Hometown Heroes

Yesterday we had breakfast in front of the home donated by John Diefenbaker to his hometown of Prince Albert. The pride of P.A. has a museum, road and bridge named after him. He was also my first Czytaj więcej
Yesterday we had breakfast in front of the home donated by John Diefenbaker to his hometown of Prince Albert. The pride of P.A. has a museum, road and bridge named after him. He was also my first Czytaj więcej
No signs of royalty here in Prince Albert National Park. At least none we saw here at Waskesiu Lake as we cycled around today.
I subscribe to the travel principle that you never know what your day is Czytaj więcej
I’m dating myself, but I was a big fan of the TV series M.A.S.H. One of the characters was a private who went to great lengths to be discharged on the basis of mental fitness — he cross dressed in Czytaj więcej
We had barely passed into Saskatchewan, when our attention turned away from the land of the living skies to just … the land. Vast fields of grain and large round hay bales littering the fields. A Czytaj więcej
Our society has a thing about celebrating the number 100.
From seniors achieving the century mark, to countries marking their 100 anniversary, to companies boasting 100 years of operation, we make a Czytaj więcej
There aren’t too many people whose birth certificate shows them being born in Erickson, Manitoba. I wake up each morning to a woman who claims this sleepy town as her birthplace. It’s located Czytaj więcej
We said good night to Ontario and good day to Manitoba, the crossing of the border heralded by a polar bear billboard. The smoke and haze have caught up to us. A grocery clerk in Dryden blamed it on Czytaj więcej
Today we gained an hour, crossing into the central standard time zone. Losing time as we traveled to the eastern reaches of Canada we are now recouping those one hour increments (1/2 an hour in Czytaj więcej
Many businesses in this part of Ontario claim to be superior, including the adjective in their business name. If challenged they can coyly point to Lake Superior, arguing place name not quality. I Czytaj więcej
At Pancake Bay this morning we had a delicious breakfast of French toast topped with Quebec maple syrup and Ontario farm fresh nectarines. A scrumptious start to this last day of August.
Our hike Czytaj więcej
PodróżnikWelcome home!
PodróżnikWelcome home! I really enjoyed your daily pictures and scribes. Canada is incredible with much to offer.
PodróżnikThanks for sharing your road trip Scott. I have certainly enjoyed the ride and will miss your updates.