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…
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…
D-I-V-O-R-C-E Obviously on such long road trips we listen to a lot on music. Charlene can be heard singing along to the songs and as anyone knows, the last song has a tendency to get stuck in one’s head even when it has long stopped…
It was a sad reason why we were up in Thunder Bay for our first visit to this northern Ontario city. My wife’s father had died, and she needed to get away. We did a rapid, four-day round trip to this city just months after…
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…
It is the first day our epic trip to see Alaska. Day one includes waking up at an ungodly hour and getting a huge head start on the drive. I have always wanted to travel the entire length of Highway 11 here in Ontario, and…
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…
