfast on the dock, the sun started to peak through and we decided to risk it.  Really glad we did as the weather improved over the next few hours as we canoed around the lake.

Chilling out on Lake Opeongo

We stopped for lunch on Bates Island and got the Trangia out.  No boring sandwiches for us!

Lunch on Bates Island

Obligatory couple shot

Taking in the scenery

The journey back was quite a bit harder as the wind had picked up and the water got a little choppy.  We made it back without falling in - score!

That night we got a roaring fire going as the temperature dropped and cooked some humble corned beef hash.

Each night we had to make sure that all food and toiletries were stored in the car as there was a resident hungry bear!

Kate was scared to get up in the night!

We were actually quite sad to return home on Monday and would have loved to stay a little longer.  We do however, plan to head back up in a few weeks to see the autumn colours.