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 really well after an exhausting evening as camp hosts. After a good breakfast we drove to Marathon and hiked to Lagoon beach with the aid of an unclear map that was hard to interpret. After some trials and errors, some of which took us through culverts, over culverts, and over the railway tracks, we … Continue reading Pukaskwa Camp Hosting: September 13
September 11, 2022 Stopped for breakfast at Katherine Cove. A peek at the the Group of Seven installation, and a stroll on the beach. We missed the rugged granite shield rocks. Approaching Wawa, we drove a few kilometres south of town to the beautiful Magpie Falls. These waterfalls can be fierce at times and swimming … Continue reading Pukaskwa Camp Hosting: September 11
There are several beautiful and interesting parks in Sarnia and one of them is the Point Lands Park. I'm sure we'll be back here in the summer for longer walks and maybe for a tasty lobster roll on the docks, but on this cold fall day we came to see the Dow Working Scale Model … Continue reading The Chronicles of Sarnia — Great Lakes Working Scale Model
Every Wednesday and Saturday, year round, Sarnia's Farmers' Market opens its doors. It's a busy place in in the summer, but even in November, when we visited, there was some hustle and bustle. Sarnia is surrounded by water and farmland. Just the other day we drove by mounds of what looked like potatoes, but at … Continue reading Sarnia’s Farmers’ Market
Sarnia's biggest outdoors attraction is Canatara Park, a large park along the shores of lake Huron leading up to the mouth of the St. Clair River. We already wrote a little bit about the beach, but the beach is only a small part of this 184 acre park. The Carolinian Forest Part of the park … Continue reading The Chronicles of Sarnia – Canatara Park
It was time to leave prince Edward county, but we had a few planned stops along the way to the bridge. First stop was a the Black River Cheese Factory, which we remember fondly (not just because we found a $20 bill in the parking lot). We love their cheese and curds and had to … Continue reading Cheese, Mountain Lake, Crystal Palace, and More Beach
After leaving our beautiful pebble beach, we drove the short distance to Point Petre Wildlife Conservation Area. There weren't really any signs to point us to the beach. We left the car at the end of a muddy dirt road and walked to where the we thought the beach may be. It was there, and unlike … Continue reading Prince Edward County – Point Petre Wildlife Conservation Area
Our moving day is fast approaching. We decided to take a break from packing and go on a short trip to Prince Edward County Long Point Road Beach. What we really needed was a distraction since we can't wait for to move to our new house, new town, and new life! Little did we know … Continue reading Prince Edward County – Long Point
We're back in our happy place, the beautiful shores of Lake Huron. You may remember our stay in Inverhuron Provincial Park last fall. We are for a one night stay. Despite the shortage of available campsites, we were able to snag a great site by the water. A path leads from the campsite directly to … Continue reading Our Happy Place and the Phantom Piper Explained