2016 Update with the Jansens

For those friends that we haven’t seen recently here is a quick update of the major changes Mike and I have seen …

Kilt Run Perth Ontario

We were again heading for Ottawa when we stopped for lunch in Perth. The waitress told us about what they hoped would …

Canada Day in Ottawa

July 1, Canada Day on Parliament Hill. As we finally arrived in Ottawa it was only right that we spend Canada Day …

Quebec City

Mike and I both really like old Quebec so we couldn’t miss a chance of visiting it again. Actually we spent quite …

Adventurers from Germany

Walmart parking lot – what a great place to meet interesting people 🙂 In Quebec City we decided to stay in a …

Eastern Quebec

After we left Quebec City region we started driving and encontered some of the steepest climbs and descents we have ever had …

Not our Best Day

Before we started out this morning Mike took the garbage across the road to a forestry campsite. He encountered a red fox …

Happy Again

Just a quick note so that no one feels too sorry for us. We have just arrived in Labrador City. The people …

Starting Inland: Hwy 500/510

This is our last night in Labrador City before we leave on the Trans-Labrador Highway and the unknown. For those that want …

Churchill Falls – or not

The good news is that the road between Labrador City and Goose Bay looks to be excellent. They have just finished paving …

FedEx: What a Mess

This might also be called “A Parcel that has more air miles than I do”. You may remember that we were having …

Boondocking or Dry Camping

For more than two weeks now we have been boondocking or, more correctly, dry camping. Boondocking is basically camping without services such …

Labrador Summary

Here is our final entry for Labrador. This was the one area that we planned to visit on this trip where Mike …

Newfoundland: Walking Again

We have spent the last day and a half around St. Anthony in the Northern Peninsula of Newfoundland and we are having …

A Letter Home

This website started because whenever Mike and I traveled I would send letters home.  Friends started asking for me to copy them …

Cow Head: “Tete de Vache”

Nowhere in Newfoundland and Labrador have we seen houses and decorations in the somewhat dull earth tones that we see in Southern …

Gross Morne North

Mike and I are staying in the northern section of Gros Morne National Park for a few days.  We will then move …

Bits and Pieces

SUCCESS!  Exactly one month ago today (note: this was written a week ago) Mike diagnosed a problem in Labrador City with our …

Fogo Island and more

We have just spent five nights on Fogo Island. It is a barren rock with lots of ocean and a really super …

Test of a Panorama Photo

This entry is just a quick test to see how a very wide panorama photo works.  If you click on the photo …

Bonavista Peninsula

We have just spent 5 days on the Bonavista Peninsula.  Other than worrying about running out of propane we had a super …

Chasing the Ace

  Mike and I have spent three days so far on the western arm of the Avalon Peninsula.  On Monday we drove …

Cupids

We just spent two nights in Cupids and it was super. Everything went great: our camping location, the hospitable people we met …

Slopes, Hills and Vehicles

Slopes and Hills – not great for the Lincoln or the RV.   Both the RV and the Lincoln have each run into …

Hurricane Number 2

Yet again does a hurricane far off-shore affect our trip.  The remnants of Hurricane Matthew have given us an extremely “interesting” Thanksgiving.  …

Cape Breton and the Maritimes

Mike and I spent almost two weeks on the island of Cape Breton.  What a glorious time of year (ignoring hurricanes!).  The …

United States in the Fall

Mike and I have spent the last week traveling through the northern US: Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts and now upper New York …