Travels With Stacey

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…

Earl is a 9 ton, all steel bison that is on the side of the road. It is hard to miss when driving in the Earlton area. I had decided to pull over for this mini-stop and a quick picture. I really appreciate that there…

We finally got to do this. Years of delays. Then figuring out how to get the time off. Planning. More planning. And then there was the money aspect. Once all of these were set, we drove to Alaska. It has always been a dream of…

I love planning trips; the route to get there and what we can see is almost as much fun as going on the trip itself. There are two things I always do when scheduling my next road trip: first is a map, and second is…

After years of waiting, much of it delayed by the unnecessary closures due to COVID, we are finally going to Alaska! We bought ourselves a RAV4 just for this purpose and are finally getting to go. It is a long, extensive, attraction-filled route. July 1…

Alaska is a place we have been planning on going for years, but COVID was an unnecessary hamper to this plan.  Tomorrow is the beginning of this epic trip. Today, the dreaded packing and the awesome fear of forgetting something.

Another camping trip for me and the missus! We will be visiting: Max Tanenbaum Sculpture Garden Robert McLaughlin Gallery Oshawa Valley Botanical Garden Sifton Cook Heritage Centre Art Gallery of Northumberland Presqu’ile Provincial Park and the various trails, nature centre and lighthouse Little Bluff Conservation…

“Are we doing anything this weekend?” Charlene asked me. We were just sitting on the couch watching something on TV. Having her ask me if we are doing anything is code for her wanting to do something.  I looked outside and noticed that it was…

Charlene was talking to her colleagues at her work when one mentioned doing the Grey Bruce Waterfalls Tour.  She had been talking about the places we started to go to, but before September 11, 2016, we were doing just one-stop destinations.  This waterfalls tour would…

Bleasdell Boulder Conservation Area Bleasdell Boulder Conservation Area When we are about to go on a trip, I rarely, if ever, tell Charlene where we are going. I will tell her just enough to know what to pack and wear for the day. The reason…