Cliffhanger!

The drive there...

The family and I drove up to Bruce Peninsula on a semi-rainy day to celebrate our religious holiday. Despite the ominous skies, the sun did shine a little, and despite the temperature, we went swimming! Here are some highlights of the trip, in which, like the monkey I am, I climbed some cliffs for the view and scared my mom to death, among other things.

The clouds were dramatic, and I matched them by being a drama queen about how late we were in setting out. I don't know why, since we're rarely on time for outings anyway. My mom kept saying, 'It's the journey, not the destination!" "Well", I replied, "I want the destination, thank you very much." In any case, we arrived after (roughly) three hours of driving. Bickering and laughing, we decided to have lunch.

Fish and Chips and Pretty Things

Then we walked on the pier because the sun had come out and we all needed heating up. We had beavertails, but my fingers were too covered in chocolate to take a photo of it.

the family

And then finally, finally, we headed for the trails, for the hiking and the woods and the cliffs and the beach. FINALLY!

Into the Woods

i don't have the nd filter necessary for this effect, but it was cloudy enough for me to get misty water without it being over-bright

little pink riding hood

super friendly chipmunk that followed us about!

After that extremely satisfying walk, in which I got left behind a lot while searching for the perfect composition, and discovered that forest photography is hard unless you find leading lines to add cohesiveness to your image, we got to the beach. I love this beach, with its rocks and cliffs and pebbles.