Games in campsites The tent is up. The children are still full of energy and all you want to do is collapse. Below are a few ideas to entertain and exhaust them. First is a list of ‘Remembers’ without which some games will not happen. 1 Rope 2. Football 3. Tightrope equipment 4 Rounders bat […]
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Grab Bag On our boat we have a grab bag from which nothing can be taken – not a sneaky chocolate bar or battery. If we have to abandon the boat, this bag is literally a life saver. Along this line of thinking comes the All-for-One (and One for All bag). All for One, and One
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Our Candian Wilderness Adventure It was with great excitement and perhaps a little trepidation that we arrived at Algonquin outfitters at the end of August 2019, at this time of year the days were already shortening and the evenings were getting chilly. This was planned as the highlight of a 2 week holiday to New
Norton Family – Algonquin Park, Ontario, Canada. From Mark, the Dad’s point of view. Read More »
Start by looking up the Canadian Canoe Route and the National Parks website. www.pc.ga.ca.com. Amongst the numerous sites below, they recommend guided tours on Kejimkujik National Park in the far east (Atlantic) coast of Canada on the Nova Scotia peninsular. And le Maurice in Quebec. Ontario. Emony Nicholls environment expert and range has paddled extensively
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USA www.nps.gov./boating&watersports or Try Find a Park by State’ www.americancanoe.org “Serving the broader paddling public providing education related to all aspects of paddling, stewardship, support to help protect paddling environments and sanctioning programmes and events to promote paddle sport”. Amongst them: Allegheny River, Pennsylvania. Juniper Run, Ocala National Park
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PLOTTING How sophisticated or simple is your escapism? One end of the scale being a field next to a remote farm, or, be one of scores in a massive camp site with facilities galore. It gives your family the opportunity to experience the sounds and silences of the nature, if not the wild. The remote controls
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“Believe me, my young friend, there is nothing – absolutely nothing – half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats.” Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in The Willows Dingy, canoe, kayak, they are all fun to mess about it in. Firstly we’ll look at “How”, and at the bottom of the post are suggestions of the
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