Tuesday, July 29 – Vancouver to Golden Ears Provincial Park

We spent the morning getting organized and loading the van, getting groceries, and purchasing The Game of Life, which Justin became a big fan of at the cottage in Ontario. We got away about noon and reached the campground about 1:30. After some lunch, we set out exploring. We found a pretty little spot on a river where we hung out for a while and then hiked down a trail to the beach. We did not stay long in either place – this was just a scouting trip.

We did not receive a map when we checked in, but it seemed that we had walked a long way down to the river and then walked in exactly the opposite direction down the path to the beach. Sure enough, there was a steep trail right behind the beach that led directly to our campsite.

We rustled up some hot dogs and s’mores over the campfire and retired early. Since we had not thought to bring along any books for bedtime stories, Grandma regaled the boys with imaginary stories about two boys named Justin and Cameron. She had the boys in stitches, as usual.

Here is Cameron's custom made hot dog.