The Cottage Isn’t The Cottage Without…

An escape from the city was needed. Toronto makes me rush all the time –  to work, at work, and after work to get to whatever sports game that I have that night. It’s the same thing for Cy, and sometimes the odd night in is a relief – this means lying on the sofa and playing Candy Crush or Plants vs Zombies.

While the drive up to the cottage was long (holy 4 hours), it was completely worth it. We are serious about our cottageing, and it was going to be a stress-free, make up-free, and carefree kind of weekend in Tobermory with our friends, R, O, C, and D.

Look at Cy run, jump and climb his away around Tobermory!

Besides all that running around, we were also able to slow down. Our cottage weekend was made up of so many simple pleasures, like these:

• Waking up to a sunny day and fresh coffee
• Hiking around Bruce Peninsula National Park and seeing The Grotto for the first time
• Eating countless handfuls of chips while watching satellite tv (we don’t have this at home)
• Gazing at the dark skies full of countless stars
• Sharing hot chocolate and popcorn around a fire

And, all of the above is better shared with friends. After all, the cottage isn’t the cottage without friends.