Vacation blog 2: fun times!
Here's the second installment of my little vacation acventure. Compiled for your enjoyment are pictures of various activities we engaged in while "up north". (When you are a Minnesotan, "up north" means something special)
Our first morning there we got up really early (to beat the heat) and took a walk around Miner's Lake (see vacay blog 1). A 4 mile walk.
The rest of that day was too hot to really do much so we ended up going to the (air-conditioned) International Wolf Center, and the Bear Center. The first I didnt take any pictures at but the bear center was fun:
That's Honey
That's Teddy
That's Erik watching the bears.
Ely was having their Blueberry Festival and in the park they had a ton of little tents set up with people selling stuff they had made. There was some actually really cool stuff there, i should have gotten more pics, but the cool stuff was spendy.
One souvenier that didnt cost too much at the Blueberry Festival was a wax hand. Erik was very excited to get one.
And one day we went out fishing all day. It was a lot of fun. I caught 5 fish, but only one keeper. After fishing for several hours we went to shore to a campsite that was there and the guide fried up our fish and made some rice on a little camp stove thing and we ate fresh walleye. It was so tasty. I expected to get bored with the fishing after 2-4 hours but i had a great time.
Shush, they are proper fishing clothes. Almost all of us had matching shirts. Those shirts are sun-resistant. SPF 30.
he's so tall, dark, and handsome. *gush*
The day after the big fishing expedition, we tooled around in some kayaks for a little bit. Much easier to paddle than a canoe.
That's me under all that!
Erik advising me in the proper technique
"This is what i think of your advice!"
j/k... anyone else reminded of American Gladiators?
There were other activites that didnt get documented cuz digital cameras dont like to be around water. a fuller synopsis will come when I get these stupid pictures up and finished with. So many.
After the trip, we came home. Obviously.
Our first morning there we got up really early (to beat the heat) and took a walk around Miner's Lake (see vacay blog 1). A 4 mile walk.
The rest of that day was too hot to really do much so we ended up going to the (air-conditioned) International Wolf Center, and the Bear Center. The first I didnt take any pictures at but the bear center was fun:
That's Honey
That's Teddy
That's Erik watching the bears.
Ely was having their Blueberry Festival and in the park they had a ton of little tents set up with people selling stuff they had made. There was some actually really cool stuff there, i should have gotten more pics, but the cool stuff was spendy.
One souvenier that didnt cost too much at the Blueberry Festival was a wax hand. Erik was very excited to get one.
And one day we went out fishing all day. It was a lot of fun. I caught 5 fish, but only one keeper. After fishing for several hours we went to shore to a campsite that was there and the guide fried up our fish and made some rice on a little camp stove thing and we ate fresh walleye. It was so tasty. I expected to get bored with the fishing after 2-4 hours but i had a great time.
Shush, they are proper fishing clothes. Almost all of us had matching shirts. Those shirts are sun-resistant. SPF 30.
he's so tall, dark, and handsome. *gush*
The day after the big fishing expedition, we tooled around in some kayaks for a little bit. Much easier to paddle than a canoe.
That's me under all that!
Erik advising me in the proper technique
"This is what i think of your advice!"
j/k... anyone else reminded of American Gladiators?
There were other activites that didnt get documented cuz digital cameras dont like to be around water. a fuller synopsis will come when I get these stupid pictures up and finished with. So many.
After the trip, we came home. Obviously.