We are off to Fundy National Park, which is close to the Bay of Fundy and close to the Northumberland Strait. Once we crossed over the Baie des Chaleurs to New Brunswick the landscape changes from small town to small town to forestry on either side thru to our National Park. Missing Gaspe scenery already. […]
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CROSS CANADA MOTORHOME TRIP 2019 – GASPE PENINSULA
Now we are in camping and farming territory and lots of small towns, mostly starting with St. … Catholicism is alive and well in every town as evidenced by the church which in all cases has the most prominent location in each town. The highest vista. This church in St. Simon is very typical. Marg […]
VOYAGE EN CAMPING – CAR CROSS CANADA 2019 – QUEBEC
Across the Ottawa RIver to Gatineau and in Quebec and the challenge of driving compounds with French Road signs. Trying to make spur of the moment road decisions from French words and street names compounds our navigation. We reached Trois Riviere in a few hours and found a quaint campsite down in a valley. Got […]
CROSS CANADA MOTORHOME TRIP 2019 – MORE ONTARIO
Off to the 401 freeway next morning and we pass another Amish family in a covered buggy pulled quickly by two horses. Sunday morning so off to church I am sure. Tempted to follow them as their church service would be interesting and I bet I would have the most modern vehicle in the parking […]
CROSS CANADA MOTORHOME TRIP 2019 – ONTARIO
Off to Ontario, only a couple of hours to reach the border. We travelled on a two lane secondary highway that had gravel shoulders and deteriorated to no shoulder with pavement falling off on the sides. From what we have seen Alberta and BC have much superior roads, that, we take for granted. A goose […]
CROSS CANADA MOTORHOME TRIP 2019 – MANITOBA
Three hours of driving to Riding Mountain National Park in Manitoba. This is a very diverse campground with over 700 sites, most of which are private. The campground is on Clear Lake(Wasagaming) which is as the name suggests very clear and cold. The lake covers an area of 30 sq km. After setting up we […]
CROSS CANADA TRIP 2019 – SASKATCHEWAN
So, into Saskatchewan on Highway 1 and off to Cypress Hills Provincial Park, on the Saskatchewan side as the Park straddles the border. Lots of Prairie getting there so trees were a nice site This was our greeter as we entered the Park we checked into the Cypress Hills Resort, our stay for the night. […]
Oklahoma Gymnastic Competition- February 16-18/2018 Player Player
We headed to Oklahoma to watch our grand daughter Isabella perform in the Nadia Comaneci Tournament (the perfect 10 score back in 1976). It ended up being a little stressful for some of the competitors as flights were cancelled and late for many of them as well as the coaches. Our flight was late but […]
Southeast Asia Vacation – Hong Kong – February 3 – 7/2018
Well good, Our Captain Alex has found Hong Kong and we are glad. The Celebrity Millenium has been our home for two weeks now and has been quite comfortable. The meals for the most part have been good and plenty of wine to keep us happy. Lots of Tours and a deck to run on […]
Southeast Asia Vacation – Vietnam Nam January 28 to February 1/18
A one day sail in the Gulf of Thailand in calm seas takes us from Bangkok, Thailand to Ho Chi Minh City. This city was formerly Saigon under the old regime in South Vietnam and oddly, the locals still refer to it by the old name. The city is bustling with 10 million people and […]