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TRAVEL BLOG AND ITINERARY
a travel blog
General Location: Vernon, British Columbia Author: Hamms on the Road
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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
| Trip Itinerary (Travel Blog Entries) | |||
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Vernon | Apr 20 '06 | We won't see Vernon for at least 6 months |
2 |
Trout Lake | Apr 29 '06 | Trout Lake, BC
"Visiting with the Thiems and Maxwell" |
3 |
Radium Hot Springs | May 01 '06 | Radium & area |
4 |
Airdrie | May 02 '06 | Airdrie, Alberta
"Visiting with Dave & Anette Ball & family" |
5 |
Red Deer | May 03 '06 | Red Deer, Alberta
"Visiting with Lydia Kelston" |
6 |
Edmonton | May 03 '06 | Ryley, Alberta
"Visiting an Aunt Agnes & Uncle Martin Hamm" |
7 |
Edmonton | May 04 '06 | Warburg, Alberta
"Visiting with Dave's sister Eva & her husband Fred" |
8 |
Edmonton | May 05 '06 | Edmonton, Alberta
"Aunt Margaret & Lizzie Hamm: They Love to Tell us History of the family" |
9 |
Red Deer | May 08 '06 | Heading Back to Red Deer!!!!
"Red Deer Again!!!!" |
10 |
Three Hills | May 10 '06 | Heading South to Strathmore |
11 |
Maple Creek | May 10 '06 | Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park |
12 |
Saskatoon | May 12 '06 | Saskatoon 16 West RV Park
"Saskatoon" |
13 |
Melfort | May 13 '06 | Melfort, Woelke & Evans former home
"Land of the Living Skies" |
14 |
Melfort | May 14 '06 | Mothers Day at Melfort
"The Evans family adopt the Hamm family for the day" |
15 |
Chamberlain | May 15 '06 | Lunch break at Chamberlain
"Pit stop at Chamberlain" |
16 |
Moose Jaw | May 15 '06 | Summer is here in Moose Jaw |
17 |
Moose Jaw | May 16 '06 | Some more items of interest
"Some more sights in Moose Jaw" |
18 |
Whitewood | May 18 '06 | At Home with the Truckers |
19 |
Brandon | May 19 '06 | A lovely warm day in Brandon |
20 |
Iles de Chenes | May 20 '06 | Winnipeg, Manitoba
"Visting with Dave's niece Darlene & husband Mark" |
21 |
Winnipeg | May 20 '06 | Stopping to view Barb Lunn's Resting Place
"A Final good-bye to a dear friend" |
22 |
Steinbach | May 21 '06 | More to see in the Heritage Village
"Steinbach-2" |
23 |
Steinbach | May 21 '06 | Finding some of Dave's roots
"Dave learns more of his family history" |
24 |
Regina Lake | May 22 '06 | Finally we reach Ontario
"The Hamms go fishing!!!!!" |
25 |
Thunder Bay | May 24 '06 | Thunder Bay, Ontario
"The price is right at Wal Mart" |
26 |
Rossport | May 25 '06 | Between Marathon & Terrace Bay, Ontario
"Rustic Camping" |
27 |
Marathon | May 25 '06 | Views along Lake Superior
"Lots of lovely views in Northern Ontario" |
28 |
Sault Sainte Marie | May 26 '06 | Off the Road for a few days
"The Hamms took some down time." |
29 |
Manitoulin | May 28 '06 | Manitoulin Island
"Peaceful Manitoulin Island" |
30 |
Manitoulin | May 30 '06 | Providence Bay and area |
31 |
Manitoulin | May 31 '06 | Gore Bay & Kagawong
"Two more lovely stops on the Island" |
32 |
North Bay | Jun 01 '06 | Visiting with some May relatives
"Lovely weather in North Bay" |
33 |
Huntsville | Jun 03 '06 | Huntsville
"Some friends who used to live in Vernon" |
34 |
Gravenhurst | Jun 03 '06 | Gravenhurst, the Muskoka's
"Muskoka is beautiful, mosquitoes are awful!" |
35 |
Barrie | Jun 07 '06 | Barrie (Shanty Bay) Ontario
"A delightful family" |
36 |
Bolton | Jun 08 '06 | Lots of relatives around Toronto area |
37 |
Toronto | Jun 09 '06 | Busy downtown Toronto
"Crazy Toronto" |
38 |
Scarborough | Jun 10 '06 | Scarborough
"Getting connected with lots of relatives at once" |
39 |
Barrie | Jun 11 '06 | Back to Barrie
"Visiting with more family" |
40 |
Peterborough | Jun 12 '06 | Peterborough, Ontario
"A Beautiful Campground" |
41 |
Ottawa | Jun 13 '06 | Ottawa
"Ottawa, where I had my first job." |
42 |
Cornwall | Jun 17 '06 | Cornwall, along the St. Lawrence
"Visiting with my oldest sister" |
43 |
Cornwall | Jun 18 '06 | Father's Day with family
"Father's Day in Cornwall, Ontario" |
44 |
Cornwall | Jun 20 '06 | A visit to the area of my younger years
"A visit to a lost village" |
45 |
Montreal | Jun 23 '06 | Montreal was full
"Montreal full due to their big holiday" |
46 |
Quebec City | Jun 24 '06 | Wonderful Quebec City
"Old Quebec" |
47 |
Rimouski | Jun 26 '06 | Riviere-du-Loup for 2 rainy days
"Rainy Riviere-du-Loup" |
48 |
Matane | Jun 28 '06 | Matane,Quebec
"Some people just have to have their computers" |
49 |
Gaspe | Jun 30 '06 | What an awesome area
"A Quaint Fishing area" |
50 |
Gaspe | Jul 01 '06 | Gaspe Provincial Park
"We hiked out onto the point at Gaspe" |
51 |
Gaspe | Jul 02 '06 | Visiting Perce for the day
"A wet day at Perce" |
52 |
Campbellton | Jul 03 '06 | Now into New Brunswick
"Into another province-New Brunswick" |
53 |
Miramichi | Jul 04 '06 | Miramichi, NB
"Lovely sights on our way to Miramichi" |
54 |
Shediac | Jul 05 '06 | Shediac, New Brunswick
"Visiting with the McDonalds from Vernon" |
55 |
Shediac | Jul 06 '06 | Cap-Pele
"We all love lobster!" |
56 |
Moncton | Jul 07 '06 | Moncton, New Brunswick
"Another day of being tourists" |
57 |
Summerside | Jul 08 '06 | Borden-Carleton, PEI
"Lovely Island, awful roads" |
58 |
Summerside | Jul 09 '06 | Summerside, PEI
"Visiting Summerside, PEI" |
59 |
Tignish | Jul 10 '06 | O'Leary, North Cape & Tignish
"A trip to the West Coast all the way up to the North Cape" |
60 |
Charlottetown | Jul 11 '06 | Cavendish & Charlottetown PEI
"PEI the Gentle Province" |
61 |
Montague | Jul 12 '06 | Pt. Prim up to St. Peters
"A visit with a friend from Vernon" |
62 |
Springhill | Jul 13 '06 | Nova Scotia
"We will take some down time again before visiting friends and family" |
63 |
Truro | Jul 14 '06 | Truro, NS
"Truro's Famous Tidal Bore" |
64 |
Port Williams | Jul 15 '06 | Majestic Fundy Shore Drive
"A day of majestic views" |
65 |
Halifax | Jul 17 '06 | Peggy's Cove
"Beautiful coves and ocean views" |
66 |
Halifax | Jul 18 '06 | A full day in Halifax
"Beautiful city on the ocean" |
67 |
Shelburne | Jul 19 '06 | Shelburne
"What a wonderul town with lots of history" |
68 |
Shelburne | Jul 20 '06 | Gunning Cove & Area
"A foggy day in Shelburne" |
69 |
Shelburne | Jul 22 '06 | Founders Day in Shelburne
"An old Loyalist town" |
70 |
Annapolis Royal | Jul 23 '06 | Annapolis Royal
"Another nice area of Nova Scotia" |
71 |
Yarmouth | Jul 24 '06 | Back tracking to Yarmouth
"More beautiful spots" |
72 |
Dartmouth | Jul 25 '06 | Dartmouth
"Saying good-bye was hard" |
73 |
Antigonish | Jul 26 '06 | Antigonish, Nova Scotia
"Rough roads again" |
74 |
Sydney | Jul 27 '06 | Beautiful Cape Breton
"Nova Scotia was one of our favoritie places we visited" |
75 |
Sydney | Jul 31 '06 | Cabot Trail
"A long day on the Cabot Trail" |
76 |
Placentia | Aug 02 '06 | Heading for NEWFOUNDLAND
"The last province for us to visit" |
77 |
St. John's | Aug 04 '06 | Avalon Peninsula
"Wonderful fishing villages" |
78 |
St. John's | Aug 06 '06 | Signal Hill
"Beautiful views from the top and we also saw whales" |
79 |
St. John's | Aug 07 '06 | St. John's, Newfoundland
"The San Fransisco of Canada" |
80 |
Bonavista | Aug 09 '06 | Bonavista
"The Bonavista loop" |
81 |
Musgrave Town | Aug 10 '06 | Musgrave Harbour
"Cold and cloudy in Newfoundland so where is summer?" |
82 |
Gander | Aug 11 '06 | Gander
"Gander, just a small city" |
83 |
Twillingate | Aug 11 '06 | Twillingate
"What a peaceful little town." |
84 |
Baie Verte | Aug 14 '06 | Baie Verte & La Scie
"More beautiful coastal villages" |
85 |
Deer Lake | Aug 15 '06 | Gros Morne National Park
"What a remote area" |
86 |
Port au Choix | Aug 17 '06 | Port au Choix
"More remote areas" |
87 |
Corner Brook | Aug 18 '06 | Corner Brook
"On our way home" |
88 |
Port aux Basques | Aug 19 '06 | Port aux Basques
"Not everyone is as fortunate as people in BC" |
89 |
North Sydney | Aug 21 '06 | North Sydney, Nova Scotia
"Back to Nova Scotia" |
90 |
Halifax | Aug 22 '06 | Peggy's Cove
"One of the nicest days weatherwise yet!" |
91 |
Halifax | Aug 22 '06 | Halifax for the second time
"Oh the lobster is so good!!!" |
92 |
Truro | Aug 23 '06 | Truro for the second time also
"Back again to Truro" |
93 |
Hopewell | Aug 25 '06 | Hopewell Cape, New Brunswick
"What a fantastic site!!!!!" |
94 |
Cape Enrage | Aug 27 '06 | Cape Enrage, NB
"Gorgeous Fundy Coastal Drive" |
95 |
Saint Andrews | Aug 28 '06 | St. Andrew
"Gorgeous heritage cape town" |
96 |
Saint Andrews | Aug 29 '06 | Ministers Island
"We did 3 tours today" |
97 |
Fredericton | Aug 30 '06 | Fredericton & Woodstock
"Lynda got a big fish" |
98 |
Bangor | Sep 02 '06 | Bangor, Maine, USA
"Visitors in a different country" |
99 |
Bethel | Sep 03 '06 | Bethel, Maine
"Looks are deceiving" |
100 |
East Thetford | Sep 04 '06 | East Thetford, Vermont
"Trees, trees and more trees" |
101 |
Bernardston | Sep 05 '06 | Bernardston, Massachusetts
"We did a couple of tours today" |
102 |
South Deerfield | Sep 06 '06 | South Deerfield
"Lovely gardens and so much to see!" |
103 |
Binghamton | Sep 07 '06 | Binghamton, New York
"Huge trees in this part of the country" |
104 |
Mercer | Sep 09 '06 | Mercer, PA
"We saw lightning and heavy rain this weekend" |
105 |
Bowling Green | Sep 11 '06 | Bowling Green, Ohio
"A nice spot by a lake again" |
106 |
Port Huron | Sep 12 '06 | Port Huron, Michigan
"Emmett KOA Campground" |
107 |
Sarnia | Sep 13 '06 | Sarnia, Ontario
"Visiting with a long time friend" |
108 |
Emmett | Sep 14 '06 | Emmett, Michigan
"It feels good to be in Canada" |
109 |
Plymouth | Sep 16 '06 | Plymouth, Indiana
"Some more down time in Plymouth" |
110 |
Indianapolis | Sep 17 '06 | Indianapolis, Indiana
"Hamms at the Indy 500 Raceway" |
111 |
Nappanee | Sep 18 '06 | Nappanee, Indiana
"Visiting the Newmar factory" |
112 |
Ottawa | Sep 19 '06 | Ottawa, Illinois
"Ottawa, Ontario and Ottawa, Illinois" |
113 |
Baraboo | Sep 20 '06 | Big Flats, Wisconsin
"Disneyland just outside of the prairies" |
114 |
Ashland | Sep 21 '06 | Ashland, Wisconsin
"A little early for the leaves but managed to see some red" |
115 |
Superior | Sep 22 '06 | Superior/Duluth, Wisconsin
"Wet Minnesota" |
116 |
Devils Lake | Sep 23 '06 | Devils Lake, North Dakota
"Different camping spot" |
117 |
Williston | Sep 24 '06 | Williston, ND
"Lots of nothing in between small communities" |
118 |
Havre | Sep 25 '06 | Havre, Montana
"Time to have the truck serviced again" |
119 |
Kalispell | Sep 26 '06 | Kalispell, Montana
"More prairies and then mountains" |
120 |
Spokane | Sep 27 '06 | Spokane, Washington
"Montana, Idaho & Washington" |
121 |
Spokane | Sep 28 '06 | Spokane, Washington Day 2
"A beautiful hot day in the city of Spokane" |
122 |
Marysville | Sep 29 '06 | Marysville, Washington
"Another Wal Mart RV campground" |
123 |
Blaine | Sep 30 '06 | Blaine/Canadian Border
"Canada looks so good!!!!!" |
124 |
Vancouver | Oct 01 '06 | Surrey, BC
"Time to see grandchildren again" |
125 |
Whistler | Oct 02 '06 | Whistler, BC
"Gorgeous Whistler" |
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