Blogs from Ontario, Canada, North America - page 278

By now it was 4pm but it didn’t feel that we had been on the road for so long or travelled so far. We crossed the Niagara River twice, further adding to the climactic build up to the actual border crossing! The third crossing was on the Lewiston-Queenston Bridge and I spotted a US flag next to a Canadian flag. We had made it! Hi fives all round! We didn’t have to wait that long before being officially let into the country, as opposed to the traffic banking up in the opposite direction. I had to get a stamp on my passport, as I wasn’t a US citizen so we drove up to an office to be quizzed by immigration. “So, how long are you both here for?” Dani replied, “I’m here for the weekend. ... read more

So I spent my last couple of days in Toronto trying to catch up with everyone and a lot of time procrastinating from doing the things that actually meant I was leaving, like packing and booking buses etc. I've actually grown quite fond of Toronto; culturally it offers an abundance of variety and has a very open and accepting feel to it. There are a lot of things that i'll miss about Toronto and I think that it is a place that I would consider living in permanent conditions in the future. The last thing I did in Toronto was my going away dinner, which was, while quite sad for me (there where no tears, give me some credit would you) a lot of fun, i was stoked that so many people made an effort to ... read more

Geoff and I are chilling out in the holiday inn on the outskirts of regina. our top priority right now is to get this blog up and running so we can share our journey with our family and friends. We've got a lot to tell you, but it will come in time! we're taking a lot of photos (i finally have a little bit of time to experiment with my new camera). we're also trying to capture the essence of the cross canada trip on the video camera, so that we can perhaps string together a mini-documentary to commemorate this once-in-a-lifetime trip. ... read more

On Sept. 26th we crossed from Yarmouth, NS to Bar Harbor, Maine on the CAT ferry. It was fast but it was rough. It rides on top of the waves like a cork I think. I much preferred the nice, big, slow boat to Newfoundland. It must have been a new moon when we arrived in Bar Harbor at about 7:30 at night as it was pitch dark when we found a campground. Next day we set out to make it to Albany, New York. We decided on the Interstate Highways and encountered a lot more traffic than we are used to. We stopped to shop in Freeport, Maine at the famous LL Bean store. We carried on our merry way and were driving in the middle of the three lanes when all of a sudden ... read more

Nancy, Doug & Copper 2006 NORTH AMERICAN TOUR August 2006 Friday, August 25, 2006, Sunny 24C The house finally sold, it closes today, and we are on our way We are leaving for Mark, Janelle and Sam’s, that’s Nancy son in Kingston, Ontario. We had a good visit. We will stay overnight and then head to Sue and Ken’s on Saturday in Ingersoll, Ontario. Saturday, August 26, 2006, Sunny 25C We left Mark & Janelle’s about 9:00 am and headed for Ingersoll, Ontario to Sue & Ken’s, Nancy’s sister and brother in law. We arrived about 2:00 pm with no problems. The motor home is performing perfectly. We played some cards after supper. Sunday, August 27, 2006, Cloudy 20C John and Judy, Ken’s sister and brother in law, came over from the farm for the afternoon, ... read more