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Sydney journal: Beautiful Cape Breton

Fri, 08 Dec 2006 14:15:40 GMT

We arrived in Cape Breton on a lovely day and set up at my youngest brothers' place on beautiful Bras d'or Lake. I have 3 brothers & 2 sister in laws here in Cape Breton and it was wonderful visiting with them and their families. The families treated us royally. The Hog Rally (Harley Davison motorcylceds) was in Sydney while we were here, over 2700 of them and it was a sight to behold. We also saw the biggest fiddle in the world down by the harbor. We visited Rita MacNeils Tea House and just missed her by an hour.

Bolton journal: Lots of relatives around Toronto area

Fri, 08 Dec 2006 07:07:51 GMT

We put our 5th wheel in Annette's driveway from Thurs. until Mon. and visited from there. We went to church with Annette on Sunday and the preacher was fantastic and we had heard him in 1999 in Vernon. Bolton is 1 hour from Toronto and a lovely lush area.

Whistler journal: Whistler, BC

Tue, 03 Oct 2006 21:43:09 GMT

We left Surrey for Whistler on Monday. We were anxious to see Carson, who was now home recuperating and to see if we could be of any help to Carson or Shannon and of course to see Lauren who turned 1 yr. old while we were gone. The weather is gorgeous and it is lovely here. Must say though, the most expensive RV site in all of Canada and USA. We spent time walking in Whistler Village, Dave spent some time with Carson alone, then today we brought lunch & supper over to them as well as taking Lauren for a long walk, took her home but she wanted to go some more so we walked her again.

Vancouver journal: Surrey, BC

Tue, 03 Oct 2006 21:36:42 GMT

We headed over to my youngest daughter Robin the next day to surprise her and her two children, Avery & Hailey and it was a success. They had no idea where we were and they thought that it would be another month before we were back in Canada and likely Vernon.

Marysville journal: Marysville, Washington

Sat, 30 Sep 2006 22:51:17 GMT

We left Spokane on a lovely clear hot day around 11 am. Today we went through so many different type of landscapes from prairie to dessert to mountains. We went throught so many different type of landscapes from city, prairies, desert & mountains. We only stopped in Leavenworth for diesel as we had been there several times before. It was 84 there. The Stevens pass was lovely but as we approached Everett there were not campgrounds and the cars leaving the city was bumper to bumper and we headed onto the I-5 at rush hour, very nervous. I spotted a Wal-Mart just before dark. Were we ever thankful ...

Blaine journal: Blaine/Canadian Border

Sat, 30 Sep 2006 22:48:25 GMT

Well we got all our purchases together along with the receipts and headed on the road. We stopped in Burlington at a big RV store and had a ball looking (and buying )some things for the RV. Around 2 we decided that we had bought enough and went for lunch before hitting the I-5 again. We hit the border around 4 pm and had absolutely no trouble. The fellow even said "Welcome Home" and did it ever feel good to cross the border and get into Canada. We hit the same RV spot in Surrey that we visited when we came to say goodbye to Robin and the grandchildren. We set up and will surprise them in the ...

Spokane journal: Spokane, Washington Day 2

Thu, 28 Sep 2006 22:18:17 GMT

It was a lovely clear hot (86) day and we loved it. We went shopping at a big shopping centre in the morning and then after lunch we went downtown and saw some of the city while on a gondola ride and then walked through a lovely park. It was a gorgeous day. We even went and did some shopping at a costco. After supper here in the park we met a couple from England who come over to USA/Canada for 3 months and travel in a 5th wheel then they park it for 3 mos. go back to England and then back again. They just love it.

Spokane journal: Spokane, Washington

Wed, 27 Sep 2006 22:18:30 GMT

We left Kalispell around 11 am (our usual time to get on the road). The day was one of the nicest in a long time. The roads were good and the weather was fantastic and we got in a hike, the first in a long time.The pictures I took of the falls don't do it justice, it was lovely.We were in 3 states today, Montana, Idaho and into Washington. Our spot in Spokane is lovely, a little like our spot in Vernon. Talked with Dave's son today and he is gradually recuperating.

Kalispell journal: Kalispell, Montana

Wed, 27 Sep 2006 21:56:08 GMT

After leaving Havre around 2:40 in the afternoon, we saw more prairie and then near dusk mountains appeared. We generally don't travel in the evening as the amount of deer on the roads make's one think but God was with us and we arrived in Kalispell around 8:45 at a Wal Mart. They are so easy to find and there were around 5 RV's in different areas of the parking lot. It was quite warm but earlier it looked like rain, it cleared up nicely.

Havre journal: Havre, Montana

Tue, 26 Sep 2006 12:46:53 GMT

We were the last to leave Wal Mart. Last night Dave beat me again at Scrabble (he generally does). We left at 9:45 and after several stops (Glasgow, Harlem) we found out that this area is owned by natives and were not friendly to us. Again a lot of prairie and ran into 10 miles of road that they are working on and it was gravel, dusty and very slow going. The roads have mostly been very good on the #2. We arrive in Havre around 6 pm (gained 1 hour today) and set up. Very friendly here and Dave made arrangements to have the truck serviced as we hit the 100,000 km. 3 other big RV's that we had ...

Williston journal: Williston, ND

Tue, 26 Sep 2006 12:37:47 GMT

We left Devils Lake late after watching after watching a good message on TV. It was a bright windy day and stopped in Rugby for a good lunch as well as at the Geographical Centre of North America. We arrit ved in Williston (in the middle of nowhere) at found a brand new Wal Mart so set up base there. Before we knew it there were at least 4 more RV's arriving to do the same.

Devils Lake journal: Devils Lake, North Dakota

Tue, 26 Sep 2006 10:37:03 GMT

This stop was an experience. We ended up in a fairly new RV spot in a huge Native Indian Resort (Casino). We also got a great smorg for only $10.00 and it is cheaper to stay in these type because they hope they get some of your money you lose at gambling, they didn't get any of ours.

Superior journal: Superior/Duluth, Wisconsin

Tue, 26 Sep 2006 10:30:54 GMT

Superior is right next door to Duluth. By the time we got to Superior (right at Lake Superior) it was dark so we headed to a Wal Mart for the night. Then next day we were not long on the road as it was really pouring so we stopped in at a RV resort at Cass Lake and just had some down time and got off the wet roads.

Ashland journal: Ashland, Wisconsin

Tue, 26 Sep 2006 10:12:10 GMT

Our drive today was lovely. Dave finally got to see a lot of the maples turning red. We managed to drive up to Lake Superior even with all the stopping to take pictures, etc.

Baraboo journal: Big Flats, Wisconsin

Tue, 26 Sep 2006 10:07:15 GMT

The last couple of days have been like driving in the prairies in Canada except it has been fields & fields of corn and soy beans and then later this afternoon we headed into more hilly and scenic country. Actually we also went through more cities and one of them called Wisconsin Dells is like a cross between Las

Vegas and Disneyland. We had never heard of it before but it was amazing how much touristy stuff was there. I didn't get many pictures as it came upon us so suddenly. We ended up staying at a campground not far from this area but we won't go back to the "trap".

Ottawa journal: Ottawa, Illinois

Wed, 20 Sep 2006 20:33:42 GMT

We left Nappanne around noon. Again we pulled off the road and had a picnic lunch. Around 3:30 outside of North Hayden, Indiana, we had to pull over and stop for 1 1/2 hrs (with lots of truckers as well) and wait for people to clean up a bad accident (the person was killed). We arrived in Ottawa, Illinois at 8 pm arnd ended up staying in a Wal Mart parking lot as we couldn't find a campground. There were 3 RV's and about 5 semi trucks. The trucks run all night though, I haven't figured that out yet but it makes it noisy.

Nappanee journal: Nappanee, Indiana

Wed, 20 Sep 2006 20:20:17 GMT

We decided to make a trip to Nappanee as this is where our 5th wheel was made at the Newmar factory. We took a tour with quite a few other couples and we stayed the night at the factory and so did around 15 couples. We also visited the Amish Acres across the road. Around 30% Amish work at the Newmar factory. It was interesting to see the horse & buggies and the young men with their beards mixing with todays ways. It was a lovely day and the Newmar people looked after us very well.

Plymouth journal: Plymouth, Indiana

Wed, 20 Sep 2006 20:11:34 GMT

We left Emmett Michigan on a cloudy cool day and hoped to get to a spot in Indiana. We arrived at dusk and stayed for 3 days. This was the biggest park that we have stayed in so far. It was called Jellystone and had over 1200 spots. Everyone ran around on golf carts, I thought that I would go nuts hearing them steady. It was a party weekend as they had their Halloween party before people stopped coming back for their weekends. It ended up being a very hot & humid weekend.

Indianapolis journal: Indianapolis, Indiana

Wed, 20 Sep 2006 20:06:30 GMT

We left Plymouth around 10 am and arrived at the Indy 500 Speedway around 1 pm. It was a lovely drive but I can't believe that we headed to a city that size. Dave had always wanted to see it as well he still hopes to see a race but it was nice to do the tour without a race going on. We went on a bus tour of the track and then throught the museum. We got home around 8 pm so it was a full and tiring day

Emmett journal: Emmett, Michigan

Thu, 14 Sep 2006 19:13:33 GMT

After spending a night in a different bed, we spent a relaxing day with Betty. We went down to the bridge (the one that crosses to the States) and saw the lovely parks, etc. I had likely my last feed of fries from the chip wagon. Betty took us to her hair dresser and Dave & I got a much needed hair cut. Betty's mom (who lost her husband 2 weeks ago), her sister and her neice came over for supper. We left before dark to come back to Emmett, Michigan, USA to where we had left the 5th wheel. We did not take it into Canada.

Sarnia journal: Sarnia, Ontario

Thu, 14 Sep 2006 19:03:32 GMT

We headed over to Sarnia to visit a girlfriend that I have known for around 38 years. We hit a deteour as soon as we got over the bridge and it through us off base for awhile. We finally found her place and she was very glad to see us and when we go there it is like going to see family as we know all her family. We also got a much needed hair cut.

Port Huron journal: Port Huron, Michigan

Thu, 14 Sep 2006 18:55:36 GMT

We woke up to a foggy day that later turned into very heavy rain. By noon we decided to try and get some miles in but decided with the weather being bad that we again would stay on the secondary roads and for the most part, they were good but had to go onto the interstate once we were 1 1/2 hours away from Port Huron and this was not fun with it getting dark and the rain so heavy but we managed to get to the campground that we had reserved. We will leave the 5th wheel here tomorrow and go over to Sarnia, Ontario to visit a girl friend for a few days.

Vernon journal: Our Trip Across Canada

Wed, 13 Sep 2006 16:46:00 GMT

On Saturday, April 29 we left the Sunny Okanagan for our trip across Canada which we expect to take 6 months. We have been planning this for 2 years but first I had to have some surgery done and then the job of selling the big home. This got done with God's help and we were on our way

Bowling Green journal: Bowling Green, Ohio

Tue, 12 Sep 2006 18:34:50 GMT

We woke up to more cloudy weather and we also watched some of the programs on TV regarding the 5th anniversay of the 9/11 events. It is hard to believe that 5 years have come and gone. We didn't get on the road until 11:30 am. I had packed a picnic lunch & we stopped by the side of the road near a lake and enjoyed it. We stayed off the interstate and went through the country and even though this took longer, it was much more relaxing. We arrived at this site around 7 pm.

Binghamton journal: Binghamton, New York

Tue, 12 Sep 2006 18:27:25 GMT

Today was the first time that we had a problem getting a spot. Had to try twice. We ended up in a nice spot though and it is amazing how at home we are as soon as we set up. We are not doing a lot of touristy things right now. Dave finds the huge trees over whelming. Dave's son was having surgery tonight at midnight regarding his kidney & spleen and came through it without losing either even though that is what they went in to remove.

Mercer journal: Mercer, PA

Sun, 10 Sep 2006 16:18:01 GMT

After spending a very wet night in a RV Park near Clearfield, we headed on the Interstate 80 towards the PA/Ohio border at stayed 2 days at a place called RV Village Camp Resort with has 250 sites. The amazing thing about this spot is that so many of the campers run around on what looks like a golf cart instead of walking. They seem to do this for something to do. Mercer is called a borough, not a town nor a city. We went to an E Free church Sunday morning. It was an old church, full and so many young people. It was good to be there and the message was good. After that we went into a place ...

South Deerfield journal: South Deerfield

Wed, 06 Sep 2006 17:42:50 GMT

This is the furtherest south that we will go. Tomorrow we will head west. We spent most of the day in a lovely spot. It is called the YANKEE CANDLE and actually a lot of you likely have bought candles made here. There was a lovely restuaurant, candle museum and a Christmas store and lots more. The grounds were just lovely, actually nicer than the gardens we paid to see in St. Andrews.

Bernardston journal: Bernardston, Massachusetts

Tue, 05 Sep 2006 18:50:17 GMT

Our first stop of the day was in Windsor at the Simon Pearce Glass facility where we watched glassblowers & potters create original designs in glass & pottery. The heat that the glass blowers work in was unbelievable. It is lovely stuff and very expensive but after seeing what goes into the making of just one item, it us understandable. Later down the road in Windsor also, Dave toured the American Precision Museum which is a National Historic Landmark which celebrates the birthplace of America's industrial revolution. He saw machine tools, rifles,and a working 19th century gun shop. After ...

East Thetford journal: East Thetford, Vermont

Tue, 05 Sep 2006 18:14:02 GMT

This was a lovely trip, went through a lot of hills and the trees were huge. Maine, New Hamshire & Vermont are known for their Maple Syrup. Everywhere you look, there are signs to try and get you to stop. We did and learn a lot from the owner. I think that Dave was getting tired of nothing but big trees and old houses by the end of the day.

Bethel journal: Bethel, Maine

Tue, 05 Sep 2006 18:01:12 GMT

After watching Charles Stanley on TV, we got on the road. We decided to take the #2 route, which is through a lot of lovely country. Stopped in a small town called Farmington and had a homestyle meal, which really tasted wonderful. I had the turkey and I took half of it home. We got to our spot around 3 and I must say (as you will see by a picture) that we were doubtful but our spot was right on the river and it was lovely but started to pour around 5 pm so that ended our desire to do anything.

Bangor journal: Bangor, Maine, USA

Tue, 05 Sep 2006 17:51:33 GMT

We took our time leaving Canada and as always, we nervous going through the border.We crossed at Houlton, which is the first US town we went through as we left New Brunswick, Canada. We stopped outside of Bangor at a Campsite in a little place called Hermon. The drive was lovely but dreary. Dave says that he certainly feels different now that we are no longer in Canada.

Fredericton journal: Fredericton & Woodstock

Sun, 03 Sep 2006 14:51:51 GMT

We hated to leave St. Andrews today as it was gorgeous. We drove to Oak Bay and then headed to Fredericton where Dave had to check out getting the truck serviced. After lunch we headed closer to the Main border to a little place called Woodstock where we stayed for 3 days. The weather was lovely, we got some fishing in but there really was nothing there and it appears to be a poor town.

Saint Andrews journal: Ministers Island

Tue, 29 Aug 2006 18:10:13 GMT

Another rainy day (at least this morning) and we headed for a tour of Ministers Island. You can drive across "the bar" at low tide which will take you over the ocean floor to the summer residence of the railway builder Sir William Van HorneY you have to make sure you are not stranded over there. It is 500 acres that the province now owns. First an Anglican minister by the name of Andrews lived there, then Van Horne and now the province owns it. It was a life of wealth that most of us can't even imagine.

Saint Andrews journal: St. Andrew

Tue, 29 Aug 2006 18:07:02 GMT

Before we left New River Beach area today we drove back towards Saint John and drove into Mace Bay, Dipper Harbour and Chance Harbour. These seemed to be lobster areas but were not wealthy areas. As the day was overcast, the pictures did not turn out as well but it will give you an idea. We then left for St. Andrews which is a beautiful spot on the most southerly cape of New Brunswick. It is obvious, as we drove around this evening (in the rain) that there is, or was, lots of money here. Lots of heritage homes (called salt box style) and most of which are used as Inns, B&B's, etc. We are ...

Cape Enrage journal: Cape Enrage, NB

Mon, 28 Aug 2006 17:11:58 GMT

We left Hopewell Cape around 11:30 and it was a lovely day. It was quite a feat driving up to Cape Enrage as it was very steep and winding and people were amazed at us driving the 5th wheel up there but Dave did a fantastic job. What a lovely spot I had made a picnic lunch so we sat outside at a picnic table and people watched as we ate. We also stopped at a little place called Alma just at the Fundy National Park and bought some live lobster and live mussells for supper. We have almost had enough of this rich food. This was just a lovely drive.

Hopewell journal: Hopewell Cape, New Brunswick

Mon, 28 Aug 2006 13:03:31 GMT

We arrived at the Ponderosa Pines RV campsite around 5 pm after leaving Truro NS around 11:30. It was a lovely drive along the Truro NS into New Brunswick. We came around Moncton, did not go in as we had been there before with Norm & Nancy McDonald. After setting up we headed to the Provincial Park to see the rocks, some were called Flowerpot swhich were created by the highest tides in the world. This was another highlite of this trip. What a spectacular site! We did try some fishing but the mosquitoes got the best of us.We stayed here until Sunday morning.

Truro journal: Truro for the second time also

Wed, 23 Aug 2006 16:15:36 GMT

We actually arrived here in Truro on August 21 and will stay until August 25 as we need some down time and this is a nice spot and was close to take Mary to Halifax, Peggy's Cove and only 45 minutes from the airport.

Halifax journal: Halifax for the second time

Wed, 23 Aug 2006 16:09:09 GMT

After Peggy's Cove Dave & Mary went into Halifax. They went to the Cidatel and down to the Harbour and then to the same restaurant that we went to when we were here earlier in our trip for a good feed of lobster.

Halifax journal: Peggy's Cove

Wed, 23 Aug 2006 15:57:01 GMT

Well it is back to Peggy's Cove and Halifax as Mary, Dave's sister had never been to either of these places. Lynda did not go as she had one of her bad head aches that she gets when she does not wear the neck brace. It was a gorgeous day as you will see by the pictures.

North Sydney journal: North Sydney, Nova Scotia

Tue, 22 Aug 2006 14:07:20 GMT

We spent the night in the compound at the ferry depot and got up at 6 am as the ferry was to leave at 7:30 only to find out later that the ferry was going to be 2 hours late. It was a rainy morning but the trip went fast and we arrived in North Sydney around 4 and my brothers met us at Tim Hortons as Chris had some mail for us that was forwarded by the Sommergils in Vernon. After our coffee stop, we headed to Antigonish where we had stayed earlier in our visit to Nova Scotia. Next day it was pouring and we headed to Truro.

Port aux Basques journal: Port aux Basques

Tue, 22 Aug 2006 13:45:54 GMT

Before we heading to Port aux Basques we took a drive up to Cox's Cove, a small little village at the cape north of Cornerbrook. We found out that the average wage is $7/hr and a fellow who has worked for a company for 23 years has no pension when he retires. The area looked like money was hard to come by.

Corner Brook journal: Corner Brook

Tue, 22 Aug 2006 13:15:45 GMT

We are now heading back and are on our way home. In Corner Brook we visited a few cemeteries to see if I could find some of my mothers family (Snow, Harris & Syemore) I did find a few.

Port au Choix journal: Port au Choix

Tue, 22 Aug 2006 12:41:12 GMT

We stayed at the RV campsite at Rocky Harbour and drove up to Port au Choix and decided that we would not go any further north. We saw some neat little villages and other sites along the way.

Deer Lake journal: Gros Morne National Park

Mon, 21 Aug 2006 14:11:56 GMT

We left Kona Beach and headed to Gros Morne National Park going through Deer Lake and then north to Gros Morne National Park. We stopped at the Info Centre and then headed to Rocky Harbour where we stayed for 3 days and went north as far as Port Au Choix. We found it beautiful but remote, saw moose, light houses and then headed south.

Baie Verte journal: Baie Verte & La Scie

Sun, 20 Aug 2006 09:41:26 GMT

We stayed in a campground called Kona Beach and we were right on the beach but it was so windy that we could hardly open the 5th wheel door. We took day trips from here to Baie Verte and La Scie which were lovely coastal villages so far from any centre it was unbelievable

Gander journal: Gander

Fri, 18 Aug 2006 06:45:02 GMT

Gander was a disappointment but I wanted to go as my Dad was stationed there in the RCAF. It is quite small but it is the alternate spot for NASA as well as that is where a lot of the transatlantic flights fuel up.

Twillingate journal: Twillingate

Wed, 16 Aug 2006 16:37:01 GMT

Twillingate is a lovely little village at the end of a peninsula. We picked more blueberries, I even made blueberry muffins, we went to a dinner theatre which was so very entertaining. This is a lovely fishing village and we enjoyed our stay here very much. We could see Notre Dame Bay from our windows, it was so peaceful.

Musgrave Town journal: Musgrave Harbour

Wed, 16 Aug 2006 16:27:21 GMT

We left Eastport under cold cloudy skies and headed for Musgrave Harbour. Mary and I picked some wonderful blueberries. We stopped at a little place called Salvage to do some emailing and banking at a internet cafe. Internet is not as easy to get along this coast or in Newfoundland.

Saskatoon journal: Saskatoon 16 West RV Park

Wed, 16 Aug 2006 16:26:16 GMT

This was a lovely park and had free email so got caught up with the blog and emails as well as laundry. We could have stayed longer but had to get on the road to Melfort. Weather is changing and almost nice out there.

Bonavista journal: Bonavista

Wed, 16 Aug 2006 14:37:08 GMT

We left St. John's Aug. 8 to head up the northern coast of Newfoundland. We went through lots of coastal villages and enjoyed it all even though it was rainy and cool.

St. John's journal: Signal Hill

Wed, 16 Aug 2006 13:41:38 GMT

We picked up Dave's sister Mary as she flew in from Vancouver Island yesterday. Today we went and spent some time at a local art festival and then went up to Signal Hill where the first translantic signal was received.

St. John's journal: St. John's, Newfoundland

Wed, 16 Aug 2006 13:40:48 GMT

We headed into the biggest city of Newfoundland. I had made an appt. to see an old classmate of mine whom I had not seen since 1961 and she had moved to NFLD from Ontario years ago. We walked around the streets and saw lots of different style houses, in fact, St. John's reminded us of San Fransisco, even to the streets having such high grades.

St. John's journal: Avalon Peninsula

Wed, 16 Aug 2006 12:55:49 GMT

This was a wonderful trip along the Avalon Peninsula.We found so many fishing villages along the way. The west coast of this peninsula is very barren and desolate. We had a picnic lunch on a lovely spot overlooking the ocean. This area was very much like we had expected Newfoundland to be.

Placentia journal: Heading for NEWFOUNDLAND

Wed, 16 Aug 2006 12:45:07 GMT

We left the campground at Sydney, Nova Scotia at 5:30 am to catch the 7 am ferry to Placentia, Newfoundland. This ferry took 14 hours and the waters were rough but Dave and I played scrabble, read and ate and the hours went by and we landed in Newfoundland around 9:15 and headed off onto land in the dark of the night not knowing where we were going but hoping to find a campground, which we did. It only had a place to put our 5th wheel, no hookups but we didn't mind as we were tired.

Sydney journal: Cabot Trail

Wed, 16 Aug 2006 06:20:19 GMT

We left around 8 am with my brother Tom to do the Cabot Trail. We did not take the 5th wheel as it was set up on the Bras D'or Lake at my brothers. We had all kinds of weather today and it took around 12 hours to do this trail. Tom, even though he had lived in Nova Scotia for years, had never done the Cabot Trail so it was a treat for him to see it.

Antigonish journal: Antigonish, Nova Scotia

Wed, 16 Aug 2006 05:59:01 GMT

We left Charlotte Lake late and stopped in a place called Memory Lane Heritage Village (which was in the 1949 era). The roads today were awful. When we got to Sherbrooke (we are now heading north up to Antigonish) we again visited a heritage type of village but we had only an hour until closing time so we hurried through it which was too bad as it had a lot of history and neat older homes and businesses to see.

Dartmouth journal: Dartmouth

Wed, 26 Jul 2006 18:52:20 GMT

We left Shelburne shortly before noon after being spoiled by Alice & Ralph Halliday. It was tricky getting over the brige between Halifax & Dartmouth and then we went along the Marine Drive Trail and stayed at a campground on Charlotte Lake.

Yarmouth journal: Back tracking to Yarmouth

Wed, 26 Jul 2006 18:42:34 GMT

The car broke down in as we headed out of town so spent most of the day in Annapolis Royal, we had a relaxing day before heading back to Yarmouth, seeing a famous lighthouse and then back to Shelburne.

Annapolis Royal journal: Annapolis Royal

Wed, 26 Jul 2006 18:29:54 GMT

Around noon Sylvia, Dave & Lynda headed to Digby/Annapolis Royal area. It was a rainy day but we didn't let it get us down. We took Sylvia's parents car & left the 5th wheel in Shelburne and got a motel in Annapolis Royal.

Shelburne journal: Founders Day in Shelburne

Wed, 26 Jul 2006 17:45:32 GMT

Another rainy foggy day but we tried to make the best of it. Shelburne is an old Loyalist town and the houses are just gorgeous and full orf history. We went through the museum, toured the grounds were the activities were.

Shelburne journal: Gunning Cove & Area

Wed, 26 Jul 2006 17:28:44 GMT

Sylvia, Dave & Lynda headed out to tour the area and before too long, fog came in so we were disappointed but we managed to see some nice areas heading south along the coast from Shelburne.

Shelburne journal: Shelburne

Wed, 26 Jul 2006 17:25:12 GMT

We got up at 5:30 to drive to the Halifax airport to pick up Sylvia, a friend from Vernon who lives in Shelburne. It was 1 1/2 hr trip to the airport and then back down to Shelburne with a stop at Lunenburg to see the Bluenose II come in and we arrived in Shelburne around 5 pm. Shelburne is a lovely town started by the Loyalists in the 1800's. The houses, harbors, etc are just lovely and Sylvia was a wonderful tour guide. On Friday to Sundays was to be a big celebration called Founders Day but the storm came in and the rain came down so a lot of preparations went down the drain.

Halifax journal: A full day in Halifax

Fri, 21 Jul 2006 10:30:00 GMT

We spent a full day in Halifax, part of it in the Cidital and watching presentations, etc, walking down on the boardwalk around the harbor, visiting the Maritime Museum and the Public Gardens

Halifax journal: Peggy's Cove

Fri, 21 Jul 2006 10:23:50 GMT

We stayed outside Halifax in a small area of Martins River. We headed into Peggy's Cove and that hasn't changed since I was there 20 years ago. The fog spoiled a lot of picture taking but we had a nice time anyway. On the way there we stopped at a Memorial that they had put up in the area for the Swiss Air Flight III that went down in 1998. The trip to Halifax via Peggy's Cove was very windy but worth it.

Port Williams journal: Majestic Fundy Shore Drive

Sat, 15 Jul 2006 18:40:55 GMT

We left Hilden where our RV site is (outside Truro) on a nice sunny day and headed on the Glooscap Trail to the Cobequid Bay and Minas Basin (Called Fundy Shore Drive). I couldn't possible put on the pictures of the gorgeous sites that we saw today. We also headed north to Cape Blomidon and the road stopped at Cape Split. There was a 14 km hike that we decided that we wouldn't do. They call look outs look offs here. This again was a wonderful day and can't believe how many new and wonderful sights there are in this country of ours.

Truro journal: Truro, NS

Fri, 14 Jul 2006 18:33:28 GMT

After spending the morning in bed with a migraine, I managed to get it under control and we headed into Truro where we found out at the Info Centre that the Truro's famous tidal bore was going to happen shortly and if we wanted to see it we should head over to the river right away. Lots of other people we of like minds. It was very awesome to watch. We then went to the Stanfield factory. As you will see in a picture, it is very old. We picked up a few groceries on our way back to the RV site.

Springhill journal: Nova Scotia

Fri, 14 Jul 2006 18:22:03 GMT

We left PEI in the pouring rain. We went through New Brunswick and then into Nova Scotia and if we thought that we had been on bad roads, this day proved that there are worse. We followed the Blooscap Trail and stopped in Springhill to see the Anne Murray Centre and it was very nicely done. The area was remote, it was obvious that this is a poorer area and we even had a hard time to find a place to eat and when we did, they even wrecked a caesar salad. We found a campsite outside Truro.

Montague journal: Pt. Prim up to St. Peters

Fri, 14 Jul 2006 17:57:34 GMT

We stopped in at Charlottetown first to have a coffee with Joy Schellenburg as she was in PEI for a few weeks. After several hours (long coffee break) we headed to the southern eastern tip of the island to a place called Pt. Prim and had lunch in a quaint chowder house and then visited one of the oldest Light houses in Canada. After that we headed up north to St. Peters, made several stops along the way and then headed home down through the centre of theIsland which were the only good roads we found the whold time that we were there. What a lush gentle island though. Well worth visiting.

Charlottetown journal: Cavendish & Charlottetown PEI

Fri, 14 Jul 2006 17:35:58 GMT

We first headed up in the middle of PEI to the north and visited the Village of Avonlea which was made famous from the story of Anne of Green Gables. It was nicely done and all the workers were dressed in the clothes from that era. There was always some kind of entertainment going on.After that we headed back down to the City of Charlottetown and visited Founders Hall-Canadas Birthplace Pavalion which gave me a much better idea of how Canada was formed and when. It also was well done.Got home later and I was exhausted.

Peterborough journal: Peterborough, Ontario

Fri, 14 Jul 2006 17:25:27 GMT

We left Bolton around 2 pm and arrived outside Peterborough around 6 pm. We took our chances and found a lovely spot on Rice Lake. These owners had a big farm and one son still ran the farm and the other son ran the campground which is nearly all seasonal people. The lake was lovely and we would have liked to fish but had to get on our way to Ottawa.

Thunder Bay journal: Thunder Bay, Ontario

Fri, 14 Jul 2006 17:24:34 GMT

Left Regina Bay around 11:30 am and drove until 7 pm where we decided to stay at Wal Mart. Actually it was great. We walked after supper and the evening was lovely and we stopped right beside some people from Kamloops, BC

Huntsville journal: Huntsville

Fri, 14 Jul 2006 17:14:21 GMT

Made a short stop in Huntsville for lunch and the Ledgers, who used to live in Vernon came and had a quick visit with us.

North Bay journal: Visiting with some May relatives

Fri, 14 Jul 2006 17:11:13 GMT

Arrived in North Bay after staying the night before in the Wal Mart parking lot of Sudbury. Ann, my sister in law (my brother Stan died 10 yrs ago) was a gracious hostess and fed us like kings and toured us around the Museum where she volunteers and showed us the area down by the lake which is quite lovely. They have also hand carved 2 Carousels which are quite something to see.

Sault Sainte Marie journal: Off the Road for a few days

Fri, 14 Jul 2006 17:08:11 GMT

We left Neys Campground around 10:45 & it was windy. Our neighbors were from Chilliwack and on their way home. We stopped in at Wawa, Agawa Bay Lookout and it was one of the nicest drives and nicest days that we have had so far. We found a spot just outside of Sault Ste. Marie called Glenview RV Park and on Monday, Dave will get the truck serviced. On Saturday we tried 3 different fishing spots with no luck, not even a nibble. on Sunday we listened to Pastor Larry the internet as there were no E Free churches in the Sault.

Rossport journal: Between Marathon & Terrace Bay, Ontario

Fri, 14 Jul 2006 17:04:00 GMT

We stayed at Neys Campground and the park was rustic but we had hookups so it was OK. After supper we took a walk down to Lake Superior. The walk there and back took us 2 hours but the view of Lake Superior was worth it.

Marathon journal: Views along Lake Superior

Fri, 14 Jul 2006 16:57:59 GMT

We left Thunder Bay around 9:15 am and stopped at Kakabeka Falls and walked around the trail. It was a mini Niagara Falls but there was a nice board walk so that we could take pictures and see different views. Stopped to see the Terry Fox Memorial outside Thunder Bay. Quite moving, he was a determined young man. Arrived at a rustic campground at Ney, Ontario and walked for 2 hours that evening down to Lake Superior. It was a lovely walk.

Scarborough journal: Scarborough

Fri, 14 Jul 2006 14:32:29 GMT

On Saturday we drove to the other side of Scarborough to see the Taylors, Dave's cousin Mary and her husband Don who are from the West. We had a great visit with them and she served us a wonderful lunch. After that we headed to my niece's place in Goodwood. They have a lovely large home and 4 beautiful children. My nephew Jeffrey May,his wife Maria and their 2 children came from Orangeville and my sister in law came from Bolton and we all had supper together. It was great with so many being together as it had been years since I had seen some of them.

Toronto journal: Busy downtown Toronto

Fri, 14 Jul 2006 14:31:29 GMT

On Friday evening we went into Toronto at rush hour to see Lisa, Dave's niece, who is from a small town in Alberta. I couldn't believe the traffic and how well Dave did driving in it. We never saw another truck down there. We headed back to Bolton around 11 and the traffice went like crazy and I was exhausted when we got home from tryng to see the road signs. We had a good visit with Lisa & it was amazing to see how well the small town girl has adjusted to the big city. She is taking her nursing so that is what brought her to Toronto

Gravenhurst journal: Gravenhurst, the Muskoka's

Fri, 14 Jul 2006 14:29:15 GMT

This was a wonderful area except for the mosquitoes. I thought that Dave would go crazy with them. I got skunked, didn't get 1 fish but Dave and my sister and Teddy did. My neice Danielle was there and my 2 nephews from the London area came and spent some time with us. It was a great reunion with my sister and her family. She is the baby of my family. The cottages on this lake are like mansions.

Cornwall journal: Cornwall, along the St. Lawrence

Fri, 14 Jul 2006 14:27:29 GMT

After leaving Ottawa we headed for Cornwall to visit with my older sister Marge and her husband Luke and also 2 of her girls and family came on Fathers Day. We fished for perch, thanks to Luke, and it was quite wonderful. I spent the first 10 years of my life along the St. Lawrence. We visited my parents grave site, Marge's daughter Brenda's grave site, this time I got to visit 4 grave sites that I needed to do.

Gaspe journal: Gaspe Provincial Park

Fri, 14 Jul 2006 14:25:09 GMT

Again we ended up getting lots of rain but it delayed until we had hiked up to the top of the Gaspe. The hike was over 4 km one way and once we got up to the point where there was a lighthouse the skies opened. We were able to take shelter with lots of other people in a little garage type shelter until the storm was over. It was a beautiful spot to see.

Miramichi journal: Miramichi, NB

Fri, 14 Jul 2006 14:21:59 GMT

On our way to Miramichi, we saw some lovely sites. We had hoped to tour an Acadian Village but spent too much time in Bathurst getting the phone back up & running. We saw some of it though. Also, Norm & Nancy McDonald reached us and we will meet up with them tomorrow.

Campbellton journal: Now into New Brunswick

Fri, 14 Jul 2006 14:21:09 GMT

We left the Gaspe this morning and arrived in Campbellton, New Brunswick around 4 pm and it was a lovely spot to enter into New Brunswick. We then went further down the province and stayed at a campground called Black Point which is located on the Bay of Chaleur, halfway between Campbellton and Bathurst.

Manitoulin journal: Gore Bay & Kagawong

Fri, 14 Jul 2006 14:17:28 GMT

Gore Bay is supposed to be the largest village on the Island and Kagawong has the lovely Bridal Veil Falls. Both were lovely parts of the Island

Ottawa journal: Ottawa

Fri, 14 Jul 2006 14:14:43 GMT

We arrived in Manotick (outside Ottawa) around 4 pm, had a coffee stop at Tim Hortons and then to Emerald Links (golf course) where my sister works. She showed us around her lovely work place and then we followed her across Ottawa to where she and Leo live. Our rig took up their whole driveway. As usual, Audrey spoiled us as well as Leo was a gracious host. We have been so busy here, I spent one whole day with my sister Hilda, who has just started chemo . She looks wonderful and her spirits are very good.

Matane journal: Matane,Quebec

Fri, 14 Jul 2006 14:08:35 GMT

As we left Riviere-du-Loup we noticed that the lilacs we just blooming. At the little RV spot we could sit outside at the picnic table and email (which I did until dark) and also print things (Dave set it up with a long extension cord). We also bought Dave some fresh shrimp as Matane is noted for them and he loves them. Next day was Dave's most challenging day of driving, some grades were 14% but the views were worth it. We are so glad that we decided to go to the Gaspe as we would have missed an awesome part of Canada

Quebec City journal: Wonderful Quebec City

Fri, 14 Jul 2006 14:05:49 GMT

We arrived at our campground about 30 km outside Quebec city and after setting up went to Quebec City for the evening and the city was lovely at night. We went to the Plains of Abraham to see if there were any fireworks (we had been told at the RV campground to go and see them) but we missed them by one night. The next day we took a tour of the City and countryside. Old Quebec was fantastic. It was truly a wonderful experience to visit this city.

Iles de Chenes journal: Winnipeg, Manitoba

Fri, 14 Jul 2006 14:03:42 GMT

We stgayed in Arrowhead RV Park for 3 days. It needed lots of TLC but new owners had just taken over and it was close to Winnipeg (15 km) We headed into Winnipeg and took a small tour and then to Mark & Darlene's for supper. The pictures of Mark & Darlene did not turn out well but I am putting one on anyway.

Barrie journal: Barrie (Shanty Bay) Ontario

Fri, 14 Jul 2006 13:59:54 GMT

We settled in at a KOA RV park (most expensive so far) and then went down the road to surprise my niece Shannon who I hadn't seen since she was a teen and she is now a mother with 2 lovely children. We had not told her that we were coming though her Dad knew and she was really surprised. She actually lives out in the country in an area called Shanty Bay.

Montreal journal: Montreal was full

Fri, 14 Jul 2006 13:58:33 GMT

Montreal was full due to the holiday, Ste. Jean the Baptisite day, so went ahead to Repentigny and stayed in a Wal Mart lot. The next day we went to Trois-Rivieres ,Quebec, where we walked around for a few hours and then watched a Ste. Jean the Baptiste parade (we had too as our 5th wheel was blocked in with people's cars waiting to see the parade).

Edmonton journal: Edmonton, Alberta

Thu, 13 Jul 2006 19:14:19 GMT

Yesterday I visited at the West Edmonton Mall with a friend Karen that I had not seen in years(she helped me with my friend Barb who passed away with cancer) and then today we went back into the city to see Dave's Aunt Margaret & Lizzie Hamm. They never had children of their own so they have loved and prayed for their neices and nephews. They are very interesting as they have a lot of history to tell.

Edmonton journal: Warburg, Alberta

Thu, 13 Jul 2006 19:07:41 GMT

After having breakfast with Martin & Agnes we headed for Warburg to visit with Fred & Eva (Dave's sister & husband). We stayed from Thursday afternoon until Monday morning. Had rain most of the weekend until after we left. Headed into Edmonton twice (over an hours drive away) to see a friend Karen. On Sunday we went to church in Warburg and the pastor (Voth)there knew Fred & Laverne Hislop, Steve & Liz Skultety (from Kitamat days). We also got a few games of dominoes in as Fred & Eva like to play that game as well.

Edmonton journal: Ryley, Alberta

Thu, 13 Jul 2006 19:06:32 GMT

We arrived in Ryley in tilme for a lovely supper that Agnes had prepared with very little notice. Uncle Martin has retired from the farming profession. It was so quiet on the farm.Uncle Martin brought us up to date on the farming profession and it has been and still is a hard line of work.

Tignish journal: O'Leary, North Cape & Tignish

Thu, 13 Jul 2006 19:02:41 GMT

Another lovely day on PEI so we headed up part of the interior and then over to the west coast and all the way up to the top which was called North Cape. In O'Leary we visited a potato museum (PEI grows a lot of potatoes) & along the coast we saw fishermen bringing in seaweed and then right up to the North Cape where there were a lot of wind generators which was an awesome sight to see.

Red Deer journal: Red Deer, Alberta

Thu, 13 Jul 2006 18:56:27 GMT

Left Balzac (just before Airdrie) and it was only 1 degree out. Arrived in Red Deer, checked in with Velner RV to find out when they will do the repair that the people in Penticton were supposed to do. Then we went to see Lydia (her husband was in the hospital recovering from surgery) and just like Lydia, she had a huge meal ready. It was great to get caught up and she hasn't changed a bit!

Summerside journal: Summerside, PEI

Thu, 13 Jul 2006 18:36:19 GMT

Woke up to a lovely sunny day and thought that we would try a Baptist Church that was recommended to us. It was quite an experience and we left feeling very empty. We then went to Summerside for the rest of the day. What a beautiful town. We walked the boardwalk, heard some great entertainment (singing, young gal playing the fiddle and step dancing). Headed home in the early evening to have some fresh lobster for supper before going to the rec centre at our RV park for the entertainment.

Airdrie journal: Airdrie, Alberta

Thu, 13 Jul 2006 18:32:34 GMT

We drove right through the outskirts of Calgary and stopped at a campground just outside of Airdrie. This is the last year for this campground so it has been neglected. It is very windy. In the evening we went to visit the Ball family who have moved onto an acreage which seems just the place to raise 4 children on.

Summerside journal: Borden-Carleton, PEI

Thu, 13 Jul 2006 18:15:10 GMT

We said goodbye to the McDonalds as they headed out for the West & we headed to PEI. The Confederation Bridge is an awesome sight. PEI is called the Gentle Province and we found it to be true. We stayed in 1 campground for the 5 days and it is owned by a christian couple who also sing and every night they had a sing song. It was a treat to stay there and it was only 2 km from the bridge.

Trout Lake journal: Trout Lake, BC

Thu, 13 Jul 2006 18:08:25 GMT

We got to Trout Lake around 6 pm on Saturday April 29, 2006and they had a wonderful supper ready for us. It was great seeing them again and we had good fun playing dominoes. There was still snow in areas and it rained and made it very miserable. I thought that I would never warm up

Moncton journal: Moncton, New Brunswick

Thu, 13 Jul 2006 17:05:20 GMT

Today we into Moncton to be tourists. We saw a Antique car collection, a museum and then went to a Magnetic Hill. They charged us to see the hill but in Vernon you can go for free. (How many of you know where it is in Vernon?)

Shediac journal: Cap-Pele

Thu, 13 Jul 2006 16:53:28 GMT

We spent a lot of the day visiting with Norm & Nancy. We then went into Shediac and walked around the small town. It was lovely out. We then went on a cruise to learn how lobsters are caught, how to cook them and how to eat them. What a meal we had on the boat!

Shediac journal: Shediac, New Brunswick

Thu, 13 Jul 2006 16:41:47 GMT

We met Norm & Nancy McDonald at Richibucto, NB and then we all headed to Shediac and then on to a camp site at Cap-Pele which was a few miles out of Shediac, right on the water. We had a great time catching up on the news with them as they have been to Newfoundland already and are on their way back to Vernon.

Gaspe journal: Visiting Perce for the day

Sun, 02 Jul 2006 19:21:55 GMT

The morning started out lovely & sunny so we went for a hike along the beach in our RV park. It is called Rocky beach and we will see why on a photograph. Just as we got to Perce to walk out to the rock it started to rain. We managed to make it though and as soon as we were done it came down in buckets so we headed back to our home away from home. We then listened to Pastor Larry's last 2 sermons (on the internet). It felt good to hear his message & to hear his voice.