Shortly after our swim, the lifeguards gave the "5 minute warning" for everyone to clear the water, as lightening had been spotted in the area. I also heard on their radio that a tornado warning had been posted for the area we were in - yes, that's right, tornado.
We met Matt back at the campsite and quickly set up our now famous tarp set-up before the rains rolled in. By the time the rain started in earnest, we were cozy and dry under the tarp, and passed a nice evening listening to the rain. It rained all night, and was still raining in the morning, so after some oatmeal for Norah and coffee for us, we set out for a Big Breakfast. By the time we were done, the sun had come out, and we headed back for a nice day on Lake Dennison - we paddled over to the beach, spent some time there, and then back in the canoe for a paddle around before heading home for a bite to eat.
By this time, it was 3:30 and time for Norah to head down for a nap. Just after she went down, it started raining. Hard. So hard that I said to Matt: "The thing about this kind of rain is that it can't possibly keep going like this for long." I was wrong. 2 hours later it was raining inside the tent (but let the record show, that the tarp was holding strong!) We ended up packing up the entire campsite while Norah was still asleep (thank goodness she slept until 6!) and headed home for a dry night's sleep!
It was still a great weekend, and I am so thankful to my parents (and Matt's) that they were able to show us such good simple fun, and that we in turn are able to show Norah.
Here's Matt and Norah at the lake across from our campsite (swimming area in background)
and the set would not be complete without one of the tarp...
View of the lake from our site when the sun came out!
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