Months
ago, Husband and I planned to take the week of June 24th off for a
family vacation. As of last week, we didn’t know where we were going…but last Wednesday we secured a sweet last-minute deal for a 4-day, 3-night stay at
Rainbow Resort, which is the same place we visited two summers ago.
My
parents couldn’t make it this time, but Husband’s dad joined us for two of the
days. We once again had a lovely time. I was a little anxious because the
weather forecast did not look good (rain every day), but it was just about
perfect. It stormed Tuesday night, but that actually helped break the heat and
humidity, and we enjoyed 80-degree days with a fair breeze on Wednesday and
Thursday. The rain held off until we were packing up to leave this morning! I was also
nervous that this trip wouldn’t live up to my expectations based on the last
trip, which was absolutely wonderful…but I had nothing to worry about. It was a
different experience but still just as terrific.
We had a
few gorgeous full days of fishing, swimming, reading, talking, and relaxing
(and swatting flies, but we don’t like to talk about that). Lake Bemiji is
perfect for getting hooked on fishing, because pretty much anytime you drop a
line in, you can catch something. Lucy had a ball reeling in her fair share of
sunfish and even a tiny perch. She really loved being in the boat and although
she still won’t touch the worms (I don’t blame her), we did get her to touch
the fish and even throw the little ones back in the water.
We did
have some keepers – several crappies and Husband caught a nice walleye (20”)
his last night out. Bags in the freezer; fish fry pending!
We all
went out together at least once a day, with a couple of boat rides tossed in
just for fun. Husband and his dad went out in the evenings while Lucy and I
cleaned up and found things to do around the resort. Each afternoon we headed
to the beach for some swimming. Lucy even went down the slide by herself this
year (with the life jacket on). No pictures of that, because I was in the water
to catch her!
My very
favorite part of the vacation was Wednesday night, when Lucy and I sat out on
the dock in our PJs, just seeing what we could see. That was the first time she
really just relaxed and sat still, and we saw so much! We saw a fish jumping
out of the water to catch a dragonfly, a mama duck, and even a beaver swimming
by. We talked to some canoeists and blew bubbles that floated across the sky
and landed on the water, confusing the little bluegills we could see near the
shore. A perfect evening in my book.
It was
lovely to get away for a few days and relax as a family. Soon it’s back to
reality, and the start of July! The summer goes by so, so fast and these
warriors are ready to carry on and make the most of it.
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