A Vacation to Canada...

We are back from Lake of the Woods in Ontario Province near the the town of Kenora in Canada. Katie and Peter and many members of his family have lake houses (I was told by a guy I met in town these are called camps) on Thompson Island or nearby. We flew into Chicago and then drove about 14 hours to Kenora where we launched the boat for about a 20 minute ride to the house. Lake of the Woods is the 6th largest lake in North America after the great lakes and while there are many homes you see doting the shore it's a place to enjoy nature, privacy and good fishing.   

Katie and Peter's cabin on the lake. Temperatures ranged from the mid 60s to mid 80s. The Canadians apologized for it being so hot.   

 This photo made of the PK and grandkids on a hike to what they call the bone yard. 

Blow this up and you can see John and Bernice, Peter's parents waving from their cabin as we boat past. They hosted us for two great dinners at their home. John is from New Zealand and Bernice is a native Canadian so have been here for a while and have completed cabins for their four children around the island.  

From the water you can see Peter and Katie's cabin on the right, a glimpse of  brother Rob's in the center above the canoes and paddle boat and brother Ian's on the left. Behind Ian's is sister Claire and husband Kyle's cabin. All homes solar powered with composting toilets and you drink filtered lake water.   

Ya'll tell me again how solar does not work. These panels worked lights and hot water with fridge and stove operating off propane. Air conditioning not required and I don't know how the heaters would do when the lake freezes in December. These panels certainly kept my phone charged. 

The water is cold. I would guess low 70s, maybe a bit colder but I swam and I don't hardly like the cold Texas Hill Country rivers on a 100 degree day. 

It was a good trip and I enjoyed traveling and experiencing the new parts of the world where I had not been with my favorite traveling companion my wife Cathy. I have lots of photos and will post a fishing report later.