{"id":9374,"date":"2026-08-10T14:33:07","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T19:33:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wasaga365.com\/?p=9374"},"modified":"2026-08-10T14:33:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T19:33:09","slug":"week-of-july-26th-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wasaga365.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/10\/week-of-july-26th-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Week of July 26th, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/wasaga365.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260727_104019.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9378\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wasaga365.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260727_104019.jpg 800w, https:\/\/wasaga365.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260727_104019-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wasaga365.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260727_104019-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"table-responsive\"><table  style=\"width:100%; font-size: 0.75em; margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\"  class=\"easy-table easy-table-cuscosky \" >\n<caption>Weekly Temperature & Wind Speed<\/caption>\n<thead>\r\n<tr><th  style=\"text-align:center\" ><\/th>\n<th >Sun<\/th>\n<th >Mon<\/th>\n<th >Tue<\/th>\n<th >Wed<\/th>\n<th >Thu<\/th>\n<th >Fri<\/th>\n<th >Sat<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\r\n<tr><td  style=\"text-align:center\" >High:<\/td>\n<td >26.4\u00b0<\/td>\n<td >26.5\u00b0<\/td>\n<td >22.9\u00b0<\/td>\n<td >23.7\u00b0<\/td>\n<td >25.7\u00b0<\/td>\n<td >28.1\u00b0<\/td>\n<td >27.5\u00b0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\r\n<tr><td  style=\"text-align:center\" >Low:<\/td>\n<td >13.5\u00b0<\/td>\n<td >15.2\u00b0<\/td>\n<td >17.9\u00b0<\/td>\n<td >16.2\u00b0<\/td>\n<td >14.4\u00b0<\/td>\n<td >11.9\u00b0<\/td>\n<td >19.3\u00b0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\r\n<tr><td  style=\"text-align:center\" >Wind (km\/h):<\/td>\n<td >10.0 WSW<\/td>\n<td >15.7 SSE<\/td>\n<td >21.1 NNW<\/td>\n<td >24.2 NNW<\/td>\n<td >21.7 NNW<\/td>\n<td >10.8 SSW<\/td>\n<td >15.2 N<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody><\/table><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>We got back from our trip to Ottawa to walk down the beach late in the afternoon on Sunday. While in Ottawa, we missed the sand castle competition at Beach One, but I managed to get some pictures during a Monday walk down the beach with my Mom. The featured pictue for this post is a sand sculpture of a dragon under a bed down at Beach Area 2. It&#8217;s great to see that people are respecting the sand castles and there is no damage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/wasaga365.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260726_154904.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wasaga365.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260726_154904.jpg 800w, https:\/\/wasaga365.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260726_154904-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wasaga365.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260726_154904-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Sunday, July 26th, 2026 &#8211; It&#8217;s good to be back home walking down the beach near Beach Area 6.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/wasaga365.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260727_103831.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9376\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wasaga365.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260727_103831.jpg 800w, https:\/\/wasaga365.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260727_103831-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wasaga365.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260727_103831-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Monday, July 27th, 2026 &#8211; The sand sculptures this year were spectacular. This sculpture was still looking great on the Monday following the competition over the weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/wasaga365.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260727_103920.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9377\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wasaga365.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260727_103920.jpg 800w, https:\/\/wasaga365.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260727_103920-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wasaga365.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260727_103920-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Monday, July 27th, 2026 &#8211; Another beachfront sand sculpture at Beach Area 2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/wasaga365.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260728_161555.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wasaga365.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260728_161555.jpg 800w, https:\/\/wasaga365.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260728_161555-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wasaga365.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260728_161555-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Tuesday, July 28th, 2026 &#8211; It was actually nice to have an overcast day. This picture taken on my way to Beach Area one walking along the boardwalk at Beach Area 2. The northwest wind has covered the boardwalk with sand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/wasaga365.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260729_161824.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9381\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wasaga365.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260729_161824.jpg 800w, https:\/\/wasaga365.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260729_161824-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wasaga365.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260729_161824-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Wednesday, July 29th, 2026 &#8211; Approaching Beach Area one along a more populated section of the Beach 2 boardwalk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/wasaga365.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260730_123322.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9382\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wasaga365.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260730_123322.jpg 800w, https:\/\/wasaga365.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260730_123322-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wasaga365.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260730_123322-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Thursday, July 30th, 2026 &#8211; Exiting Beach area 5 headed towards Shore Lane on one of my daily walks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/wasaga365.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260730_1927210-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9383\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wasaga365.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260730_1927210-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/wasaga365.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260730_1927210-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wasaga365.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260730_1927210-1-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Thursday, July 30th, 2026 &#8211; On Thursday evening, my brother treated my wife Michelle and I to a wonderful dinner at the Lakeside Grill in Collingwood. Georgian Bay and the Collingwood terminals are in the background.<\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We got back from our trip to Ottawa to walk down the beach late in the afternoon on Sunday. 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