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Day 09: The pool is not heated

By tony.barb.fisher March 16, 20232023 Southwest US tour

A sunny but windy start to our relaxing day on Galveston Island, TX. I decide to walk about the RV park and walk on every road and trail within the park. 6.8km - not bad. Barb goes to the beach and is almost blown back to the park by the…

Day 08: Houston, we have a problem

By tony.barb.fisher March 15, 20232023 Southwest US tour

Early rise (6:30am), cool temperature (6C), the shower will likely take a while to warm up….. Do I have to get up? We’re off again today, further Westward. We had to make a small repair to the bike cover last evening as one of the cords that keep the cover…

Day 07: Ah… the sound of silence

By tony.barb.fisher March 14, 20232023 Southwest US tour

A cool morning awaited us, it was almost 8:00am and neither of us really wanted to get up because it was just 14C in the van. First up would power on the ceramic heater but the floor would be cold, as would the toilet. Oh well, let’s get at it.…

Day 06: Pass the McIlhenny sauce, please

By tony.barb.fisher March 13, 20232023 Southwest US tour

Well, the RV gathering at the brewery did not turn into ‘The Burning Man festival’ but there was a fire-pit and much communal gathering amongst some in attendance. We even had a couple of late arrivals filling more of the lot. All in all though, a good nights sleep. On…

Day 05: Onto N’awlins we go

By tony.barb.fisher March 12, 20232023 Southwest US tour

DST kicked in this morning so it feels early, earlier than normal early. We’re leaving Pensacola today so I’ve got some time for a short walk and quick breakfast before we strike camp. The short walk turned into a medium walk and suddenly we were a little later leaving than…

Day 04: Ah! Sunshine…

By tony.barb.fisher March 11, 20232023 Southwest US tour

We told ourselves that we would sleep in today as we are staying put at Big Lagoon State Park in Pensacola, FL… So, why am I awake at 6:30am? Most probable cause would be that we fell asleep before 9:00pm last evening. Sigh. Previous evening upon arrival I thought I’d…

Day 03: Are we there yet?

By tony.barb.fisher March 10, 20232023 Southwest US tour

Having listened to several train horns at various times in the night, 6:30 arrived and I was up for my morning walk. Lightly showering but 11C so lighter clothing under the rain jacket. Collegedale is a very car-centric community, or at least the area we stayed in is. Walking was…

Day 02: Provisioning day

By tony.barb.fisher March 9, 20232023 Southwest US tour

Yep, all camping trips begin with provisioning, except this one. It’s day 2 and we’re yet to gather supplies. That changes today! Had a great sleep parked at the Cracker Barrel in Winchester, VA. Highly recommended. Awake just before 7:00 and out for a 5.5km walk along mostly overly busy…

Day 01: On the road again…

By tony.barb.fisher March 8, 20232023 Southwest US tour

Welcome back to our travel blog! The long and snowy winters end approaches; however, not quickly enough for these intrepid explorers. And so this post finds us heading out in search of sunnier and warmer climes in the Southern US. Todays drive took us from the US/Canadian border, across the…

Southern Ontario Fall Roadtrip

By tony.barb.fisher November 20, 2022Travel

What's all this about then? It's Friday, September 23rd and we're on the road again. This time we're heading out on a tour that will take us around the Southern Ontario peninsula allowing us to visit family and some places that we've not visited before. Our first stop would be…

Prince Edward county: Wine and sand… Oh my!

By tony.barb.fisher September 14, 2022Travel

For our second trip to Prince Edward County this year, we teamed up with our friends Dean & Cathy to spend a week relaxing at Sandbanks River Country Campground. We chose to take the week immediately after the Labour Day weekend in the hopes that it would be quiet, we…

Mid-week excursion to Charleston Lake

By tony.barb.fisher August 26, 2022Travel

Our grand-daughter, Elena, is staying with us for the week and so we thought a quick two day camping get away would be a nice break. However, Mother Nature decided to make the start of our journey a little challenging by delivering a deluge of rain just before we were…

July 21, 2022 – Recap and Statistics

By tony.barb.fisher July 21, 20222022 Cross-continent tour

Three weeks, yes it’s been that long since we arrived home after our 42 day cross-continent tour. A few friends have asked for some specifics about the trip and so we provide the following for your consideration. The first question tends to be about where we stayed each night. Did…

Day 42: June 30 – Deep River, ON to Home

By tony.barb.fisher June 30, 20222022 Cross-continent tour

Good morning. Slept in today as it will be a short drive home from Driftwood Provincial Park. Had time to cook eggs, bacon & hash-browns and enjoy them outside…. Yes, the weather has finally cooperated to allow us to do this. Last breakfast on the road for this trip This…

Day 41: June 29 – Timmins, ON to Deep River, ON

By tony.barb.fisher June 29, 20222022 Cross-continent tour

Today we shall complete our Hwy-11 journey and join Hwy-17 at North Bay for the journey down the Ottawa Valley. We pass through Earlton and wave at ‘Earl’ the bison on the way past. We stop for lunch at a quiet rest area a little North of North Bay and…

Day 40: June 28 – Geraldton, ON to Timmins, ON

By tony.barb.fisher June 28, 20222022 Cross-continent tour

Although last nights weather forecast was only for light showers, we actually had an all out thunderstorm for about an hours or so around midnight followed by light rain the remainder of the night. By this morning the rain had ended. Yay. We traveled East for a few hours through…

Day 39: June 27 – Dryden, ON to Geraldton, ON

By tony.barb.fisher June 27, 20222022 Cross-continent tour

Aaron Provincial Park was wonderful. Quiet and quite large sites. If you’re driving past it’s worth a stop for the night. We highly recommend. Slow start to the day it seems as we didn’t get rolling until about 10:00am. Today we are targeting Geraldton, ON along Hwy-11 from Thunder Bay.…

Day 38: June 26 – Portage la Prairie, MB to Dryden, ON

By tony.barb.fisher June 26, 20222022 Cross-continent tour

After a great nights sleep at the Walmart, we headed to Tim Horton’s for breakfast. Disappointment awaited. Barb’s breakfast sandwich had eggshells in it and my Bagel BELT arrived without L or T. 😒 We made a quick stop at the White Horse monument just West of Winnipeg as we…

Day 37: June 25 – Lloydminster, AB to Portage la Prairie, MB

By tony.barb.fisher June 25, 20222022 Cross-continent tour

Early start to the day as we head East out of Lloydminster and immediately into Saskatchewan. The border actually splits the town into two and as we depart we both commented on our observation that most of the recent commercial development had occurred on the Alberta side of town leaving…

Day 36: June 24 – Jasper National Park, AB to Lloydminster, AB

By tony.barb.fisher June 24, 20222022 Cross-continent tour

That was a cold night. We have recently slept easily through a few cooler nights without turning on the furnace and so thought last night would be the same. Nope, something about last night made the 5C feel colder than it was. Should have turned on the furnace or put…