Vacation Pics

[whale]

Went on vacation last week to visit my mother and step-father in New Brunswick, Canada. They live on the Saint John River above a dam which makes it more of a lake really. All pics taken with our new Panasonic Lumix FZ18 which has an 18X optical zoom. My wife loves it!

Kids on the pontoon boat...

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Jumping in the water!

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My brother-in-law pulled us around on the tube with his boat. It is made by a Canadian company.....it will do at least 57 mph as that is what I saw it hit.

http://www.campionboats.com/chase/650/specs.php

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He tried to kick my a$$ and eventually....he did.

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Fishing on the dock....

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Wildlife...

Loons

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Hummingbird

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Huge Moth

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Beaver

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My boys and their cousins

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The World's Largest Axe!

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[willy]

The north country is a joy to behold in the spring summer and fall especially. Winter git the hell out!!
Nice pics Kev, looks like you had a great time

[whale]

The north country is a joy to behold in the spring summer and fall especially. Winter git the hell out!!
Nice pics Kev, looks like you had a great time

True enough.....they had so much snow last winter they could hardly keep up or find a place to put it. The one thing that I can't stand is the damn bugs! Blackflies really suck. You don't notice them and then you are itching like mad the next day!

[chumbucket]

Beautiful pics. Looks like an awesome vacation. :clap:

[macojoe]

WOW Great Pic!!

What kind of camera you using???

:clap::clap::clap::clap:

[turbinedoctor]

Great pics and even better country. Enjoy the kids while they are young. They grow up to fast.

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[randlemanboater]

GREAT pics....could be a contest winner in that bunch.

[lumberslinger178]

:clap:nice pics whale .............great camera:clap:

[C YENSEN]

NICE PICS, GREAT VACATION. :clap:WISH I COULD AFFORD TO GO ON VACATION:cry:

[Stinky_Hooker]

Awesome trip and pics!


Whats th water like up there....is it cold?

[whale]

Camera is a Panasonic Lumix FZ18. We just got it a month ago and it has an 18X optical zoom. Has the option to do manual focus if desired...the sports scene mode works really well in capturing action shots. We had another Panasonic that is similar but had a 12X......my wife HAD to have the 18X.

The water temps were not bad.....around 70 F. I went in several times. Air temps were quite high the week we were there.....80-90. Summer can get very hot but it is just not as long. Winter drags on too long!

[Blue_Runner]

Beautiful! Thanks for sharing.

[BuilderFL]

Whale, very nice and thanks for sharing. My boys are now 28 and 29 and I still remember and cherish the fun times we had out boating, camping, and fishing. Treasure these great times. :clap: