When it gets too hot it is very hard to cook or eat and I just want to find a nice shady spot on the water. So that is the time for picnics at places like Cates Park, Deep Cove or Jericho Beach.
At this time of year, because of the incredible fruits available, we went and picked up okanagan cherries nectarines, plums and peaches. We went to Ugo and Joe's for this beautiful creamy macedonian feta, a bulgarian sheep feta and some camembert. Then to Coiffi's for a couple of semi-hard goat and sheep cheeses to round out our platters for a picnic at the beach. We grabbed a small pack of tomatoes, sparkling grapefruit juice, a watermelon, avocado and some hummous, can of artichokes and an artichoke dip. With our homemade fruit and nut crisps, a loaf of sprouted spelt bread, chips, a box of almond thins and of course our sinful spelt double chocolate chip cookies, we headed to Cates Park. We drove over in just about fifteen to twenty minutes and then chose a spot on the grass by the beach and put our blanket down.
There is nothing quite like sitting on a blanket just off the water and digging into a bunch of fresh food. After a long hot day, I don't want to cook. So I want fast food. Good fast food - nice spelt bread, cheese, fresh fruits and vegetables. If you wash everything when you buy it, it's ready to go when you are tired and hot.
Now we have the equipment packed in the van ready to go. So if you see the Spelt Mobile crossing the second narrows, we are heading to Cates Park and if the canoe is on top, we are headed for Deep Cove.
There are ways to enjoy the heat.
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