Tuesday 4 August 2009

Tuesday August 4, 2009

We had more unsettled weather today, cloud, sun, thunderstorms, rain but only a little bit of each. It was also warm and quite humid at 28C (83F).

Today we decided to get out a bit as we'd been mostly in the RV for the last three days. There are a couple of other RV parks in the area in case we want to come back so we first stopped at Oro Family Campground which is just a ways from here towards Barrie. Unfortunately there are too many trees there.

From there we went into Orillia and went to Hammock Harbour RV park. There we found quite a few sites that would work for us however they only have electric and water and no monthly rate so we'd have to go on their weekly rate of $171.42 plus about $15 for each pump out. Their laundry had only one washer and one dryer (although close to Orillia so I'm sure there's a laundromat around) and the showers were old and not very enticing but it's a possibility. It's right on the water and some of the seasonal sites even have an inland waterway for their boats, quite neat!

Hammock Harbour on Lake Couchiching

A very pretty dragonfly

Pretty pink wildflower

Inland waterway


It's also close to Casino Rama. So we drove over there to have a look at the outside. Very impressive building! It is a First Nation owned casino. We didn't go inside so no temptations!

On we went to find another couple of campgrounds that we quite a ways outside Orillia. One we found out was strictly seasonal - no transients and the other one didn't look like much so we headed back to Orillia so I could pick up some fruit, then home for lunch via the scenic route.

A nice clean looking barn

After lunch we had some thunder so I decided to take a nap during which we had thunder and rain. A real mixed bag!

1 comment:

  1. Donald and I visited CasinoRama last September and saw the Chinese Circus. It was great. Wonderful shows there for good prices. It was really neat to walk around their lobby and other areas - we are not gamblers.

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