Blogs from Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada, North America

Smith Falls and Parry Sound, Ontario are two of our favorite small towns in Canada. The first photo was taken from our campsite in Smith Falls, right on the Rideau Canal. Parry Sound has a cruise ship which takes passengers around the 10,000 islands (give or take a few) in Georgian Bay. We took that cruise some years ago and were amazed by the number of little islands that had just one or two houses on them, pretty interesting houses at that. Note the black squirrel. We saw several around this area although we had never seen them anywhere else. These compost bins were in Algonquin Provincial Park, our next destination. The Ontario park system takes composting very seriously. The last photo is of our traveling kitty cats. They've been traveling with us for the past ... read more

***PHOTOS NOW ON PREVIOUS TWO POSTS HURRAH*** STARTING LINE-UP: Ted, Davis, Lennon the superstar, Nanook PITCH CONDITION: Lovely sunshine but freezing wind - good for polar bears. MATCH OVERVIEW: An exhausting but rewarding effort. PLAYER INFO: Lennon put in an outstanding effort, covering 620km in one afternoon after already putting in the hard yards the previous couple of days.. With Ted pointing him in the right direction and Davis offering support to both, the team worked together well to achieve the desired result. HIGHLIGHTS: - Enjoyed our breakfast picnic on the lake in lovely North Bay - hometown of one of Lennon's medical team from Canadian Tire. - Set off directly north, stopping briefly at url=http:... read more