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Day 08: Serene Tranquility

By tony.barb.fisher September 18, 20242024 Fall trip into Quebec

I don’t think I’ve ever slept in a campground as quiet as this one. Granted it is very quiet here with the mountain being closed until Thursday and all seasonal campers somewhere else it would seem. We slept in again and enjoyed a late brunch cooked on our griddle outdoors.…

Day 07: Westbound and down…

By tony.barb.fisher September 17, 20242024 Fall trip into Quebec

Today’s post title courtesy of Jerry Reed (Cledus Snow, Smokey & the Bandit, 1977). Another easy morning (& even foggier it turns out) as today we start our westward return journey towards home. The suns burns through the fog over land quite quickly, but the fog over the river persists…

Day 06: Camping Paradis Marin

By tony.barb.fisher September 16, 20242024 Fall trip into Quebec

Today we slept in, at least until the foghorns awoke us from the ships passing in the river. It was foggy and we could barely see offshore at all. As we took it easy and lounged about the campsite all morning enjoying the peaceful nature of this campground. Shortly after…

Day 05: The search for whales continues

By tony.barb.fisher September 15, 20242024 Fall trip into Quebec

A slow morning today started with a shower and then coffee and quiche. A second coffee was had while wandering about the campground ahead of packing up. One last look at the view and we were away… to the dump station. No issues, all clean. Yay! Gate card returned and…

Day 04: Tadoussac dunes

By tony.barb.fisher September 14, 20242024 Fall trip into Quebec

We awake at Camping Tadoussac on a fairly small site (albeit level) just a few feet from the follow view across the Saguenay River looking out into the St. Lawrence River. There is no doubt that this view (from the fence line) cannot be beat. However, the campground was not…

Day 03: Driving to the Côte-Nord

By tony.barb.fisher September 13, 20242024 Fall trip into Quebec

Our fear of being blocked-in due to street closures associated with the Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec caused us to awake early and get ready to go. As it turns out we had nothing to fear and our route was not impeded. Breakfast chocolatine I had drawn the ‘short’(?) straw…

Day 02: Walkabout Quebec

By tony.barb.fisher September 12, 20242024 Fall trip into Quebec

For the middle of the city, our camping location was quiet and we slept well. I took a walk around the marina to stretch my legs before everyone readied themselves for a day of walking. Quebec City marina We followed a self-guided walking tour that we had downloaded and headed…

Day 01: Heading to Quebec City

By tony.barb.fisher September 11, 20242024 Fall trip into Quebec

Today we start a new trip into Quebec. It will be a short trip this time with us planning only 11 nights being planned. After completing the loading of our gear, we head out shortly after 9:00am heading toward Montreal. We are traveling with Mr & Mrs Milddogs.com for the…

Recap and Statistics (revised)

By tony.barb.fisher June 8, 20242024 Cross-continent tour

*** Revision: Turns out that I got the math wrong when converting USG to Litres which understated the amount of fuel purchased while in the U.S. I have attached a revised image below and left the original so that you can see the difference. *** It’s been a few weeks…

Day 45: Let’s get home, shall we?

By tony.barb.fisher May 17, 20242024 Cross-continent tour

This is it, our last day on the road as part of this adventure. There is a sense of sadness that it’s almost over yet we are looking forward to being home and enjoying Spring around our home. After a quiet night we awake fairly early and begin to prepare…

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By tony.barb.fisher May 16, 20242024 Cross-continent tour

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Day 43: The day we took a shortcut

By tony.barb.fisher May 15, 20242024 Cross-continent tour

Up and at ‘em by 7:00am and on the road by 8:30am and soon pass the halfway-point along the Trans Canada Highway. We head towards Sault-Ste-Marie and then turn East on Hwy-17. Our first stop is in Echo Bay, ON to see the giant ‘Loonie’. It’s here to recognize that…

Day 42: …the big lake they call Gitche Gumee…

By tony.barb.fisher May 14, 20242024 Cross-continent tour

According to Wikipedia, Lake Superior is actually called Giche-gami in Ojibwe but I’ve used the Gordon Lightfoot spelling for the title of this post. Ahhh, after our night in Winnipeg, last night was soooo quiet. We slept until 7:00am and could have probably slept longer if we didn’t need to…

Day 41: Let’s go into the woods today

By tony.barb.fisher May 13, 20242024 Cross-continent tour

Sleeping at a truck stop next to a busy highway and intersection was probably not the best idea we’ve ever had, but we made it through the night albeit with less deep sleep than we probably needed. We start by having an egg breakfast with coffee at the Denny’s on-site.…

Day 40: Getting the miles in

By tony.barb.fisher May 12, 20242024 Cross-continent tour

Well, no aurora viewing last night, oh well. We slept really well and got off to a great start for the day before 8:00am. The drive starts with what we thought was an early morning haze. Later in the day we’d discover that it is actually smoke from a wild…

Day 39: Mountains, Foothills, Prairies

By tony.barb.fisher May 11, 20242024 Cross-continent tour

We awake at 6:00am and find that we were joined last night by two other campers in our secluded ‘wild camping’ spot behind the Independent grocery store in Fernie, BC. A few townies kept Barb awake for a while, but in general terms this was a wonderfully quiet place to…

Day 38: The Crowsnest Highway

By tony.barb.fisher May 10, 20242024 Cross-continent tour

Another early start to the day. I blame it on the early rising of the sun. Away from our wonderfully quiet campsite in the vineyard by 7:30am. Today we will spend the day traveling along Hwy-3, also known as “The Crowsnest Highway” towards Fernie, BC. Leaving Osoyoos you immediately begin…

Day 37: & so Eastward we are bound

By tony.barb.fisher May 9, 20242024 Cross-continent tour

5:30am rise & shine to get ready to depart Galiano Island. The ferry leaves at 8:30am but we have no reservation and so need to arrive at the dock early to have the best chance of boarding. After a very nice and relaxing six days visiting my parents we say…

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By tony.barb.fisher May 8, 20242024 Cross-continent tour

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Day 31: Nothing to declare

By tony.barb.fisher May 3, 20242024 Cross-continent tour

Oooof…. 5:30am. We’re up & heading for a shower (which gets 4/10 because of very small size & clingy shower curtain). Why so early you ask? We have an early reservation for the Port Angeles, WA to Victoria, BC ferry. Yep, we are leaving the U.S. after almost a month…