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Day 10: Trains, Plains & Automobiles
Read more: Day 10: Trains, Plains & AutomobilesIn the canyon we were sheltered from the sun’s earliest rays and the morning was brisk. We completed our morning routine, vacated our campsite and dumped the tanks (no mess on me). Our route took us North into Amarillo where we again joined I-40West towards New Mexico. We soon passed the ‘Cadillac Ranch’ where we…
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Day 9: Amongst the Mesquite
Read more: Day 9: Amongst the MesquiteA short post today as we are staying in Palo Duro State Park for another day; however, we have to change sites as this one is booked by someone else for tonight. We slept in, a little, until 7:30am and started the day with a cup of coffee as we gazed out upon the canyon…
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Day 8: Texas bound
Read more: Day 8: Texas boundIt rained last night. Not a light Spring shower, nope, a Midwest rolling, windy, thunderstorm. Welcome to Oklahoma folks. The wind jostled the van and woke us both several times throughout the night, but by the morning a light shower was all that remained. The rain was supposed to last the day in El Reno,…
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Day 7: …insert witty Oklahoma-ism here…
Read more: Day 7: …insert witty Oklahoma-ism here…After enjoying a very quiet night and the wonderful shower facilities at Cook’s RV Park, it was time to dump our tanks (no faecal matter on me 😎) and head back out onto the road. Heading Southwest along US44 we soon arrive in Joplin, MO where we stopped to looked at a a Rt66 mural…
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Day 6: Solar Eclipse
Read more: Day 6: Solar EclipseDespite reports of coyotes howling in the night, we slept well and did not hear any sounds at all. The Milddogs were up early and on the road by 9:00am heading toward their eclipse viewing location in Indiana. We departed the campsite shortly thereafter and headed towards St. Louis, MO. The drive along the shore…
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Day 5: Life is too short to fight the wind
Read more: Day 5: Life is too short to fight the windAn early rise to the day as I watch the sun appear through the trees that line to Cracker Barrel parking lot. It looks like it will be a clear and sunshiny day. We started with breakfast at our host location and were on the road by 7:45am towards Springfield, IL. The sun had disappeared…
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Day 4: Bugs on the windshield
Read more: Day 4: Bugs on the windshieldAfter a couple of nice days visiting family in S. Ontario it was time to really start our adventure. 10:00am and we’re on the road heading towards Sarnia and the Bluewater bridge as our entry point into Michigan. My brother had suggested that I try jumping the small gap that remains on the Gordie Howe…
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Day 1: Head West Young Man
Read more: Day 1: Head West Young ManWe’re off again. This time the plan is to get to California and then head North into the Sierra Nevada mountains before turning West to the Pacific coast and continuing North into Canada. The final leg will bring us back across the continent through the Northern states before again returning to Canada at Sault-Ste-Marie. The…
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Winter is coming…
Read more: Winter is coming…It’s been a while since my last post in June. Since that time we enjoyed Summer at home while taking a couple of shorter trips with the van to local camping spots along the St. Lawrence River and Provincial Parks. We also headed to Southern Ontario on a roadtrip in September that included a week…
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Recap and Statistics
Read more: Recap and StatisticsIt’s been a month or so since we arrived home after our 18 day East Coast tour and it’s about time I shared some statistics from the trip. The first question tends to be about where we stayed each night. Did we find suitable camping locations? So, here are the stats for that. The next…
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A Long Day
Read more: A Long DayIt wasn’t supposed to be a long day but it turned out to be the longest of this trip. Here’s how it all came to be. The day started with us enjoying a slow start to the day. We had a light breakfast and then went to the beach expecting to see the tide in…
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A Big Day
Read more: A Big DayToday I celebrate the completion of 60 trips around the sun. I get to spend it near and on the ocean. This day will be epic. We complete our morning routines and prepare the campervan for a day of travel and head out shortly after 10:00am. Our first stop is at the local fish market…
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Digby, NS
Read more: Digby, NSWe’ve spent that past two days (3 nights) in Digby, NS at the Digby Campground. This is a wonderful place to camp as you can easily walk the trail into town in a matter of a few minutes. On our first full day (Sunday) we wandered into town to look about the harbour and to…
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Annapolis Royal and Digby
Read more: Annapolis Royal and DigbyThe brewery was a nice quiet place to spend the night and we awoke refreshed and ready for the day. Our first stop of the day would be Annapolis Royal, but before that, how’s this for a view? Views such as this are commonplace in the Annapolis valley, it’s hard to express how tranquil and…
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Tidal Bore, Wine and Beer
Read more: Tidal Bore, Wine and BeerAlthough predicted, the overnight rain did not materialize and we had a peaceful sleep. We slept in as our first stop of the day was to watch the tidal bore arrive in Truro, NS. It was scheduled for 11:58am. This gave us time for a shower and relaxing drive to a restaurant for a cooked…
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Did we stay or did we go?
Read more: Did we stay or did we go?We awoke to rain and mosquitoes. The idea of hiding away inside our van for the day was not appealing, so we left Panmure Island Provincial Park even though we had paid for a second night. We figured the weather had to be better elsewhere. We started by driving from the campground onto Panmure Island…
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Panmure Island Provincial Park
Read more: Panmure Island Provincial ParkToday we left Twin Shores and travelled East across the island. We started by stopping in Cavendish and Barb did a little souvenir shopping and bought a COWS ice cream cone. It was just 10:30am. We drove East across the center of the island and then out towards East point. Here a few pictures of…
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Twin Shores Campground
Read more: Twin Shores CampgroundWe’ve spent the past two days relaxing at Twin Shores Campground on the North shore of PEI. This is a large campground with hundreds of campsites able to accommodate everything for tents to the largest RV rig. Trees or open sites, electrical, water and sewage available in differing combinations suiting whatever one might need or…
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North Cape and Twin Shores
Read more: North Cape and Twin ShoresAnother quiet night and I’m early to go for a walk. Yep, for the first time in a few days it’s dry enough and warm enough to convince me to get out there. I complete a short 4km loop outside of the park on local roads and am passed by 0 cars during the walk.…
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