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September 4, 2021, Goulais Bay Camp LIfe, 18th Day of Camping

 Day 18, Last Day of Camp Getaway

Big bird caught a fish

I was sitting down at the bay waiting for sunrise and a big bird dived into the lake and caught a fish!  I couldn't believe it!  How cool is that?  It was still too dark to make out what kind of bird it is, but you can see the big wingspan, and the fish carried in the bird's claws. 

Big bird flying away with catch

Here you can see the bird flying away with his or her catch! 

Too cloudy for sunrise

It was so cloudy  I couldn't watch the sunrise at all.  It was a rainy day.

So instead, lets look at some photos that help us say goodbye to camp for the season: 

These are the benches I sit on every morning to watch the sunrise.  Goodbye benches. 

I sat on these benches every day at sunrise, and every day at moonrise.  The view faces East, and I was so lucky to get to see the sun and moon rise, and to have the full moon light up the sky for the first week. 

My Dad built the benches, firepit, patio, deck, camp, outhouse, shower room, tool room...everything, and my Mom helped.  Somewhere in the concrete are little palm prints belonging to my brother and me, when we were very little.  This place has deep meaning for me. 

Little Yellow Camp on a hill.

Goodbye, my little yellow camp on a hill. I'll miss you.  I'll still go for rides and spend a day here or there, but the camp is not winterized so it's too hard to spend the night once the weather is colder.  I had 18 glorious days and I'm grateful for each one.

Hunter, a Very Good Boy

Last but not least, goodbye Hunter. Thank you for spending 18 days with me. I'll miss you so much. My neighbor's are so lucky to have such a sweet doggo, and I'm so grateful that they don't mind that he spends so much time with me when I'm out there.

Alright, 18 days of camp life posted in one day.  I don't have internet at my camp and now that I'm back home I wanted to blog about it before I start forgetting.

Thank you for spending time at camp with me, readers. I hope you enjoyed it too.

September 3/21 Goulais Bay Camp Life

 BEST Sunrise EVER

BEST Sunrise ever, Goulais Bay ON, Sept 3/21

This was supposed to be my last morning at camp, and I almost went back to sleep and missed this. I am so glad that I forced myself to get up and go outside.  Nature was putting on quite a show.

But...that was later.  It was still dark when I got up.

BEST Sunrise ever, Goulais Bay ON, Sept 3/21

See how dark it was when I woke up?  So dark, but the sky was already turning orange, yellow, and red. 

BEST Sunrise ever, Goulais Bay ON, Sept 3/21

BEST Sunrise ever, Goulais Bay ON, Sept 3/21

BEST Sunrise ever, Goulais Bay ON, Sept 3/21

Hunter, a Very Sweet Boy, Goulais Bay, ON

Lovely Hunter joined me again to watch the sunrise with me. He is such a sweet dog!  I really love him, and miss him now that I am home again. 

BEST Sunrise ever, Goulais Bay ON, Sept 3/21

BEST Sunrise ever, Goulais Bay ON, Sept 3/21

BEST Sunrise ever, Goulais Bay ON, Sept 3/21

Hunter waiting for sunrise, Goulais Bay ON, 

Pointing my lens at the sunrise made it seem a lot lighter than it was.  You can see how dark it really was when you look at the photo above, of Hunter lying down, watching the sunset.  It was pretty darn dark.

Windmills at sunrise, Goulais Bay ON

Red Sky in Morning, sailors take warning, Goulais Bay ON, 

Purple sky, Goulais Bay ON, 

The sky turned orange, Goulais Bay ON

The sky turned yellow, Goulais Bay ON, 

Our little yellow camp, taken from down at the bay, Goulais Bay ON, 

Hunter watching the sunrise, Goulais Bay ON, 

Hunger is still sleepy

Hunger giving kisses :-), 

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Sept. 1/2021, Goulais Bay Camp Life, My friend Hunter

 Hunter the Dog kept me company on my 18 Day Escape.  

Hunter the dog, Goulais Bay ON

Hunter usually met me first thing in the morning...he'd be waiting while I used the outhouse, lol. Then he'd come down to watch the sunrise with me.  He is such a good, sweet dog. He lives next door.

Finally a (mostly) cloud free morning so I got to see the sun actually rise, lol.

Sun rising over the Canadian Shield, Goulais Bay ON

Sun rising over the Canadian Shield, Goulais Bay ON

Sun rising over the Canadian Shield, Goulais Bay ON

Hunter waiting on the steps

Do you see that red garden arch?  It's the ONLY route to the outhouse, to and from the camp, and spiders LOVE building webs across it. 

So, picture this.  3 AM and I have to wake up to pee.  So I have to get up, turn on the lights, put on shoes and a hat, get the flashlight, exit the camp, grab the broom, walk across the yard, sweep down all of the spiders and webs, run through the arch to the outhouse, inspect the outhouse for more spiders, sweep them down if necessary...enter the outhouse...search for more spiders.  Now I'm WIDE awake, lol.  Get to pee, finally, reverse the process, go back to camp. Undress. Turn off lights, put down the flashlight (broom stays outside in case spiders are on it).  Try to fall back to sleep.  Which is impossible because I'm afraid of spiders and have now seen dozens of them, some huge.  LOL. 

I'm sad to be home again because I love camp, but man, do I appreciate indoor plumbing now that I" home.  

Hunter waiting on the steps

Hunter waiting on the steps

Hunter is such a good, nice boy. I love that dog. 

Hunter waiting on the steps

Leaf floating on the waves

August 31/21 Goulais Bay Camp Life, Another Stunning Sunrise

 Red Sky in Morning, Sailors Take Warning

Crazy beautiful sunrise, Goulais Bay ON

Yet another stunning red sky sunrise!  I was totally blown away by the beauty, every single day!  

I am not normally a morning person; in fact, I am a night owl, tried and true, but for 18 days I got up between 6 and 6:45 AM to watch the sun rise over the lake.  It was a glorious way to start each new day. 

Crazy beautiful sunrise, Goulais Bay ON

Crazy beautiful sunrise, Goulais Bay ON

Crazy beautiful sunrise, Goulais Bay ON

Just look at that sky!  Isn't it crazy?  I mean, the sun is white, surrounded by bright yellow, surrounded by orange, then dark orange, then dark red.  Just incredible! 

Windmills through fog, Goulais Bay ON

It was super foggy that morning too. I couldn't see the mountains across the bay, or the windmills, except for when they peeked through the fog and mist occasionally, like in the photo above. 

Hallowe'en sky, Aug 31/21, Goulais Bay ON

The sky changed from orange and red to black and yellow, reminding me of Hallween, in the above photo.  It was like watching a kaleidoscope...the sky changed second by second. 

Smokey enjoying the sunrise from her travel cage.

Smokey enjoying the sunrise.

Smokey, my African Grey parrot daughter, really enjoyed watching the sunrise too.  I slept on the couch across from her for the entire 18 nights I was out there, because I love that view so much.  As soon as I opened my eyes in the morning she'd say, "Good morning.'  Then I'd say, "I'm going out to watch the sunrise,"  and she'd say, "OK, take care!  See you later!"  

Now that we're home again, she's down in her own room, in her much bigger cage. I still go see her but I miss living with her 24/7. 

August 30, 2021, Goulais Bay Camp Life, A Gorgeous Day and a Long Walk

 Another Cloudy Sunrise

Aug. 30/21 Sunrise over Goulais Bay

The sunrise this morning was amazing!  It was cloudy but it made for some dramatic photos!  The oranges and blacks of the sky and the silvery grey of the water was so striking!  The top photo is my favorite sunrise photo. I'd like to paint it digitally, with my new Ipad. 

Aug. 30/21 Sunrise over Goulais Bay

Dramatic sunrise over Goulais Bay. 

Aug. 30/21 Sunrise over Goulais Bay

Later that day, I decided to go for a walk to the end of the mission road, where the government dock is.  Then I walked further down the shoreline, past the reserve and all of the camps. 

Rocky shoreline, Goulais Bay ON

I love collecting rocks on the shoreline.  I found a cool one while sitting on this log. 

Cool rock that looks like a poppy flower is embedded in it. 

It looks like a poppy flower, to me. 

Rocky shoreline, Goulais Bay ON

There are so many rocks to look at and collect, lol.  I always come home with all of my pockets full. I often bring a bag to collect even more, but forgot this day. 

Rocky shoreline, Goulais Bay ON

Rocky shoreline, Goulais Bay ON

Boats on the Government Dock, Mission Road, Goulais Bay ON, 

Huge apple tree, Goulais Bay ON, 

This apple tree smelled sooooooo good!  Lots of apples had fallen under it. 

Beautiful view, Goulais Bay, ON, 

Beautiful view, Goulais Bay, ON

Beautiful view, Goulais Bay, ON

Lots of apples and apple trees, Goulais Bay ON, 

Cool mushroom, Goulais Bay ON

There were so many mushrooms everywhere.  I love mushrooms and would love to learn which are edible and which are not.  My parents know how to identify them but always refused to teach me. I think they were afraid I'd make a mistake and kill us all, lol.