Today was our first full day in the park. Our goal was to spend a little time at the Nicolet Bay beach. In the end, we had so much fun that we spent the entire day there! Nicolet Bay is on the northeastern shore of the park. It has a nice big sandy beach within a large sheltered bay which keeps the shallow waters calm and warm enough for swimming (well warm is a relative term here!) We brought the bikes and kayaks down along with water toys and picnic stuff. I got out kayaking twice today. In the morning I tied a large towing tube to the back of my boat and gave Emmy and Mathew a ride out into the bay. We spent about an hour paddling around, looking at the other boats, birds and whatever else they found interesting.
After lunch, Jenny Mathew and I loaded up our gear for the 1 mile paddle out the
Horseshoe Island. This island is part of the park, and has a few landing areas for kayaks and sailboats as well as a couple miles of hiking trails. Also part of the goal in reaching this island is that there is a
Geocache called
Horseshoe Hideaway that I've been wanting to do every since my brother Dave told me about it. The paddle out was a lot farther than it looked from shore, but the conditions were perfect with very calm water and a nice breeze to keep us comfortable. Once on the island it took us quite a while to find the cache. The coordinates were pretty far off and the hint was not at all helpful. but, after about 45 minutes of searching we did find it. On the paddle back Mathew alternately insisted that he could paddle back by himself and that if we'd just let him jump in the water he could swim back to the beach. I should point out the he is THREE! Ah to have that level of naive confidence again. Later in the day Catie and her friend Sarah took the kayaks out for a bit and had a great time enjoying the water and the beautiful scenery. Dad and Bonnie also joined us at the beach for a while and then later joined us back at camp for a delicious dinner of fried
Walleye, Wild Rice and Fettuccine Alfredo. What a great day.
Today was our first full day in the park. Our goal was to spend a little time at the Nicolet Bay beach. In the end, we had so much fun that we spent the entire day there! Nicolet Bay is on the northeastern shore of the park. It has a nice big sandy beach within a large sheltered bay which keeps the shallow waters calm and warm enough for swimming (well warm is a relative term here!) We brought the bikes and kayaks down along with water toys and picnic stuff. I got out kayaking twice today. In the morning I tied a large towing tube to the back of my boat and gave Emmy and Mathew a ride out into the bay. We spent about an hour paddling around, looking at the other boats, birds and whatever else they found interesting.
After lunch, Jenny Mathew and I loaded up our gear for the 1 mile paddle out the Horseshoe Island. This island is part of the park, and has a few landing areas for kayaks and sailboats as well as a couple miles of hiking trails. Also part of the goal in reaching this island is that there is a Geocache called Horseshoe Hideaway that I've been wanting to do every since my brother Dave told me about it. The paddle out was a lot farther than it looked from shore, but the conditions were perfect with very calm water and a nice breeze to keep us comfortable. Once on the island it took us quite a while to find the cache. The coordinates were pretty far off and the hint was not at all helpful. but, after about 45 minutes of searching we did find it. On the paddle back Mathew alternately insisted that he could paddle back by himself and that if we'd just let him jump in the water he could swim back to the beach. I should point out the he is THREE! Ah to have that level of naive confidence again. Later in the day Catie and her friend Sarah took the kayaks out for a bit and had a great time enjoying the water and the beautiful scenery. Dad and Bonnie also joined us at the beach for a while and then later joined us back at camp for a delicious dinner of fried Walleye, Wild Rice and Fettuccine Alfredo. What a great day.
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