On westward….. Calgary

On westward….. Calgary

Another early morning rise, to make it to Calgary to drop off our trailer so we could take it to the car dealership …AGAIN…. Since the A/C quit…. Even though… we just spent an ungodly amount in Winnipeg to have everything fixed… We make do with 

Our brush with Royalty – Royal Tyrell Museum

Our brush with Royalty – Royal Tyrell Museum

….AND MORE DINOSAURS….. Awoke early in the morning and packed up ready to head on our next adventure…. Drumheller and the Royal Tyrell Museum in Drumheller. Royal patronage was bestowed upon the museum in 1990. (I suppose this is technically our 2nd brush with royalty. 

DINOSAURS!!!! – Dinosaur Provincial Park and two more provinces

DINOSAURS!!!! – Dinosaur Provincial Park and two more provinces

But Moose Jaw First The departure from Winnipeg was supposed to lead to the flat plains of the prairies… We reached the border of Saskatchewan and were quickly surprised by the rolling hills.  The hills were mostly pasture and some crops. Upon arriving in Moose 

…onto a new Province… Manitoba

…onto a new Province… Manitoba

Flat plains of …. Manitoba!? Leaving Thunder Bay, the scenery through the last part of Ontario was suddenly very different from the hills and lakes surrounding Lake Superior. The land all around us started to flatten out. We even passed into another time zone. Who 

Sleeping Giant Provincial Park

Sleeping Giant Provincial Park

*** sorry for the delay***….. Little did i know how sketchy cell service would be across Canada. I’ve been trying to keep up with writing this blog but uploading it was another story. So… I’m a little behind. My apologies to those of you who 

Agawa Bay – Lake Superior Provincial Park

Agawa Bay – Lake Superior Provincial Park

From Sudbury, we headed west and hugged the coast along the North Channel, past Sault Ste. Marie and then up to Lake Superior Provincial Park.  The shorter trees of Sudbury made way for tall pines again as they lined the hills on either side of 

Sudbury – The Big Nickel!

Sudbury – The Big Nickel!

Rain… Rain… Rain.. but magically we seem to find the right times to stop and do things as the rain lets up. In Ottawa, we managed to avoid the rain under canopies and such just as we were having lunch or dinner, and upon arrival 

CANADA150 and the start of a great journey

CANADA150 and the start of a great journey

Kids out of school and a long day of work…. Phew… Time to kick back and relax for the night before we begin our journey!?!….. Of course not!!! We make the call to just DO IT…. Get in the car and go…. And so in 

Darien Lake June 2017

Darien Lake June 2017

Weekend of June 9-10, 2017 we ventured stateside for some fun in the sun at Darien Lake. With some extended family meeting us there, it would be a family party as well as a getaway. With our second trip in our camper and another trial 

Quiet Getaway for just the big kids

Quiet Getaway for just the big kids

Sometimes you just need a break… So as our anniversary was coming up, the ‘big kids’ decided to take quick getaway up north to Northridge Inn. A beautiful stunning property on the south end of Bernard Lake just south of Sundridge. The boutique hotel or inn