We packed up our
tent and went camping at Tippecanoe River State Park (three hours north) for
three nights last month. Well, the state park is beautiful, but the mosquitoes were
atrocious! We pulled in and were immediately swarmed by them. They seemed to favour especially Candace and Riaan
and the next day Riaan counted 38 bites just on one side of his body!
We did have mosquito repellent and citronella candles,
but they seemed immune to them. And so we decided to break camp after one night
(it’s not really fun camping being stuck in your tent the whole time) and after
a lovely bacon and egg breakfast done over the campfire we headed another hour
north to a special place, Indiana Dunes State Park on Lake Michigan.
The kiddos
loved playing in the sand and paddling in the calm waters of the big lake. And
I also enjoyed seeing big ships, helicopters, and open water again – so good for the soul! – and hiking a
trail with Riaan amongst the densely wooded sand dunes. It was a fun first half of our mini-vacation!We stopped at the Park at Boswell on our drive north. This is our favourite place to break our travels north!
Pork chops on the braai - yum!
Eating supper in the safety of our tent's screened front porch.
Yummy bacon sizzling on the braai.
Main entrance at Indiana Dunes State Park.
Stewart J. Cort anchored waiting to enter Burns Harbour, Indiana.
Sikorsky S-61N helicopter buzzes past.
Candace with a sleeping Anya.
Dipping her toes in Lake Michigan.
Beautiful Lake Michigan.
They loved the beach!
Riaan sits on the propeller of the J. D. Marshall, shipwrecked just offshore in 1911.
The pavillion at Indiana Dunes.
Riaan at the summit of Mt Tom, the highest sand dune in Indiana Dunes.
View towards Lake Michigan.
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