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We left Quèbec City at 730am, gave our destination into the GPS lady, who mentioned that some of the roads on our route had insufficient detail and asked us if we were accepting of the route. Well, how does one one respond to that? I said yes and pointed toward New Brunswick. The roads wereContinue reading “Quèbec City to Moncton”

This stop was a treat. Our first stay of two nights allowed us to sleep in this morning. After a leisurely morning (except for Connie who made sandwiches for lunch), we left for old Quèbec at about 1130. Zach drove into town guided by the GPS lady. We parked the Tundra in a spot designedContinue reading “St Jean Baptiste Day in Quèbec”

I slept like a baby last night. Camping at Wesley Clover was much like staying in a BC Provincial Park. We heard little of anything until about dawn when the highway traffic volume started to increase. This didn’t get me out of bed though and I slept off and on until about 730am. Connie wasContinue reading “Journey to Quebec City”

And there were three. Today, Zach, Connie and I left Oakville at 7am toward Ottawa. The traffic was very busy on the 401 – Brian told us if we didn’t get away before 7, we should wait until after 10am. The traffic wasn’t quite as bad as Chicago but close. However, we made the bestContinue reading “Summer Solstice in Ottawa”

Once again we were up before 6am to head downtown Toronto for Zach’s convocation ceremony at the nostalgic University of Toronto Convocation Hall. Hoping not to wake the Dias family, I quietly tiptoed downstairs to the front door and outside to fetch my shoes and belt from the trailer. Success, I didn’t wake the familyContinue reading “Convocation Day”

We left snowy (cottonwood snowy) Port Huron this morning and within 10 minutes were across the Border to Sarnia Ontario. Made a quick stop at Tim Hortons for a coffee – much better than yesterday’s Dunkin Donuts branch water – and we were on our way to Niagara Falls. While only a 3 hour drive,Continue reading “Back in Canada”

We were so tired last night, we only heard the train once during the night. Up at 530am CST we got an early start to another 8.5 hours of driving and once again we lost an hour as we moved into the Eastern time zone driving through Michigan. A word of advice – don’t estimateContinue reading “4 States on the 4th Day”

Awoke to the alarm at 5am today. It was a beautiful sunrise in Rapid City South Dakota. After a quick tear down, we were on the road at 550am and headed for Minnesota. The navigator said Google estimated 10 hours but the GPS lady said 11.5. Guess who was right? Before we get to that,Continue reading “3 more States and now we’re really on holidays”

You know what they say about good intentions…”the road to somewhere is paved with them”. Once again the gentleman in this duo forgot to leave the iPhone close where the alarm could be heard. Instead of getting an early start, we slept in until 630 MST. I scrambled out the door to hook up theContinue reading “Slept in but visited 3 States”

We got on the road at 710am today, 20 minutes behind schedule. After a quick stop at Starbucks for my morning espresso clover, just for fun I dialled in Butte Montana on the GPS. The GPS lady suggested we drive to Osoyoos but we headed towards highway 33. She complained bitterly telling us at everyContinue reading “A very long drive”