Another camping adventure Gagnon Beach, New Brunswick

First of all...No I haven't fallen off the face of the earth...although my relatives who are regular readers of my blog were beginning to think I did....and I know how much all of you have been waiting so patiently for my pictures of Gagnon Beach....Finally, here they are...

This was our first camping trip with friends...We planned a weekend with friends from the past.  A family that we don't often get out with....but it was so nice to get together..and we met some new friends in the process...We originally met several years ago, my daughter and their son went to daycare together. These two were soul mates...inseparable....My daughter used to light up like a light bulb when their son was in the room....and it turns out they were born a day apart.  They're both older now, and of course boys like boy stuff, girls like girl stuff...so they don't really have as much in common now, which is a shame really, cause they were such good friends....But that's the way it goes I guess...The parents had a great time, sitting around the campfire at night, listening to good ole' WD tell stories after having a few..

This is Blaine and Dixie the guard dog..She kept everyone safe at night..

What you talkin' bout Willis?(For those of you who have no idea what this is referencing.....Think baack..80's sitcom...Gary Coleman...Different Strokes..You'll have to google the rest)

 Sue and Christina

So, it was Halloween weekend in August at Gagnon Beach campground...The kids got to dress up and go trick or treating at 10 campers....My son son chose pooh Bear, which was a little shocking considering it was around 30 degrees Celsius that weekend...He was a little warm...

 My daughter opted for the kitty costume..She was even warmer...

Pooh Bear and Kitty Cat meet Transformers?

This is Cole(he is only a part time Transformer)  and my son.

So the name of the campground is Gagnon Beach...SO I imagined you figured out that there is a beach involved...A beautiful beach...Highly recommended..Lots of sun, water and sand...

Just chillin'......My son had a few too many.....

This is the crab the boys were holding captive nearby....They dug a hole in the sand and filled it with water and put the crab and some shells in it....I don't think I've ever seen one so big!

You lookin' at me?  

And as you may figure out...I like to take pictures of footprints in the sand....

So, this week, we are having the camper winterized and towing it to PEI to put it away for the winter....Next summer is still roughly nine months away, but I can't wait to start booking the camping sites....There are many more adventures to come...I can't wait!

Jellystone Park Woodstock, New Brunswick

What a great way to wrap up the camping season.(it might be our last trip out....We haven't entirely decided yet)  An incredibly busy weekend at Jellystone Park in Woodstock, NB.   We stayed three nights, and didn't stop for a minute!  There are many activities for the kids, including games, water slides, jumping pillow, hayrides, playgrounds, a pool, bedtime stories, mini golf, crafts, and the list goes on!  We had out first rainstorm while camping.  We arrived Friday night and there was a severe thunderstorm warning in  effect...It started pouring with lightning and thunder a couple of hours later...  But we didn't feel a drop of it(with the exception of when I had to walk up to the bathroom....and it actually started pouring while I was there..I waited for it to stop..but no such luck!)  And we had some rain on Sunday as well...  A good time to play a few games of Crazy Eights, and I taught the kids how to play "Snap"  and "War" as well.  A couple more we can add to our list...The kids just loved Yogi Bear..  :)

Lowering the flag..They did this every night...And they raised the flag in the AM as well..

The kids got to choose a couple of friends to take home.....and they decided that pictures were needed!

This is a jumping pillow, for those of you who have never seen anything like it before..

Sitting, waiting for the present to come around in the Present Game!

This is when the adult time began!

Yard sales around the campsite!  My daughter found herself a Little Pet Shop dog

Froot Loops!  (I'm referring to the cereal, not the kids)  

Playground fun!

Mini golf!  Who won?  We're really not sure.....

Killing time waiting for the rain to stop..

More playground fun..

Our site!

They had a really neat thing at the Park...Jellystone Mining.  You purchased a bag of dirt, that contained real gems...and you used a sifter, if you were actually mining for gems....They had an area with the running water, and the kids scored big time!

An arrowhead!

Some of the smaller rocks they found..

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Oh, and I can't forget Double Chocolate Bar Bingo!  The cost to buy a card...Two full sized chocolate bars....We played 5 games.....The first four had a prize of 67 chocolate bars!  The jackpot......167 chocolate bars!!!!!  We unfortunately didn't win....  :(

So, not sure if this is it for the season or not....We're still trying to decide if we'd like to do one more outing in September and then call it a season....Maybe one weekend...Not sure where yet...It's been a great season!  We are loving camping...

I have one more weekend to post about..I am a little behind in my blog...We also spent some time at Gagnon Beach in Cap Pele...That post still to come!