....was so much fun! We got there around 12:30 after running into town to pick up Laurie and his friends and also running into Sobeys for some picnic foods. Headed out to Miquelon to find that it was sooo quiet out there! I expected it to be really busy as I thought many people would still be camping out there after Canada Day! I guess not, as the beach was really quiet.
We found our usual spot, and Susie and I set up the blanket and everything - before we had the blanket laid out, the boys were already swimming - and Sam had already wandered off with Abby into the water....terrible Mother that I am lol - good job he wear practically a pfd!!! lol!!!
It wasn't long before we saw Val and her crew waving at us from the distance :) It was great to see them all :) Felt like only yesterday that we were all there the last time! Can it really be a whole year ago? The only difference is that Miquelon is not in as great condition! They have built a new big toilet block which I was really impressed with - and was much needed! Right on the beach, but the waters edge was all green and slimy and there was a lot of garbage that I hope is going to be picked up - maybe it was because of partying over Canada Day - I will give them the benefit of the doubt and put it down to canada Day partying and too much hot weather - and we will go again in a couple of weeks, but we will also try another local lake too because compared to last year I was VERY disappointed :( If they want people to keep going there to use all these facilities they are building then they are going to HAVE to keep the beach clean!
Surely it wouldn't hurt them to have someone come along in the evening and pick up the garbage and clean down the sand at night - there must be something they can use to clean up that green slime that does not damage the natural habitat.
Anyway that aside, we still had a fab time - there were pathways that avoided the green slime thankfully and then the water was fine and clear and the children could swim and the water wasn't too cold and they had a great time. Abigails swimming has come on so well - last year she was wearing her floaties swimming suit but this year she is in her normal bathing suit and is just swimming with everyone else with no help at all and she is doing great :) Right at the end she got tired and needed my help once but that was all - she was out of her depth, the current was just too much for her and she was just tired out after an afternoon of too much play with friends :)
Vals youngest has grown up so much since last year and Sam was also so much more independent and able to just potter about playing.....and I think we both really noticed that we had soooo much more time to chat and relax together. Its funny how a day of sitting in the sunshine, eating and chatting can be so darn EXHAUSTING :)
