On the long weekend in September, Jenny and John invited us to go canoe camping in La Vérendrye (the Northern Quebec super-park for canoeing / kayaking). We found out that dogs are allowed, so we were happy to go.

To make it a bit more exciting, instead of getting two canoes (one per family) we decided to rent a canoe for ten people, and pack the four adults (Bogusia, Alex, Jenny, and John), two kids (Jakub and Robert) and three dogs (Joxer, Guapa, and Whiskey) plus all our camping gear into this awesomely-huge canoe.

The weekend was awesome. We stayed two nights, and three wonderful days. Our campgrounds were on little islands (only big enough for us), so the dogs ran free, protecting us from the squirrels and mice. The weather was fantastic, the canoeing was great, and we even got to do some fishing. As usual, there was some competition among the two families: Who can cook the better meal, who can catch the bigger fish, who can swim the straightest in open water, who can lose a paddle fastest, who can make the biggest fire... This trip brought us back to our good old days of camping. Definitely the best fun in years!