Day 60 of 62
We’ve reached sixty days on the road! Obviously we didn’t quite fit the trip into just 60 days but I’m pleased to say that nomadic life has suited us well… Read more »
Category: Uncategorized
Day 59 of 62
This post is contributed by Shelley. August began slowly. We broke camp early since we knew we’d have to do the find-a-campsite dance again and headed south on the Icefield… Read more »
Day 58 of 62
We had a leisurely morning knowing that we had the luxury of two nights in a row in the same place. We left “Wapiti” (French for “elk”, I believe) and… Read more »
Day 57 of 62
In the morning we left the Pocahontos campground and ventured a little bit further into the park, playing the find-a-campsite game and eventually settling at a larger campground just south… Read more »
Day 56 of 62
A tourist magazine we had picked up recommended a bohemian shopping district in Edmonton along ten blocks of “Whyte Street”, so we decided to hit that before heading out of… Read more »
Brown bread?
I’ve now heard a third Canadian waitress offer a choice between “white bread or brown bread”. Is “brown bread” the common Canadian expression for “whole wheat”? Or do they know… Read more »
Day 55 of 62
This post is contributed by Shelley. We left the SK-AB border town of Lloydminster and drove westward. Once in Edmonton, we found the VW dealer, and to my surprise they… Read more »
Day 54 of 62
We continued west and tried to balance a desire to make time against a desire to experience the countryside. Although the day started out nice, Saskatchewan’s weather quickly made the… Read more »
Day 53 of 62
We broke camp in the morning and continued west. Manitoba is a prairie, and the 10-km-faster speed limit when we crossed from Ontario gave us an indication it might be… Read more »
Day 52 of 62
We started the morning by driving through the town of Thunder Bay, to see if there was any thing to stop and linger over. The previous night I had seen… Read more »