Day 2 - July 2nd

Photo : Dinner on our first night - Udon noodles with shanghai bok choy and fried fish balls.

Jerrold : The drive is tiring but uneventful and we arrive safely in Pukaskwa (finally learn how it's pronounced - Puck-a-saw) national park at about 11am. The campground is small and quiet - there are lots of BIG mosquitos and the temperature is a chilling 8 Celius. It's raining and windy in the afternoon, but we still rough it out on a short hike to the beach and rocky coast of Lake Superior. Evangeline is eager for anything while she scrambles over rocks in her raincoat and sandals. Christian and Nathan start the fire while Abbie and I nap with Evangeline in the tent. They have no trouble starting the fire in a wet firepit with damp wood. Nathan tells me they used too many matches, but when I ask how many - he says "2". What great kids...
We didn't have any marshmallows for the campfire, but that didn't prevent the kids from trying to roast the strawberry marshmallows in our care package.(thx Am, Raymond, Z & D!) Mmmmmmm.

Abbie : It was drizzling, cold & windy! We definitely didn't check the weather before we packed! Apparently, Lake Supe is like a BIG outdoor air conditioner. We didn't wear any of the shorts and tank tops and t-shirts that I packed... had to wear the winter gear that i had packed for the Rockies.

Christian: We arrived in Pukaswa around noon. It was raining when we got there. We did a hike in the middle of the rain. It was really cold at night. It was around 4 degrees at night time. Thankfully we had a nice fire and lots of blankets.