4 generations of Camp Opemikon
This is one of my favorite pictures from Canada Day. The two Paramedics never met each other until the were both assigned to work the Barrhaven Canada Day celebrations. But both of them knew the organizer Darrell B. I know all of them! What do we have in common? We are 4 generations of Camp Opemikon Staff and Rover Crew Members. It is a small world.
An early start to the day for both of us this year. The weather could have been better, but all in all it was a great day. I worked in the Rural areas while Stephanie manned the Office of Emergency Management office.
This was a very busy weekend. At least 28 hours of overtime for me. This weekend Ottawa hosted 2 very big concerts. Shania Twain and Escapade. Over 25,000 people enjoyed the Shania concert at Wesley Park. A first time with this venue. The second concert was Escapade held at Rideau Carleton Raceway. This 2 day Electronic music festival always takes a lot of planning. All the clients at both concerts had a great time.
BOBCAT 1
Patrolling
We enjoy camping at Higley Flow. This weekend is no exception. Even Ben gets into the spirit by sitting next to the campfire and relaxing.
It was a great weekend! I went up to Camp and catered for a group of only 12. The group brought together 2 of my favorite Groups, the MedVent and the Rover Crew. Pancakes, French Toast, Grilled Cheese and Brownie Sundaes. Catering for so few brings back the memories of the good old days.
Where else but at Higley Flow State Park. We know we keep going to this park, and people ask us if we are getting bored going to the same place all the time. The answer: Yes and No. It would be great to explore other areas of the Adirondacks, but this place is well kept, clean, quite, and it has virtually no bitting bugs!! The daily visit by Mr Ding-a-Ling in the ice cream truck make it even better.
We headed out on Friday afternoon, stopping at our favorite store “Price Choppers” (they offer gas rebate points). Only to see that many of our closest friends had the same idea. The parking lot was jammed with RVs and 5th wheels.
We arrived at Higley Flow and set up on our campsite. #19, for the first time. It adjacent to the shower house.
The weather was great for the entire trip. No rain, scattered cloud, and warm. Monday was the warmest. 30c.
Ben watching over our food. Not sure if we should trust him…..
A quick stop to see Alice. She works at the duty free store on the American side. You know you go in too often when she already knows your name, and license plate number…..And as soon as we walk through the door she addresses us as Mr and Mrs John.
The border crossing into Canada was delightfully short, only 5 minutes.
Now sitting here on our porch, watching Ottawa get hit with thunderstorms, we continue to relax…….until work tomorrow……
Today’s adventure started with a hardy breakfast at Priscilla’s. The restaurant happened to be next to a new cache. We found the cache then had a wonderful meal. Stephanie and I decided it was a co first to find. I found the cache, but Stephanie had the pen to sign the log.
We have been waiting a couple of weeks for the show to open. We spent 4 hours on site, and narrowed it down to two models…..then one model. The Coachman Banner series. A 28 foot travel trailer with an outdoor kitchen, 2 slide outs, and no bunk beds. The trailer is rated as three seasons. The pipes are in the heated floor so they won’t freeze when we camp in October. Now all we need is a truck. We have to look into that before we commit to something like this.
The eating area
The Kitchen area
The fireplace. And of course the TV.
A stove. We don’t have a stove in our current camper.
The outdoor kitchen. A must have!
It may have been warmer this weekend, 30 degrees to be exact. But the snow kept coming. Thankfully we have a local friend who owns a 4×4 truck with a snowplow. He has been kind enough to come to our house after every snowfall to take care of the laneway. This was only the second time I pulled out the snow blower this year. If it snows anymore I won’t need a ladder to take the Christmas lights down. With all my bellyaching we still don’t have it as bad as those folks on the east coast!
