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If you live in the northern hemisphere, today is the shortest day of the year at 8 hours, 55 minutes, and 46 seconds in the Toronto area. This is also known as the winter solstice which when winter officially begins. ❄️From now on, the days are getting longer as we head towards spring and summer! 🌞 In the meantime, enjoy the pleasure of warming up with a meal and drink by the fire with friends. ☕️🍷🍺 Don’t forget that, for visitors, the Bare Oaks office/store will be closed Christmas Eve (Dec. 24), Christmas Day (Dec. 25), Boxing Day (Dec. 26) and New Year’s Day (Jan.Read More →

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What do real Canadians do in the winter?  Take off all their clothes and play nude volleyball of course!   The 8th Annual Holiday Indoor Nude Volleyball Tournament will be taking place this year on January 3rd at Spikes in London, Ontario.  The price will be $15 per person for both players and spectators.  Families with children under 18 will be $30.  Spikes has 4 sand courts.  Courts will be divided up by level of play.  Levels are A, B, Novice Plus and Novice.  The A and B level will be playing a 6=4 on 4 format.  The Novice and Novice Plus levels will beRead More →

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While things are much quieter at Bare Oaks in the winter, we are still open almost every day. Hot tub, sauna, billiards, table tennis, darts, or just hanging out by the fireplace may seem like the obvious activities. But the outdoors are beautiful in the winter too! Thanks to Wendy and Kim, we now have about 2.5 km of snowshoe trail set for the active part of the membership and interested day visitors. Hopefully the mild weather won’t impact the trails too much. Trails loop around both ponds, lake and of course traverse the Bush Bunny trail in the forest. These can also double asRead More →