A busy couple of days in Winnipeg, visiting relatives living and not, and then we were on the road again. We are driving against a deadline, which means less time dawdling and being tourists than otherwise would be the case. However, despite the deadline, we have a plan to pause to visit family and friends…

Elmwood Cemetery, along the Red River, is one of Winnipeg’s oldest and largest cemeteries. It is a non-denominational cemetery. Included in the cemetery is a small section historically designated for military graves. This is marked with a Royal Canadian Legion flag. We visited Elmwood Cemetery to pay respects to my maternal grandfather who is buried…

Manitoba. It was a mini-visit. The province is large, but most of its area is north-south. We were traversing the shorter, east-west portion of the province. Our drive started out with the, now expected, trees and rocks. Very quickly it became a divided highway (dual carriageway is the term used in some countries). This was…

Campsite # 14 Bird’s Hill Campground, Winnipeg, MB Bird’s Hill Campground, our favourite so far. There is a unique design here, with six campsites set around a centre ring. The vehicles stay parked along the edges of the ring, beside the campsite entrance. The campsite is a delightfully spacious and private enclave. We pitched our…

Campsite # 7 Bristol, QC Our second pause in the camping regime. This is one of our favourite places – my cousins’ home on a farm in Pontiac County ,Quebec. We parked under the big tree in their yard. OrangePekoe, the cat, very contentedly stayed tethered to the tow-hitch. She watched birds, the dogs (my…

Rushing River Provincial Park was the logical evening stop along a route less travelled. The main route west, through this part of Ontario is Highway 17, the Trans-Canada road from Thunder Bay to the border with Manitoba. Wanting to look at something a little different, curious about the area around Rainy River and Lake of…

Kakabeka Falls is the second highest waterfall in Ontario (Niagara Falls is higher). On the Kaministiquia River, Kakabeka drops 40 metres from one level to the next. It does this with thunderous majesty, creating a wild, foamy waterfall reflecting the violence of the tumble over the rocky Pre-Cambrian ledge. Kakabeka Falls Provincial Park is where…

We were on the road again, heading towards Quetico Provincial Park. We do use the GPS in the vehicle, but we are both traditionalists. GPS functions well for details, and for information within a few kilometres. We like using a paper map. It provides the overview that we crave. We were not disappointed to observe…

Our route on this day went from Agawa Bay Campground to Marathon, Ontario. A mainly inland route, it was a short drive – about 4-hours door to door. We left later than we planned, so we decided to make no stops en route. Best laid plans. There was an unexpected stop. Continuing along the TransCanada…

Recognising that some people travel with dogs, and that dogs often like to run off leash on a beach, Agawa Bay Campground has a dedicated dog beach. It is shielded from the human beach by a bit of a dune and a shallow creek. Being constantly tethered is a new lifestyle for Granville and OrangePekoe.…