What I've been up to...

I figured since I've been doing an awful lot of "thirty things" posts lately, I'd throw in a quick update one. Hubs and I just got back from a relaxing 3 days of camping. We had a few days off together and wanted to go somewhere to get away. All the options we looked at seemed to be soo pricey i.e. Whistler was $200 a night just for a hotel room, and going to the states (by ferry) didn't quite work with our vacation schedule to maximize our time there. In the end Hubs suggested camping and it worked out perfect. We hadn't been camping yet this year (or the last 2 for that matter) and decided lets do it! We had to go buy food, as well as a few last minute camping items (i.e. propane, water holder and cooler) and then we were well on our way.

Hubs picked Horne Lake campground, as he hadn't been there since he was younger and I've never been there. It's about 2.5 hours away from where we live, but I must say its a beautiful campsite. There's a huge lake, and a mountain surrounding it. We had a lakeside campsite and wow what a view.... We also bought family passes which gave us a 90min guided tour down one of the caves, a 2hr canoe ride, as well as helmet and light rental to explore 2 other caves on our own.

                                             View of the lake and mountain

-You can choose either to rent a forested or lakeside campsite (our preference is the lakeside sites, and one in particular but I'm not going to give it away as it seems to be super popular on its own).
-There's also teepee's for rent (#1 and 2 are more on their own compared to the other group setting teepee's they have for rent)
-There's a variety of cave tours for the whole family starting from the age of 5
-You can rent paddle boats, canoes, kayaks and the surfboard like ones you stand on
-There's a small convenience store to buy forgotten items (like soap, sunscreen, marshmallows, etc), souvenirs, ice cream, and there's coffee, tea, hot chocolate available for a small price as well.
-Wood is available for $8 a bundle (cheaper then at gas stations along the way)

Our only cons about this campsite is there's no showers, you have to boil the water before you drink it and they dont sell ice.