We had an opportunity this past summer to take off for five days due to a 7 day rental at our B&B (www.cedarhaus.ca). I asked the kids if they wanted to go car camping or a canoe trip. They asked me, “what’s car camping?” After I explained, they quickly made their decision and we were planning a 5 day canoe trip on the French River. (https://www.ontarioparks.ca/park/frenchriver)

This was our first time canoeing on the French River and I can’t wait to go back. We paddled the delta, west of the highway. It sounded like the most obvious route to start with, as our introduction to the park. We had warm weather and sun for five consecutive days. We even encountered, a family we knew from our hometown, halfway through our trip. It’s not often that you hear your name called from canoeists passing by while on a canoe trip.