We aren’t camping on this road trip adventure. It’s just a little too late in the season. That would have been more gear to pack too, and it’s cold and…
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On the way to Ontario!
We completely struck out for animal watching on the drive today. Unless you count red squirrels. We saw some birds though! The clouds were low and we got a few…
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My Summer Vacation 1985
This is a story I found in a box of my papers in the garage from 1985 that I had typed on our typewriter. Possibly for school? Or maybe just…
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Reflecting on my road trip
I drove 15,590 km over the last two months. That’s a lot of kilometres of deep thoughts. I drafted various versions of summarizing my deep thoughts about it all, but…
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HOME!
There was plenty of construction during my last leg home. It was sunny. It rained. Same ol’ story. I saw a moose though! Any ideas I had about how my…
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A rainy day drive
I was up early, which is easy to do when you go to bed by 8pm! I packed up as quietly as possible and then drove to the comfort station…
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Short day of driving, a hike, a can, and a chipmunk
I was searching for any good reason to stay in Thunder Bay longer. There were so many more things I could do and people I could visit, but it felt…
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Winnie the Pooh, Lake Superior, and a walk with Jen
At Pancake Bay last night, I carried my lawn chair to the edge of Lake Superior, plunked it down, and watched the sunset. Beautiful evening! There wasn’t much to do…
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Back on the road!
I’m on my way back to the Yukon! Today was a beautiful sunny, warm day for a drive! I left my Aunt Cecilia’s after 6am in the dark, aiming to…
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Sault Ste Marie Locks tour, Grundy Lake, and Cathy’s last day
We were so eager for our boat cruise that we were there 30 minutes early! We had a clear sunny sky! There weren’t too many other people on our boat….
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Nissan, Jana, Beardmore, and almost in Geraldton!
We went to Nissan this morning to have my engine warning dash light investigated. And we left at noon with a newly installed purge valve! If you’ve never heard of…
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Saskatoon!!
We decided to get a hotel in Saskatoon to get some laundry done and to wash up! I found a deal on a hotel near the airport with laundry, but…
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Alberta baby!!!
Our cushy hotel provided a free breakfast this morning! We didn’t drive too far today but just far enough. We are trying to book two nights ahead in this stretch…
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Setting up camp TWICE in one day!
We knew we had about 8 hours of driving to do over a day and a half to get to Whitehorse and a site a reserved tomorrow night there. So…
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Off we go!
My grandiose ideas of all the things I could fit in my truck ….. I was delusional! We are stuffed! Everything has its place. And I’m so glad Jeff got…
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Introducing Cathy!! My travel companion for the next month!
Introducing my childhood neighbour, friend, fellow girl guide, school bus rider, and 4H’er! Last year Cathy and I were chatting, and she was talking about how she hasn’t seen much…
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British Columbia Trip Summary
We did almost 9,000 km of driving on this trip! For our wildlife summary: We slept in the truck camper for 28 nights. Oh the memories!!!
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Handy tips for a road trip like this
Best tools: iOverlander app – This tool is key! It lets you look for the nearest campsite (or whatever you set it to look for) and once you’ve downloaded the…
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And back to BC!
With an extra night to spare, we headed to Atlin, BC! We’ve lived in the Yukon for 10 years now, but still hadn’t made it to Atlin. Until today!! Atlin…
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Fish jumping, fire’s burning, bugs are swarming
We decided to not veer off course to visit Prince Rupert or Kitimat. While we’d like to visit them, that’s a lot of driving that requires the same road in…
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