Alberta Adventure Chapter 18 –The Big, Big Lake

Pancake Bay

 

We drove all day again the next day. We went up and down over and over again. I was starting to feel a little sick and wished that we'd just drive on a flat road for a while. I could tell that Carm wasn't having fun either. I don't think he liked going down the hills. I looked out the back window and wondered if our camper was pushing us down the hill. It was hard to sleep.

Finally we turned onto a campground road and my sisters and I waited in the truck while Carm and Laura went into the little building. They seemed excited when they came out. We drove a bit and then we were at our campsite. There were lots of trees. When we went for a walk Laura and Carm asked someone where the dog beach was. I wasn't sure what a beach was, but when we got there I was amazed. It was a big sandy area with other dogs and they were swimming in a really big lake. Laura said it was the same lake we had seen at the Terry Fox statue. I couldn't believe my luck! But when I got close I thought the water was too big, and maybe a bit scary. I waded a bit and that was fun.

We stayed there a few nights. One day Laura said I looked scruffy and that she was afraid that if I got lost people would think I had been abandoned. She got out the clippers and clipped my face. I wasn't really happy about that, but I did feel cooler after.

to be continued…

Alberta Adventure Chapter 19 –The End of My Adventure

Samuel de Champlain

 

On the driving day we started early in the morning and then drove and drove. I couldn't believe how long we drove for. Sure, we got out of the truck a few times, but it seemed that the day would never end. I was so exhausted and thought that Carm might be too.

The campground we came to that day was called Samuel de Champlain and was near North Bay. I remembered that the first campground we stayed at on our adventure was in North Bay. I hoped that we weren't almost home, but I suspected that we were. Laura and Carm didn't seem excited like they did the first time we were in North Bay.

 
I didn't get much chance to see that campground. It might have been fun, but since it was already supper time we only went for a short walk. Still, there were interesting things to smell. I would have liked to walk further.

Home

 

When the music played the next morning I could tell right away that Laura and Carm didn't want to get up. But they did and after our normal morning routine we were in the truck and driving. Laura said we'd get home that day. I couldn't understand why she would want our adventure to end. I don't think Bella and Kabira were happy either.  We all felt like balloons that had been broken.

Laura was right, we did get back home that day. To tell you the truth, when we turned into the laneway of our house I felt both sad and happy. I knew that my sisters and I would be able to run and play in the fields. Our big bed would be there. We'd get to eat bones and meat there.  I hoped we'd see Grace soon. But we wouldn't see new things and smell new wonders. We wouldn't swim in giant lakes. We wouldn't run and play on the big red rocks. There would be no mountains to see, and there would be no places where I could see forever. I guess both things are good, but I hoped we go on another adventure soon.

Now, whenever Laura gets the camping collars out, I get excited and hope and hope that we are going on another huge adventure!

Oh, Laura wanted me to tell you that there aren’t very many photos of Bella because she always looks like a black blob.

The End