Aug 7, 2009 - The Adventure Begins

I never thought we could pack so much stuff into one small car! Trying to decide what clothing and gear were necessary for a three month adventure proved daunting but we decided on the true and tried methods of: 1)Beth packing every last thing she might conceivably need. 2)A.J packing very little and buying what might be needed when necessary. We can let you know after completing of this adventure which method proved to be more advantageous. We left the Shangri Las known to us as Pointe Des Chenes, with us in one car and Liisa, Annabelle,...

Jul 30, 2009 - INUKSUK

Leaving Belleville, Ontario found us travelling west through terrain that was quite different from the eastern provinces. The land is more rolling and rocky. Along the way we saw some unusual rock formations. Look at the first photo. Atop the rocks on the left you will see a small rock formation. This is called an inuksuk(singular) inuksuit (plural). This Inuit word means "thing that can act in the place of a human being." These rock formations were a means to communicate. These statues helped save lives in the harsh arctic environment....

Jul 19, 2009 - Sault Ste. Marie

In Dryden the sun is out the weather is nice. We had a neighbour pull in that had the same motor home as ours, a Phaeton. That is like an open door to go over for a chat about the machine and their travels. They were from Martha’s Vineyards and were headed for Alaska. We now have an invitation to visit them in Martha’s Vineyard on our trip down the eastern coast of the US. At another overnight stop in Ney’s RV Pk. We were parked on the beach of Lake Superior the sun is out, the wind blowing and the water is too cold ffor us to swim in....

Jul 12, 2009 - Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario

Actually, we are in Massey, Ontario, about 3 hours past Sault Ste. Marie. (The Trip Journal Maps don't have Massey on them.) We left Thunder Bay early yesterday morning after a continental breakfast at our motel. The boys promptly fell asleep as we drove out of town (which is a good thing) and I had a great drive for a few hours. The radio station I was listening to was playing the top 20 hits from the summer of 1979. Exactly 30 years ago, I was taking this very same trip with my three best friends from high school, Cindy, Sandra and...

Sep 22, 2008 - camp at koa sault ste marie, ont.

we left west branch, mich, heading back to canada going over the mackinac bridge again and thru both sault ste marie cities - we had no problem getting back into canada, they didn't even look at our passports... we are camping at a koa just outside of sault ste marie, ont. heading east toward sudbury, ont. and points east in canada... ron/barbara OUR DAY 18 PHOTOS TO MARYLAND

Sep 18, 2008 - camp in sault ste marie

today we drove from our camp at white lake stopping at white river for coffee and donuts (not starbucks) stopping again at wawa at an old trader shop young's general store then on to sault ste marie where we are camping at glenview camp... - last nights low at white lake was 24.3deg or -4cel. cold!... - a few tid bits to know if you plan to visit canada, gas is about $5.00 a gal or 1.44 per liter and it 3.7 liters per gal. or something like that AND there is a tax to cover their free health care that everyone must pay for items you buy and...

Sep 11, 2008 - Sault St. Marie

Nothing much to note about Sault Ste. Marie other than the fact that ‘Sault’ is pronounced ‘Soo’. The city is located on the St. Mary’s River at the point where Lake Superior pours into Lake Huron. We arrived in the early evening and stayed at a small motel, nothing notable about the motel or the city. At least not in the little time we spent there. We were focused on looking ahead to our arrival in North Bay the following evening. @ @ @ @ @ @

Sep 4, 2008 - A few days later

Hi all, We had a great stay in Randall, MN. We took a day trip to the twin cities on Saturday to see the capitol in St. Paul. After the capitol tour we went through the St. Paul Cathederal which was totally awesome. Viv and I got to hear the first part of a pipe organ recital while we were touring. It was very impressive. We didn't want to spend a lot of time in the area because the Republican National Convention was scheduled to begin on Monday and they had already started blocking off some of the streets. The convention was about a mile...

Aug 29, 2008 - To Sault Ste. Marie, ON

I slept in then had kind of an early lunch at a Tim Horton's in Wawa. After that, it was on to Lake Superior Provincial Park, which is a huge park. The Trans-Canada highway runs right through the park; entering the park, a sign notes "Lake Superior National Park next 83 km." The highlight of the park is the pictographs on Agawa Rock, painted by First Nations peoples (the Canadian preferred term for what we might call Native Americans) anywhere from 150 to 400 years ago. To get to the pictographs involves walking a short but rugged trail,...

Jul 31, 2008 - Science World

We ate a big breakfast and left the campground about 10:30. I know you are thinking we sleep in. Not true, actually we are up about 7:30. By the time we shower and eat and put everything away, it is 10:30 before we leave out. Sudbury Canada has a place called “Science North”. I heard (read) about it in one of the web-site journals I was reading. These people went RVing with their kids for a year. The kids were home schooled and this is a place they visited. The place was awesome. It was built around the natural rocks in the area. They did...

Jul 29, 2008 - Rest Day in Goulais River

Total Distance to Date: 4114 kms Another welcome rest day as we've just completed five days of hilly riding since leaving Thunder Bay. The last two days were over 100 miles each so our legs have turned to rubber. Strangely, one of these rides had the highest cummulative elevation gain for one day including the Rockies. Northern Ontario is pretty much all hills. We have been following the northern shore of Lake Superior with its numerous panoramic views and cottage areas. At times all we can see is bush on both sides of the road which would...

Jul 24, 2008 - Rossport to Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario

Civilization at last! We’ve driven through many miles of scenic wilderness the last three days. It’s good to be spending a night in civilization once again (how can you tell I’m a city girl!). We went for a hike along and over Rainbow Falls before leaving this morning. Rainbow falls runs from Whitesand Lake to Lake Superior, going down a series of terraced ‘steps’ to reach the lower lake. It is really pretty and a nice way to start the day. This was a long, hard day’s drive for Fran. The highway was very curvy and there were lots of...