Off the beaten path... vacation story

Who woulda thunk it?  A ski resort in the summer?  Well, friends of my brother's own a condo in the Town of Blue Mountains in the shadow of the Intrawest Resort - Blue Mountains... so Wayne, the kids and I packed up our car and headed north with my brother, his wife and daughter for a quick getaway for a few days out of the city...

You have to remember that I'm already on vacay - hanging out in Toronto, but it was nice to see some new sights and get some time with Mark, Mary and Ella, oh and their dog Kona :)

When I've told people around here where we were headed, I got mixed reviews... I mean it's a resort on beautiful Georgian Bay and the price was right for the accomodations... free :) but a ski resort?

Well, we packed an awful lot of fun into our 3 days there... and still had a list of fun things to do that we didn't even touch...

We checked out a local Waterfall...





Hiked a short way on the Bruce Trail




Played at the beach:







Checked out the Resort:









And Robyn even went Mountain Biking with her Uncle Mark, golfing with Wayne, Mark and Mary and to the Plunge Water Park with Liam, Ella and I... and we were too busy to take more pictures...

It was a fabulous getaway and not too crowded...

My tips for travel to a resort like this - go during the week, head a little further afield for some free hiking, beach time and mix in some spectacular extras to round out the trip!

H.

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