We spent the night at Finlayson Point Provincial Park just south of Temagami. Since we arrived early, we managed a few dips in the lake; a relief from the extreme heat. Some fire time in a surprisingly bug-free environment, and the obligatory gorgeous sunset. The Temagami area has many geological features, including one of the … Continue reading Temagami Fire Tower
The next Still Standing town on our way north was Mattawa. We were on our way to Samuel de Champlain Provincial Park, which is 13 km west of Mattawa, and had just enough time for a short stroll in town before continuing on our northern quest. Mattawa lies at the confluence of the Mattawa and … Continue reading Are they Still Standing in Mattawa?
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