You are most likely used to, and expecting from us a post of "roughing it" in our little campervan either long-hauling it on the highway, or leisurely chugging along the back roads of North America. Well, life threw a curve ball our way and while we were in Denver my brother's heart stopped. It was … Continue reading I Had to Post While I’m Still Up Here!
It was time to leave Denver and start the long drive home. We had mixed feelings about leaving the daughter-that-got-away behind, but we plan to be back. Denver certainly felt like a second home. Speaking of homes, below is a glimpse into a new and improved kitchen that Tony left behind. This is just a … Continue reading The Long Drive Home – Part One
We have to start with a warning: there are a lot of photos in this post. Perhaps too many, but it was hard to choose and we wanted to share with you the beauty of Paint Mines Interpretive Park. Furthermore, many of these too many photos are of rocks and rock formations. If you are … Continue reading Paint Mines Interpretive Park
One of the best things about blogging is meeting other bloggers. It gets even better when you get to meet them in person. Julia, Bruce and Nox, their cute little dog, invited us over for a visit and we jumped on the opportunity to meet them in person. Go over and check out their blog, … Continue reading Stegosaurus Ridge With New Friends
After admiring the shoreline and town centre we went hiking. There are a few trail options once you cross the Menesetung Bridge that spans across the Maitland River. The Maitland River The Maitland River, also known as Menesetung river runs 150 kilometres (93 miles) before it empties into Lake Huron. You can see the salt … Continue reading Hiking in the Goderich Area
As we mentioned in our last post, we loved the eastern shores of Lake Huron so much that we planned a return trip within two weeks starting at the Pinery Provincial Park. This will be another short trip, five days and 4 nights only, but we'll have a lot to share including beautiful parks and … Continue reading Pinery Provincial Park
We have many blurry or badly composed photos that we cherish. The reality is that we can't stop every time we see something interesting, beautiful, or just memorable. We do stop a lot, but sometimes we need to set some boundaries or we'll never get anywhere. Drive-by shooting to the rescue — in many cases … Continue reading [One Photo At A Time] Drive-By Shooting
We mentioned binge watching the Canadian CBC show Still Standing, and how it inspired us to try and visit as many of these small Canadian towns as possible. The show features towns that didn't fare well due to closure of industry and diversion of highways and railways. Through humour and close encounters with the locals, … Continue reading Are They Still Standing in South River?
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
If you find yourself in Macon, Georgia, make sure to visit Ocmulgee Mounds National Historic Site. The site has seven mounds, a museum, walking trails, and an excavated and reconstructed mound with a living floor that dates to the year 1050. The site was excavated in the 1930s and I found this really cool interactive … Continue reading Ocmulgee Mounds