The Bad:
Mosquitos. Everywhere. ALL the time. I'm talking 24/7.
And-
The bug spray that I brought did not work. At all. In fact, Tyler thinks it attracted them!
The Good:
During our trip to town for boat gas one day, I found a new kind of bug spray in the little grocery store there. And it worked! I think we have found our new fave bug spray! Its called Natrapel.
The Bad:
Tyler got his first ever bee sting during our trip. The bee must have been on his sleeping bag and it stung him when he laid down. I think the entire island knows he got stung... he yelled pretty loud... something about thinking he was going to die. ;o)
The Good:
We now know that Tyler is not allergic to bees like his Daddy!
The Bad:
The sun rises in the East. Our campsite was on the Eastern side of the island... therefore it was VERY hot in the morning and early afternoon.
And-
We had very little shade.
The Good:
I was able to keep us all lathered in sunscreen so that none of us got burned!
And-
We had our own personal beach right at our camp so we could hop in the water to cool off whenever we wanted!
The Bad:
Wood Ticks. We saw 4 of them during the trip. I found 2... and our friend, Octavious, found 2.
The Good:
Only 1 of them was attached. And it wasn't to anyone in my family. :o)
Actually I think that is pretty good odds for 5 people spending 5 days in the woods.
The Bad:
We left a few fish on shore on a stringer while we tried to catch a few more for our lunch. A swarm of Crayfish came along and chowed down on our fish. Ruined them.
The Good:
Tyler had fun catching the Crayfish to use as bait. That'll teach them! :o)
And-
A local Seagull came along and ate the remains of the fish, which was interesting to watch.
The Bad:
We wanted to see a Moose. We did not. We even went for a nature walk one day to try to spot one but the BUGS (have I mentioned the bugs?) were so bad that we didn't make it far before we had to turn back.
The Good:
We saw quite a few really fresh Moose tracks on the trail before we turned back. Something we hadn't seen before.
Wood Ticks. We saw 4 of them during the trip. I found 2... and our friend, Octavious, found 2.
The Good:
Only 1 of them was attached. And it wasn't to anyone in my family. :o)
Actually I think that is pretty good odds for 5 people spending 5 days in the woods.
The Bad:
We left a few fish on shore on a stringer while we tried to catch a few more for our lunch. A swarm of Crayfish came along and chowed down on our fish. Ruined them.
The Good:
Tyler had fun catching the Crayfish to use as bait. That'll teach them! :o)
And-
A local Seagull came along and ate the remains of the fish, which was interesting to watch.
The Bad:
We wanted to see a Moose. We did not. We even went for a nature walk one day to try to spot one but the BUGS (have I mentioned the bugs?) were so bad that we didn't make it far before we had to turn back.
The Good:
We saw quite a few really fresh Moose tracks on the trail before we turned back. Something we hadn't seen before.
