Blogs from Algonquin Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada, North America - page 2

Moin, noch ein Bericht von mir: Wir haben etwas eingekauft und sind zum Liquor Store gegangen und haben uns eine Flasche Fireball gekauft. Das ist Whisky mit Zimt. Alex hat uns davon so vorgeschwärmt. Unser Plan war, die 60km zum Algonquin Park zu trampen. Alex hat ja bis jetzt sehr positive Erfahrungen damit gemacht. Sepp und ich haben das noch nie gemacht, uns war noch etwas mulmig dabei. Aber diesmal hat es nicht geklappt. Nachdem wir fast 2 Stunden an der Straße standen, ohne dass was passiert wäre, dachten wir, wir sollten vielleicht doch unseren PLan ändern. Wahrscheinlich lag es daran, dass wir zu dritt waren,das schreckt dann wohl doch zu sehr ab. Alex hatte den Vorschlag gemacht, dass wir uns aufteilen, aber das wollten Sepp und ich nicht so gerne. So ohne Kommunikationsmöglichkeiten ist das ... read more

around Saturday -- As you may have noticed, the Mckenzie King estate photos didn’t show up in the last blog. The internet connection we were using wasn’t very reliable and we’d already lost one attempt at blogging, so we decided not to send all the photos, which are slow to upload. We had been hiding out in the parking area of a restaurant nearby which had unsecured Wi-Fi, checking our emails and sending out the blogs in something of a rush every day or two. So here are the photos. These are King’s summer homes as he worked in Ottawa for 22 years. He never married. We were impressed by how modest his digs were. I’ve also included some photos from the steam train ride we took along the Gatineau River. A note about Canadians: One ... read more

I am convinced that Thanksgiving Weekend is the best time to go camping. Not only are the campgrounds pretty much empty, but the weather is usually nice and it's the peak of the fall colours. The 3 day weekend was the perfect opportunity for us to drive north to take in the beauty of the season. Our car rental wasn't the little economy car I had requested - but some fancy, luxury Chyrsler car instead. I don't like driving big cars like this, especially since i suck so bad at parking. But I quickly got used to it and thankfully didn't scratch it up. The first day we visited Petroglyphs Provincial Park just north of Peterborough. You're not allowed to take any pictures of the petroglyphs because it's disrespectful. But trust me, it was amazing and ... read more

Decided this place deserved a blog of it's own. The nicest bit of Canada I've seen. That includes all the spectacular snow capped peaks of the Rockies. May just be because the area is not well known so no one else goes. Wilderness much more fun when it's empty. Had Luxury acommodation (own room, practically empty hostel so bathroom, kitchen and lounge to ourselves) and amazing host. Took us on a tour of the area in his car, 3 hikes plus a fascinating visitors centre and art gallery. Stopped to look at a couple of moose by the side of the road. Tame creatures ignored the traffic and the continous supply of passers by stopping to take photos. Our eagle eyed guide even spotted a couple of mink. Mother and at least 5 tiny babies. Awww, ... read more

Algonquin Provincial Park Ater stopping at the Flying Saucer Diner in Niagara (well we were in North America!) we made our way to one of the wineries that the region is famous for to try the local speciality - ice wine (all in the name of culture of course!) They make it in the winter when the grapes are actually frozen and as a result is really sweet. Then it was our half way stop at a place called Bracebridge famous for their bean salad apparently. We made it to the Wolf Den hostel just outside Algonquin National Park in the afternoon where are home this time was a log cabin for the 4 of us. The place really reminded me of River Valley in NZ for those of you that did Kiwi. Was very tranquil ... read more