In our last post we left you as we were northbound, having left the hostages behind to fend for themselves. We aim to go as far north as we can in a more-or-less straight line. Having to plan around some weather, our first planned stop for the night was somewhere in the North Bay area. … Continue reading Northbound
We are officially on our way on a short road trip as far north as we can drive. Our first stop was with our friends Mihály and Fátima from Trailers and Cigarettes. We will write about this talented couple in our next post, but Mihály, being his talented self, was able to put together a … Continue reading We’re on Video!
If you plan on traveling and camping on crown land in Canada, you will need to use the Land Use Atlas. This guide will take you step-by-step through the atlas and hopefully you will score a great site. During our travels to southwestern US, our favourite camping experience was on public BLM (Bureau of Land … Continue reading Land Use Atlas – Crown land Camping in Ontario
For the sake of switching things up a bit, we are doing our trip summary as a separate post. It contains the general route and some statistics, campground locations and costs. To see the stories and pictures of the place we stopped at, click on the highlighted links Route: We left Ontario on a snowy … Continue reading Ontario, Galveston, Savannah: Trip Summary
Our trip was coming to an end. Savannah was our last major stop before heading home straight into the tight embrace of the pandemic. Obliviously, we had no clue what awaits us down the road. Unfortunately, our planned rendezvous with our daughter didn't go as planned when she fell ill (we now wonder if it … Continue reading Savannah
Yup, you heard that right. We unretired again. Not permanently, just for a couple of months to tie loose ends that were unravelled by COVID-19, but still, I smirk at Tony as I hiss at him"I told you that it's not gonna happen after all..." Ontario is very slowly releasing itself from the lockdown and … Continue reading The Coronavirus Diaries – We Unretired
Well, not THAT Springer of course! Pete Springer, a fellow blogger and author, reached out to us after reading our blog and suggested an interview that will introduce us to his readers. Naturally, we were delighted to participate and if you want to know a little more about us, and about Pete Springer, head on … Continue reading Springer interview
It's our 40th anniversary today. We should have been half way to Alaska, but instead we went on a Pandemic day trip to Balsam Lake. Ontario parks remain closed for RV camping, but some opened up for boating, hiking, and backcountry camping. It seems okay to go on a short excursion with proper social distancing … Continue reading The Coronavirus Diaries – Anniversary Day Trip
Fort Pulaski is located on Cockspur Island, a small island between Savannah and Tybee Island in Georgia. It is certainly one of the most photogenic forts we've seen! Take a look at some of the photos below and enjoy the line trajectories and colours. Construction on the fort begun in 1829 and took 18 years … Continue reading Fort Pulaski
I woke up to find that I grew another face. The right side of my face doubled in size, and while it somewhat smoothed the wrinkles on that side, the other half seems more haggard and fallen. It's rather itchy, red, swollen and somewhat comical so no photos included. I will however, share comments from … Continue reading The Coronavirus Diaries – Poison What?