Today is our last day camp hosting in the park. We woke up late and had no plans to venture anywhere. Instead, we did laundry, took down the screen tent, cleaned the van, and talked to people. When camping, we hardly ever have any interaction with other campers, but as camp hosts, we seem … Continue reading Pukaskwa Camp Hosting: September 25
We finally managed to wake up before 8am, drank only one pot of coffee and were able to have an earlier start to our day. It is Saturday and the visitor centre is open on weekends in the off-season, so we went to look at the displays first. We loved the women's regalia. Examined the … Continue reading Pukaskwa Camp Hosting: September 18
We drove to Marathon for groceries and spotted a Hymer Aktiv van in one of the parking lots. Hymer Aktiv is the Carado Banff’s cousin, both orphaned when Roadtrek went out of business. I wanted to stop and chat, but Tony insisted to press on. Oh well. We drove about 80 km west to … Continue reading Pukaskwa Camp Hosting: September 16
We slept in again. The nights are getting cold and we had the heater on and extra blankets to keep us warm. The days are still nice and warm though so we headed out for a hike on a few of the park’s trails. MAnito Miikana First we took Manito Miikana (The Spirit Trail) up … Continue reading Pukaskwa Camp Hosting: September 14
We were still in Florida, waiting for the dealership to fix our van. This forced vacation took us up and down the west coast of plenty. We explored some towns and barrier Island and it will take us some time to catch up and post about it all. This post takes us to Bradenton, "Florida's … Continue reading De Soto National Memorial
Continuing our 2010 trip to the maritimes. All photos will look much better if you click and enlarge them. June 24-27, 2010 5000km. Port aux Choix to Gros Morne. Southern Ontario is experiencing some strange weather involving tornadoes and earthquakes in the same day! It was good to hear that everyone was okay. Here, the … Continue reading Blast from the Past: Northern Peninsula the Return
Did you read my previous post and wondered about the mechanised rotisserie gismo pictured below? Wonder no more! My perceptive Aussie friend, John, wrote a wonderful post explaining how these machines work. So head over and check it out. Don't forget to leave a nice comment for him; he would love that! Don't you think … Continue reading The Magic Machine
This is a continuation of our 2010 trip to the maritime. You may remember that I complained about the quality of the photos, but I was wrong. The reason that they appear so bad is that I copied the entire post over from my other (now dormant) blog. If you click on any of the … Continue reading Blast from the Past — Louisbourg, the mother of all fortresses!
Campsites will be hard to come by this summer. The booking system for provincial parks is open, and available campsites are disappearing before our eyes. As many Ontarians realize that camping is a safer vacation alternative during a pandemic, demand may exceed the supply. Below are 17 Ways to Find a Campsite in Ontario. In … Continue reading 17 Ways to Find a Campsite in Ontario
And just like that our northern trip was almost over; only 600 km away from home. St. Joseph Island was a short detour off the main highway, and since we wanted to stretch this trip a little longer, we went ahead and crossed the bridge over. St. Joseph is a small and quaint island; you … Continue reading St. Joseph Island