Freeze Family Reunion day 4: A much-needed day of rest

We were all exhausted after yesterday's hike. I slept in (which, when I'm camping, means I don't wake up at 4:30 am! I just wake up at a normal time like 7:30 or 8 am). Today was low-key, thankfully. We had a morning devotional with the whole group, where Eric's parents shared some words of advice and fun memories of their family.

The afternoon was unscheduled. I took a much-needed nap until the sun hit the tent and turned it into an oven. Eric and Dio and several other cousins went fishing and snorkeling near the Prince of Wales hotel. I took the girls plus several cousins swimming near our campground. I went in again--not for very long--and felt very refreshed. We're having a heat wave here, with peak temperatures around 33 C (91.5 F). For the Canadian Rockies, that is SUPER hot! Tomorrow is the last day of the heat wave, and then we're back to a high of around 26 C (79 F).

We originally were going to go camping in Banff after this reunion ends on Tuesday with a few of Eric's siblings. However, after weighing the driving time((10 hours there and back) vs. how much time we'd actually be in Banff (one evening plus one full day), we decided not to go. It would have been amazing to go back--that's where we went on our honeymoon almost 25 years ago--but not worth it for such a short stay.

Instead, we'll do another day of hiking on Tuesday, then have two full days with Eric's parents before we fly out early Friday morning. We'll do some very important things from Eric's childhood, such as get Slurpees at 7-11. Maybe more driving time with Zari.

I don't have any pictures from today, except one of a scrape on the back of Zari's leg, from yesterday's hike.

We're having a family movie night for the younger kids (Tangled). The older kids are running around playing some sort of game, and the adult siblings are having a planning meeting.