Camping With Grandpa, Page 2
After the the truck camper was fixed and ready to go, It was time to mount the camper onto the back of the pick up truck and hit the road.
Gravenhurst KOA Kampground, Labour Day Weekend
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| Gravenhurst KOA Kampground office and barn, South Muskoka Doppler |
For this first camping trip, we were unsure what to expect for campgrounds. I picked out a campground from the Camping Magazine. The Gravenhurst KOA Kampground was a good park to give camping a try. This campground featured its iconic barn, Kamping Kabins, Free Mini Golf, two pools, and a walking trail through the woods.
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| The arcade inside the iconic barn, campingontario.ca |
The Iconic Barn was home to an arcade, laundry facilities, and a meeting space in the loft. During the summer, events including movies, bingo, or functions may be held in the loft.
After the trip to KOA Kampground, me and my grandfather took a road trip to Gamebridge for a round of mini golf, watch the boats pass through the locks and have ice cream.
Balsam Lake Provincial Park
In Mid September, 1995, me, Ed, and Grandpa decided to go to Balsam Lake Provincial Park for a night. Balsam Lake is a provincial park on Balsam Lake close to Kirkfield, Ontario. During my stay at Balsam Lake, I went to the playground and walked the nature trails.
Bonnie Lake Campground (Bonnie Lake Resort)
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| Bonnie Lake, |
After school on a friday evening, we decided to go to Bonnie Lake Campground in Bracebridge, Ontario. This trip was memorable because we arrived at the campground after dark and the office was closed. We drove into the grounds and found a vacant site to park for the night. After settling in for the evening, me and Ed played a travel size edition of Monolopy Jr in the top bunk of the camper before calling the night. The next day, I decided to ride my bike along Bonnie Lake Road and discovered Stephenson Road 1 Bridge.
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| Stephenson Road 1 Bridge, historic bridges.org |
I climbed down to the river bank and found some empty beer bottles under the bridge deck and than I biked to camp. I remember that Bonnie Lake Campground had the largest bench swing in the playground. This swing could seat at least 3 people.
Conclusion
The 1995 Camping season was quite short since we did not get the until mid to late August, 1995. The memories of the 1995 season included Grandpa's famous Camper special. The Camper Special included fried eggs and toast. The breakfast was cooked either on a campfire or propane stove. In 1996 I had a full adventure of Truck Camping ahead along with two weeks at Cadet Camp.
Page Index
Camping With Grandpa, Getting the Camper
Camping With Grandpa, 1997, the Terry Trailer Year
Return to Phil's Adventures and Holidays
Photo References
Gravenhurst KOA Marks 50 Years, https://southmuskoka.doppleronline.ca/in-challenging-times-koa-gravenhurst-marks-50-years/
Camping in Muskoka, https://www.campinginontario.ca/CampinginMuskoka#prettyPhoto
Stephenson Road 1 Bridge Photo, https://historicbridges.org/bridges/browser/?bridgebrowser=ontario/stephensonroad1bridge/
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