On Tuesday morning, September 13, Jack and I left home early and headed north of Toronto to cottage country. The trees have begun to turn the lovely Fall colours of red and yellow. North of Barrie, the terrain became more rocky and we often saw inukshuks stacked on the top of the rocks. The day was cloudy and cool but late in the afternoon, the sun came out to make the colours even more vivid.

First, we drove north of Parry Sound to Killbear Provincial Park. Our family camped here for many years. Our sons loved having their holidays here and often friends were camping the same weeks that we were there, so they always had someone to swim, windsurf and just hang out with. Campfires were a great time for stories, food and singing. We have wonderful memories of Killbear.

After spending a few hours driving around the park, we drove east toward the Bracebridge. Our friends, Gerry and Dia TerHaar spend their summer on Bonnie Lake - a small private lake with lots of rugged coastline and lovely scenery. We hiked and ate and enjoyed a fresh fish dinner in Bracebridge on Tuesday evening. They have little bit of paradise just a 2 1/2 hour drive from home. We spent the night and stayed until late Wednesday afternoon before heading home again.