In April, I attended the Green Living Show for my first time. I had never been and had really no idea what to expect. What I didn’t expect was to stumble upon a booth called Island Spirits that featured three unique Eco Cabins on Rice Lake. I stopped to chat with the owner and her son and listened to them tell me more about this unique holiday experience.
A few weeks later, I received an email from TJ (the owner) asking me if I would like to come up for a night. I gladly accepted as I knew it was on my way to Ottawa and I was visiting soon.
Here’s a brief description of our adventure.
4:00 p.m Left Toronto
5:00 p.m. Exited at Cobourg and then drove another 30 minutes exactly.
5:30 Greeted by TJ and loaded our belongings on the ferry.
Our adventure begins!
5:50 p.m Arrive at Grasshopper Island and we are beaming. We unload and have a quick dinner of party sandwiches. Then we immediately start to explore the island. We have 25 acres of an island to explore and we can’t wait. This is what we see.
The Stunning Eco Cabin
the outdoor shower
canoes/kayaks
marshmallows - here we come!!
Im sure this swimming barge is used A LOT in the summer
Giant Checkboard!
Our ECO CABIN looks like this and we are SO impressed:
Six Hotel Quality Beds on the second floor
Fully stocked kitchen on the first floor with a futon for 2 more guests
8:45 p.m. Sunset time..(more or less)
Sunset
9:00 pm We are tucked inside our sleeping bags. The kids are making shadows on the walls while I tried to read on my kobo but fell asleep within minutes.
10:00 p.m The kids fall asleep (so they told me).
NEXT DAY
9:00 a.m. Kids enjoyed chocolate cheerios for breakfast. We then pack up and take one last tour of the island.
11:45 a.m. TJ helps us unload our stuff back on the ferry and by noon we are back on land and we head to Ottawa.
We are sad but we know we will be back.
Please visit the Island Spirits website and please book early so you aren’t disappointed!!
