Before leaving Golden for Revelstoke, we toured the Golden Skybridge Adventure Park. We waited until Monday to visit because we thought there would be fewer fellow adventurers. The park has many attractions, including zip lines, a roller coaster where you control the speed, axe throwing, and several climbing challenges. If …
After a great two days visiting friends we hadn’t seen in years we left Cochrane and headed for the mountains. We arrived …
The land was still flat as we travelled west of Moose Jaw. However, the flat landscape is occasionally interrupted by coulees. If …
The land really is flat. Many fields of grain stretch to the horizon and they are big. It’s harvest season, and I …
Ontario is BIG! While we already knew that, it still surprises us every time we drive north. After driving for a month, …
When we left the blueberry farm near Wawa, we travelled north and west. Our next stop was the city park in Nipigon, …
Our Norwegians friends have left and Jackie and I are on the road again. Our first stop was the parking lot next …
Now that the weather was generally warmer, we thought it was time to see how well the motorhome systems operated without “shore …
Until now, Jackie wrote everything on this blog, and my role has been limited to that of editor. Our plan this year …
We ended the year the same way we started it, except this time we were doing it in a far more luxurious …
The past few weeks have been a real mix of experiences and campsites. We spent time in the vibrant city of Montreal, …
If you’re looking for a fantastic rails-to-trails bike adventure, le P’tit Train du Nord should definitely be on your list. This path …
YEAH! After two months stuck at the RV dealership in Michigan getting the bugs worked out of our new RV, we finally …
First off, apologies to those who have been asking where my next post was. Mike and I haven’t been on the road …
Mike and I are starting our North American journey with very mixed feelings. We can’t shake the guilt of traveling in the …
Mike and I are finally back home, though our journey from Halifax to Toronto via the U.S. didn’t go quite as planned. …
Mike and I spent almost two weeks on the island of Cape Breton. What a glorious time of year (ignoring hurricanes!). The …
October 22, 1976 to October 22, 2016. A happy 40th anniversary to my best friend and husband. My love and my thanks …
Mike and I left Newfoundland a little quicker than we wanted so that we could get to the Celtic Colours festival in …
Yet again does a hurricane far off-shore affect our trip. The remnants of Hurricane Matthew have given us an extremely “interesting” Thanksgiving. …
I don’t want to write this entry because it means that our time in Newfoundland and Labrador is over for now. Mike …
Slopes and Hills – not great for the Lincoln or the RV. Both the RV and the Lincoln have each run into …
I am sitting here in our RV living room with my feet up in my recliner looking out the window. What is …
We just spent two nights in Cupids and it was super. Everything went great: our camping location, the hospitable people we met …
Mike and I have spent three days so far on the western arm of the Avalon Peninsula. On Monday we drove …
We have just spent 5 days on the Bonavista Peninsula. Other than worrying about running out of propane we had a super …
This entry is just a quick test to see how a very wide panorama photo works. If you click on the photo …
We have just spent five nights on Fogo Island. It is a barren rock with lots of ocean and a really super …
We arrived on Fogo Island last night along with Environment Canada’s warnings about really strong winds and tying campers down. Apparently Hurricane …
This note was originally going to be titled “Newfoundland: Music Everywhere” but I just realized that Mike and I have spent the …
Newfoundland is amazing. You would expect an important site like Gros Morne to have a lot of good walking trails. What you …
We have just spent almost one month on the Northern Peninsula of Newfoundland and had a great time. Lots of well marked …
SUCCESS! Exactly one month ago today (note: this was written a week ago) Mike diagnosed a problem in Labrador City with our …
We are having a great time in Gros Morne and went on a superb boat ride tonight. We weren’t sure that it …
Mike and I are staying in the northern section of Gros Morne National Park for a few days. We will then move …
Nowhere in Newfoundland and Labrador have we seen houses and decorations in the somewhat dull earth tones that we see in Southern …
This website started because whenever Mike and I traveled I would send letters home. Friends started asking for me to copy them …
Have a look at the pictures here. They all have one thing in common, a door that leads to nowhere. Well in …
We are at the tip of the Northern Peninsula in L’Anse aux Meadows, home of the historic Viking settlement. After two days …
We have spent the last day and a half around St. Anthony in the Northern Peninsula of Newfoundland and we are having …
Here is our final entry for Labrador. This was the one area that we planned to visit on this trip where Mike …
Paved roads and intermittent cell phone coverage, my new idea of civilization :-). Some great times and a few not so great …
For more than two weeks now we have been boondocking or, more correctly, dry camping. Boondocking is basically camping without services such …
Well our plan to visit Happy Valley – Goose Bay for a couple of days turned into a full week. I am …
This might also be called “A Parcel that has more air miles than I do”. You may remember that we were having …
The good news is that the road between Labrador City and Goose Bay looks to be excellent. They have just finished paving …
This is our last night in Labrador City before we leave on the Trans-Labrador Highway and the unknown. For those that want …
Just a quick note so that no one feels too sorry for us. We have just arrived in Labrador City. The people …
Before we started out this morning Mike took the garbage across the road to a forestry campsite. He encountered a red fox …
After we left Quebec City region we started driving and encontered some of the steepest climbs and descents we have ever had …
Walmart parking lot – what a great place to meet interesting people 🙂 In Quebec City we decided to stay in a …
Mike and I both really like old Quebec so we couldn’t miss a chance of visiting it again. Actually we spent quite …
July 1, Canada Day on Parliament Hill. As we finally arrived in Ottawa it was only right that we spend Canada Day …
We were again heading for Ottawa when we stopped for lunch in Perth. The waitress told us about what they hoped would …
On our last big RV trip one thing we quickly learned was that we missed our boat. It seemed like every campground …
When we purchased our RV one of the marketing features was that our model had the largest single windscreen in the industry. …
For those friends that we haven’t seen recently here is a quick update of the major changes Mike and I have seen …
Was our trip great – absolutely it was phenomenal! Mike and I had a really, really super time and neither of us …
After 37 days travelling across Canada we are heading south into the US towards Yellowstone Park. I thought that I would write …
Well it is now Monday and I haven’t uploaded my last article yet. I will probably upload both together when I finally …
Today is catchup in my writing. I hope to get this posted sometime soon but we are in an area of no …
Disappointingly our trip to Jasper wasn’t our best day. We had originally hoped to park the RV near Jasper and then use …
We started out this trip on the August 1 long weekend and ended up spending our first night in a Walmart parking …
On Tuesday morning we left Fort McMurray for the second time. Our route had changed and we were now heading for Slave …
It is 9pm on Monday night and I am sitting alone in our RV in a parking lot in Fort McMurray. 10:30 …
Mike and I have just spent a very pleasant three days in Fort McMurray. We have family there and they did a …
OK, maybe that is a little bit of an exaggeration but anything larger than speed bumps are hills when we are on …
We have just spent a couple of days in Cold Lake, Alberta home to a Canadian Forces base. Some of you may …
Short update. Mike and I have made it into Saskatchewan. We got up this morning in Manitoba planning on going for a bike …
I am writing this on the road just leaving Winnipeg where we have spent the last three nights. Mike had to attend …
Our first week is over, eleven to go. We gave up on our plan to keep following Hwy 11 to the end. …
Well plans changed again. Isn’t that what holidays are for. Enroute to Thunder Bay we drove past a turnoff for the town …
Day 7 YEAH, I got my map working for this blog, finally. Maybe it isn’t perfect but it does what I want. …
It is day 6 and we have just left Hearst, Ontario enroute slowly to Thunder Bay. This might be another night staying …
Day 4 and 5 The campground in Swastika was very nice; quiet and peaceful. Mike and I started the day by trying …
Day 3, holiday Monday, and we are heading north. Since Mike hadn’t heard back from his friend in Sudbury we decided to …
So it is day 2 and we have just left Walmart in Wasaga Beach on our way to Sudbury. We just drove …
Day 01 Saturday August 2 We did it! We have started our trip. A few minor problems hooking up the car. I …
So after six different trips to Hitch City the car can finally be towed. Shouldn’t the word alarm mean that it goes …
