Stranded in Florida: Con, Tiki, Taco, and Tikka, our food explorations. Not having the van with us "allowed" us to eat out a lot more and we wanted to share a few of these places with you. Bokeelia Island We enjoyed sitting out on the Patio of Captain Con's seafood place on Bokeelia Island, watching … Continue reading Con, Tiki, Taco, and Tikka
Bokeelia is where we are, on the northern tip of Pine Island. There's a T-shirt to prove that this name exists and we should totally buy one of these shirts. We left off telling you that we are stuck in Florida as we wait for our van to be fixed. We'll share with you some … Continue reading Where the heck is Bokeelia?
So our current situation is a bit unclear. We are stranded in Punta Gorda, Florida while our van is in the shop for an unknown length of time. Not a horrible place to be stranded, although very costly. The weather is gorgeous, the beaches are of the fine, white variety, and the people are friendly. … Continue reading If you have to be stranded somewhere…
This is the last chapter of our 2010 trip to Newfoundland. The photos will look a little better if you click to enlarge. June 30-July 1st, 2010 ; the last leg through New Brunswick, Quebec, and Ontario. 8,000 km. New Brunswick We zipped through New Brunswick with one last lunch stop by the ocean. Look, … Continue reading Blast from the Past: Quebec and home!
Continuing our 2010 trip to the maritimes. All photos will look much better if you click and enlarge them. June 28, 2010. Driving towards Port aux Basque to catch the ferry to Nova Scotia. 6,000km. Many rivers we've seen have the sames names as rivers that we are very familiar with in Ontario. Below is … Continue reading Blast from the Past: Port aux Basque, Isle aux Morts, and the ferry ride back
Continuing our 2010 trip to the maritimes. All photos will look much better if you click and enlarge them. June 24-27, 2010 5000km. Port aux Choix to Gros Morne. Southern Ontario is experiencing some strange weather involving tornadoes and earthquakes in the same day! It was good to hear that everyone was okay. Here, the … Continue reading Blast from the Past: Northern Peninsula the Return
Continuing our 2010 trip. All photos look much better if you click and enlarge them. June 23, 2010 4600 km. Snippets along the way to St Anthony We spotted a few more moose on our hikes. There are about 500,000 people in Newfoundland and approximately 125,000 moose. That's 1 moose per 4 people. Moose are … Continue reading Blast from the Past: Icebergs and Whales
The tundra swan migration is currently underway. During this spectacular migration about 60,000 swans make their way from their wintering grounds in Chesapeake Bay to the Canadian Arctic via our little corner of the world. Over a period of 3 to 4 months the swans travel about 6,000 km. The tundra swans have two main … Continue reading Tundra Swans Migration
Continuing our 2010 trip. All photos look much better if you click and enlarge them. Saturday, June 26, 2010 Highway Gardens As you drive along the highway you see every 100m or so a fenced off area that is usually tilled. The fencing varies and can be very creative with different scare tactics employed: scarecrows, … Continue reading Blast from the Past: Hiking and geocaching in Cape Onion and Burnt Cape
On a grey and foggy day we went for a walk along the river. On our way back we found a large mural in one of the parking lots. We've heard about the St Clair Tunnel before and planned to go see it at one point. Looks like today is that one point. But where … Continue reading The Chronicles of Sarnia – St Clair tunnel Scavenger Hunt