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?
We had to share with you the new addition to our family. We have a Grandpuppy, and suddenly, these travel restrictions became much more painful... Our new grandpuppy is 1,500 miles away across a closed border. We can't visit her (we already came to accept that we can't visit our daughter, but this?), we can't … Continue reading We have a Grandpuppy
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!
We are finally heading out for a trip. A short one - just a few days, but still very exciting to pack up the van and head out. Destination yet unknown, but somewhere in Northern Ontario. Before we go we wanted to catch you up on what's happening with us. At this time the number … Continue reading The Coronavirus Diaries – Update From Birdland
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
We took the hostages out for a day trip the other day. They needed a change of scenery and some outside stimulation as they were cooped in for so long. We decided to drive to Lake Dalrymple. The lake is a mere one hour drive from us, but for some reason we've never visited. For … Continue reading The Coronavirus Diaries – The Hostages’ Day Out
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
Before Tony unretired way back when, he waged war on the squirrels that plague our bird feeders. At first it wasn't a full-out war. He erected the bird feeder and made some baffles to prevent the anticipated squirrel attack. It worked. However, you may have noticed the snow on the ground...it looks like the squirrels … Continue reading The Coronavirus Diaries – The Battle of the Squirrles