POINT FARMS ONTARIO PARK

Monday July 9th 2012                      309664        10.15 a.m.

Finally the humidity broke Saturday night so it was time to load up and head out camping again.   This time we decided to head to Point Farm , near Goderich.

Weather was good for travelling and we had a good ride to the park.

Arrived about 11.30 a.m.  309769.  Picked site 206, which had really nice layout and the weather was perfect for us, bright, sunny, hot and NO humidity.

After lunch we took a walk to the beach and along the shore line to the south.   For the time of year it was very quiet here, much to our surprise.

We just took a slow relaxing walk enjoying the peace and quiet, and the wonderful sunshine.

It felt so good we could stay here for ever!

It appeared other people thought the same as us.

There was only one way UP from the beach - and it was 131 steps of it.

Very well constructed and extremely picturesque.

It was still another hour walk along the trail back to our site, where we awarded ourselves with a good cool drink.

We relaxed for the rest of the afternoon, as that had been close to 3 hour hike, which we both really enjoyed.

My Chef did a fabulous dinner of Burgers and Beer.   Complimented the decor with a really good campfire, where we spent the rest of the evening.

Another great day in our life of camping.

Tuesday July 10th

Breakfast all done and another gorgeous day to plan ahead of us.   Already sunny and warm, but a slight breeze to keep us comfortable.

Some friendly squirrels came around to check if we had managed to leave them any breakfast.  So yes, they were disappointed.

We hiked the Old Farm Trail to the beach stairs.  Yes all 131 of them.

Just wandered north along the beach to the end of the park.

Fantastic walk, nice cool breeze of the lake, and as you can see no one else wanted to share the beach with us.

From there we found The Ravine Trail.  We had never done this trail so not sure what to expect.

All we can say is WOW!!!  

 The scenery was superb.  We were walking in the tree tops, and at times could not even see the bottom of the ravine.

You did have to keep your eyes open and feet secure on the ground - long way down!

Walked this trail until we met up with the Old Farm Trail again.  Then back to our site.  This is certainly a trail we are looking forward to doing again.

We relaxed around the site until later in the afternoon when it cooled off  a little.

Had a really nice relaxing afternoon then it was time to hike another part of the trail before dinner.

This trail took us down to the beach without taking the stairs, and certainly another pretty trail.

Slowly wandered the beach then back up the stairs and back to our site.


Spent the rest of the evening around the fire conjuring up all kinds of those silly camp fire stories we seem to enjoy telling.


Wednesday July 11th.   309769

Have to head home today, would love to stay for a while longer, but things to get done at home.

 Decided to stop off in Kincardine on the drive back.  As you can see this beach is very busy to what we had the last few days.

I thought it would be nice to reward my chauffeur and chef to a delicious lunch at the Erie Belle in Kincardine for allowing me to take these few days off.

How nice is that!

Catch you all on the next trip.