My husband and I hosted the first-ever “Map and Flap” at the hunting camp on his parent’s farm this past weekend. The idea was to have our friends each propose a canoe route to the group that we would like to do this summer.
We had an excellent turn out with 10 people and 3 dogs for the weekend! And, B’s brother, sister-in-law, nephew and niece joined us too!
The temperatures over the weekend varied from -18 to -50 (with the windchill). We were warm and cozy inside the hunting camp with a wood stove and insulated walls, but the single-pane windows sure frosted up!
Meal contributions for the weekend were excellent! Risotto for dinner Saturday night with fresh-baked French bread, Huevos Rancheros for breakfast on Sunday and chilli for dinner on Sunday night.
Sunday was -18 with not a cloud in the sky. We hiked over to B’s brother’s farm and out onto the lake for a fire and cookout.
Sunday night we started on our canoe route proposals. B and myself took it quite seriously and each put together a powerpoint presentation!
There were many great ideas. We discussed a route in Biscotasing, Algonquin, Killarney, the French River (two groups proposed this), and Temagami. I think we all decided on the French River and Temagami.
We had such a fantastic time with new and old friends and can’t wait to get out on the water and make these route plans come to life!
It looked like you all had a blast!! Nice……………..
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[…] idea for a canoe trip in Temagami came about when B and I planned our first annual Map & Flap on Family Day weekend at the hunting camp we used to live in. The plan was for everyone to propose […]
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[…] go there whenever we want. Over the past two years we have been hosting a Map & Flap weekend (No. 1 and No. 2). It’s a weekend filled with outdoor winter activities with friends and an […]
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