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Southern Ontario Hop - Jul 2021

. 16 days

We started a two-week trip boondocking at Luther Marsh, less than an hour from home. It was the first day of the season that paddling the lake was permitted, which we took advantage of in our canoe. The trails around the lake were also great for biking.

We headed to west to Lake Huron to canoe on the Saugeen River. We stayed two nights at a Boondockers Welcome host and spent the day at the beach at Port Elgin.

We then visited friends at a cottage at Bruce Beach, moochdocking and enjoying some social time.

Then it was off to Lake of Bays, where Hendrika had an annual "Women on the Water" gathering at the Lake of Bays. I boondocked in the area staying near Dorset and the Oxtongue rapids.

Next we stayed at a the Dominion Hotel in Minden, a Harvest Host, where we enjoyed some live music for the first time in a long time. The Gull River in Minden is also fun to float down. We also stopped in and moochdocked with friends at Severn Falls.

Then it was off for our annual pilgrimage to Killarney Provincial Park, where our kids joined us and brought the dog. We hiked and paddled, including a day trip into Killarney Lake. We also visited the Killarney Mountain Lodge, where we admired the world's largest paddle.