August 31, 2011

Summer Holidays begin - Canada Day, Gravenhurst 1st - 4th July 2011

I started off summer holidays with a Canada Day (July 1st) celebration weekend up north in beautiful Muskoka Country.  Emma and I visited another Australian on exchange, Bruce Frost in Gravenhurst (we missed you Julie :-).

And what a gorgeous weekend it turned out to be, the weather was so warm and the fun and friendship made for the perfect start to summer!

We spent a day wandering around Gravenhurst Wharf and cruising Lake Muskoka on the steam ship 'The Segwun'.  Emma and I became honorary Canadians, all dressed up while watching the fireworks at Bracebridge. We just didn't realise that although in Australia we wear our green & gold and tattoos with much pride on our national day ... not so much in Canada :-)  We certainly stood out and had a blast!

We also took a drive around Lake Muskoka visiting all the quaint little towns surrounding the lake!  We thank Bruce for his wonderful hospitality and look forward to future visits when Julie gets back :-)

What a fantastic start to summer :-)


Sitting on Muskoka wharf

Lake Muskoka 
Cruising Muskoka Lake

Cottage life on lake Muskoka

Canada Day celebrations at Bracebridge

Happy Canada Day































First nations land around the lake

Heading home ... with everyone else