Sunday, July 19, 2009

Family Camping

I love spending time with my Aunts and Uncles and Cousins. It re-enforces the bonds that were made in my childhood. It's always so good to see them.

Hoto and I were invited along on a camping trip this weekend on Hornby Island. Our party consisted of my mum's sister and her husband, their two adult sons and respective families, and my mum's brother and his wife. They all live in the same small community on Vancouver Island and so this type of outing is quite common for them. They all know each other well and spend a good deal of time together. It shows in how they joke around, in how they care for each other's children, and how they're comfortable being cranky now again with each other.

The weather gods were once again on our side and we enjoyed warm evenings around the camp fire, hot days on the beach, and swimming in the warm waters of Tribune Bay.

Here's Hoto making a mer-man out of my cousin:

And here's a shot of my cousins just enjoying the beach the way that kids do... magical kingdoms made of sand, walking on water, playing in the surf....:


What's not to like about summer?

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