Monday, September 28, 2015

Birthday Weekend in Algonquin Park

For many years now, I've spent my birthday weekend (or as near as we can get it) in Algonquin Park. The last two weeks in September are usually the best weeks to head up there to see the fall colours at their peak. This year the weather was lovely ... warm and sunny ... but the fall colours had only just begun. A bit disappointing because I was hoping to blast some colour into my camping post, but it just didn't happen.

Before we left for camping on Friday, I had been receiving birthday cards from my a new card exchange group I joined. It was a real pleasure to receive cards from people I have now known for a few years, and from some new people in this group.


It's a tea & card exchange, so I received lots of new flavoured teas tucked into the cards, together with fun little gifts on the side. It made my upcoming birthday a bit more fun :)


And there were other very special cards received that were not part of the exchange ;)


Thank you all so much for your kindness in sending these lovely cards and all the little surprises of tea and gifts. It really made my day to visit the mailbox and find another card waiting inside!!

My weekend away with my husband and son was really, really nice. We hiked and canoed for two days in idyllic weather. We climbed to a cliff top to get this view (below). And then we hiked back down and took the canoe & kayak out across this same Rock Lake to a new area we hadn't explored before. That's what is so nice in Algonquin Park, you will never have finished exploring all the beautiful hidden areas! This time we went to the right of the island you can see and down a long stretch that eventually ended at a portage. The day was getting late by then, and we were forced to turn around and paddle back.


I'll do a separate post with more photos, but for today, just a quick peek. 

And here's Cody  riding shotgun in our canoe ...




Thanks for stopping by today!

Wendy

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20 comments:

  1. Lucky girl to spend your birthday at Algonquin hiking and canoeing. Birthday wishes to you!
    Thanks for linking to Mosaic Monday.

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  2. Luck you and happy birthday! Look at all those lovelies in the mail!

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  3. Happy Belated Birthday, Wendy! I thought of you yesterday. Glad to hear that you had a wonderful birthday weekend and enjoyed your fun snail mail!

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  4. Algonquin is such a special place, and there are so many special corners in it! We canoed and camped on Rock Lake with our kids about 25 years ago.

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  5. I never heard of the place but it looks lovely. Nice you got away.. Happy Autumn with love Janice

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  6. What a beautiful weekend getaway. The water is so blue! Canoeing and seeing such sights would be wonderful. Glad you had a great birthday weekend.

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  7. Belated Happy Birthday Wendy, what a beautiful place I'm pleased that you had a nice time, looking forward to seeing more photo's. The birthday club sounds like fun. :) xx

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  8. Hello Wendy, happy belated birthday! the camping trip looks like a lot of fun! Pretty view from your hike and I love the shot of Cody riding shotgun! Wonderful photos, have a happy new week!

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  9. Happy Birthday my friend! Beautiful cards and teas you received! Beautiful scenery for your birthday trip too. A lovely tradition to have. I really like the photo of Cody riding shotgun! Too cute! xx

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  10. The tea and card exchange is a lovely idea. To me it is simple thoughts and gifts that really matter. You received so many lovely extras, too. And Algonquin Park never fails to amaze with its beauty. That Cody is a cutie! Happy belated birthday!

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  11. Happy birthday to you, looks like you had a beautiful place to camp and hike.

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  12. Happy birthday! It sounds like you had a lovely, peaceful celebration. The tea exchange sounds like fun, enjoy all that new tea. Hope you're having a good week so far, Wendy.

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  13. Happy Birthday, Wendy. Nice to see you surrounded by love.
    Amalia
    xo

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  14. What fun to catch a glimpse of the tea and card exchange for your birthday! What fun! As Amalia already said, lovely to see you surrounded by love.

    Wishing you a beautiful week ahead... enjoyed your post today, Wendy!
    Brenda
    xox

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  15. A Very Happy Belated Birthday!! Glad to hear that you got to spend it at such a beautiful place with your family. The tea and card exchange is such a lovely idea! Enjoy :)

    -Soma

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  16. Happy Birthday Wendy, and what lovely cards and tea you received. How beautiful to be paddling on a gorgeous lake with the autumn trees around. You make me nostalgic to be back in Canada again.

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  17. Happy Birthday to You! Your time at Algonquin looks wonderful .. great hiking, I bet!

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  18. Happy Birthday - How nice to belong to a card exchange group, the cards look lovely and your time spent at Algonquin looks fantastic. Joan at www.aviewtothefells.com

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  19. Happiest of Happy birthdays to you dearest Wendy! Sending you gorgeous flower bouquet wishes with a few bright lovely Fall leaves sprinkled in too!

    What a perfect way to spend a birthday weekend. So beautiful! And I love your cards and tea goodies. Good old fashioned mail is still the BEST!
    Blessings on your year ahead. xoxo

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  20. Cheers! To the birthday girl!
    Looks like a fabulous trip...your cards are lovely...
    Enjoy the rest of your week...thanks for stopping by my place!
    Cheers!
    Linda :o)

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