I love mini-stops. These are places where I put into our itinerary when we are travelling. Generally, it is a quick stop to look at something, snap a picture, and away we go to the next destination. But sometimes, a mini-stop turns into something bigger.…
I call a location like this a mini-stop. A mini-stop is something that is a quick stop, take a picture and off we go to the next spot. But unlike so many mini-stops, this one left me more confused than anything. It is a giant…
This is what I call a Mini-Stop: a place to stop, snap a pic and off you go on towards your next destination. Here is where I took a picture of my wife when we stopped on our way to Alaska. Unlike many other mini-stops…
The rest stops near where I live are no more than places to get out, stretch, have a picnic, and use the bathroom. I have not even considered these to be tourist attractions in themselves. We were travelling in Quebec and needed a break to…
We woke to a surprisingly beautiful morning at Fushimi Lake. This has to have been one of the best campsites we have stayed at, all because of the fantastic view and our private beach. I booked this site in February and am so glad I…
The world was in the throws of COVID and its myriad of restrictions and whatnot when we last were in Thunder Bay. Then, it was clear that things were no longer being maintained, even stuff just abandoned. On this day, the second on our journey…
I don’t remember how I discovered this place or its location. I know I have had it on my vast list of places to explore ever since I started making a list of places to go. Jumbo’s Cove Train Tunnel would be one of our…
Okay, it is a rock garden: just rocks and one statue thingy. I know, it just rocks—boring rocks. But it’s not boring when you get to think of it. How are rocks made? How they come to be. What are they made of? The history…
Once you get to the rock, the view is amazing. Getting to the rock is one devil of a time, probably why it is called Devil’s Rock. It is a mere one and a half kilometres so on a good, flat surface, just 15 minutes…
