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June 27-30 - Tim's Cottage on Lake Nippising

North America » Canada » Ontario » North Bay June 27th 2008

Tim is an old friend of Nigel’s and his family owns a great cottage on a private island. It is a perfect place to have a reunion with his friends, Tim, Cricky, Tracey and Steve, and have a great party. We also made some new friends, people that Tim brought to the cottage. ☺ The weather wasn’t the greatest, but we made the best of it. We went swimming, riding on the big boat☺, drinking and cooking around the campfire and having fireworks during the night. It was really great to see everybody! To anybody who wants all of the pics send an email to nigel.d.fearon@gmail.com and I will get you a link to download them ... read more

Day 60!!!

North America » Canada » Ontario » North Bay August 28th 2007

28 aug '07 Trees trees & more trees, near Trout Creek, Ont

super60

Day 60!!! Tuesday, 28 August 2007 Today marks day #60 of the Super60 Cycle Tour. It’s almost impossible to comprehend that I’ve accomplished more or less what I’d planned to do ‘way back last fall. I realize that on many days I fell somewhat “short” of the daily goal, and I do plan to rectify that on our return - it should be easy enough to put in a few more cycling days around Ottawa to fill in the gaps. Meanwhile we are both eager to get home, check our bills, etc.,etc. (How mundane!) Actually, if the weather was cooperating (and it usually does NOT by this time in Ontario) I could easily keep on going. But of course, I’ve got the easy job - riding the bicycle or walking and getting picked up by Bob ... read more

28 aug '07 Old general store, now a museum, Commanda, Ont

28 aug '07 One final abandoned house, near Powassan, Ont

28 aug '07 One final abandoned barn near Powassan, Ont

Kate Pace and Beyond

North America » Canada » Ontario » North Bay August 27th 2007

27 aug '07 View towards Lake Nipissing, near North Bay, Ont

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Kate Pace and Beyond Monday, 27 August 2007 Today I thought I should give Silver another try. I was planning to go on the Kate Pace Trail, which is a 12-kilometre recreational path along the southern portion of North Bay. It’s named after a local gal who was a very good downhill skier - I believe she’s won quite a few races in her time. It’s also part of the Trans Canada Trail system. It’s a very nice trail, and begins very close to our hotel. The only complaint I have about it is that the pathway for cyclists is not as close to the water of the lake as is the pathway for pedestrians - the road is between the two pathways. Otherwise it was very nice to not have to worry about cars & ... read more

Final Hotel Destination!

North America » Canada » Ontario » North Bay August 26th 2007

26 aug '07 26 aug '07 View towards Lake Nipissing, en route to North Bay, Ont

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Final Hotel Destination! Sunday, 26 August 2007 Today we left for North Bay, our final destination before home. I took Panna for a 2-kilometre walk this morning while Bob packed the van, so I needed to cycle “only” about 48 kilometres for my goal. So after lunch in a town called Sturgeon Falls, I asked Bob to drop me off at their tourism office, from where I took a little side-trip up & back a minor highway, then rode east on the Trans Canada Highway, Hwy 17, to North Bay. It was a pretty decent ride, with one or two fairly long hills on Hwy 17. At the top of one I was rewarded by a very nice view of Lake Huron (I think). However I had underestimated the distance to the motel from Sturgeon Falls ... read more

Moving West Through Canada

North America » Canada » Ontario » North Bay July 15th 2007

RECOVERED

Along the way

We have had a stretch of no internet access. Let me try to bring you up to date on our travels. We finished our stay in the Maritimes (New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island) in Shediac. Shediac is a small town on the southwestern coast of NB not far from Moncton. The area is heavily French and many of the people in the campground we were in were French speaking. We spent two days there with great weather - mid-70's and sunny. Went on the “Lobster Tales” cruise the first day. They take you out into the harbor, pull in lobster traps, tell you everything you ever wanted to know about lobster fishing and lobsters in general. The guide then shows you the way to efficiently eat a lobster and get every scrap ... read more

Send me your addresses

North America » Canada » Ontario » North Bay June 7th 2007

Hill House

Hello again, So the countdown is seriously on now, 3 more sleeps and then i'm off. I'm kind of freaking out a little right now because there just seems like too many things to do. But the reason for this post is because I would love it if you emailed me your addresses to hillary.sparkes@gmail.com. I would really like to send fun post cards from Greece. I know i'm terrible at keeping in touch most of the time, but i'm going to make a read effort this time, and I figure that I have 3 months to try and get this done. And who doesn't love mail....so if you would like a post card please send me your address. So i really hope to hear from lost of you.... read more

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