Travel and Road Trips, Canada
In recent years, Canadians have been embracing the Black Friday frenzy, a phenomenon that was once exclusively American. My first encounter with this shopping extravaganza was during a trip to the United States for a hockey tournament over the American Thanksgiving Weekend – talk about a cultural shock!
Continue reading “My First Black Friday”
We took a last minute trip to Florida to watch some Toronto Blue Jays spring training games and had a wonderful time with very little advance planning!
Continue reading “Blue Jays Spring Training Tour”
Our mysterious island barn is a legacy of Ontario’s historic Ice Harvest industry.
Continue reading “Ontario’s Ice Harvest History”
We took a day trip from Calgary Alberta through Cochrane to Canmore and back. Map, distances and Yamnuska Wolfdog Sanctuary review. Continue reading Calgary to Cochrane to Canmore Drive
A story about our flights from Ontario to Calgary and back on Flair Airlines, and some thoughts about Westjet and customer service. (and an update!)
Continue reading “Canadian Flights”
Some Links to Travel Booking Websites Continue reading Planes, Trains and Automobiles
We love our island cottage. A story about the pros and cons of island life. Continue reading Island Cottage Life
We were blessed to see these examples of Ontario wildlife this summer. Continue reading Ontario Wildlife Photos
The Canadian Tulip Festival in Ottawa Ontario – May 13 -23, 2022 – is an enjoyable and easy to access event. Continue reading Canadian Tulip Festival – Ottawa
My husband loves cottage life. It’s funny that his childhood cottage memories are so similar to mine. Continue reading Cottage Memories
Do you know where the World’s Largest Easter Egg is? This post is a silly look at some giant roadside attraction style eggs, a few Easter egg facts, and some egg quotes. It is frivolous and light hearted, and a shameless outreach to my children who are far away and at home.
Continue reading “Easter Weekend – Easter Eggs & The World’s Biggest Easter Egg”
A few travel details about our latest ice fishing road trip. Continue reading Ice Fishing Lake Nipissing
Our Ontario government is encouraging us to take Ontario Staycations this year with a refundable Tax Credit We took three drives this winter across Ontario. Continue reading Ontario Road Trip – Staycation
We took a drive from Calgary to Kananaskis and back, during our visit to Calgary. It’s an easy drive in the summer if you want to see beautiful scenery and wildlife. This post is about the drive, the distance and what we saw along the way.
Continue reading “Calgary to Kananaskis Road Trip”
We decided to see a different part of our Prairie Provinces – Big Muddy Valley Saskatchewan in Southern Saskatchewan!
Continue reading “Southern Saskatchewan Road Trip”
A quick 9 or so hour drive from Thunder Bay to Brandon Manitoba. Continue reading Thunder Bay ON to Brandon MB
We jumped in a car and drove from Ontario to Alberta and back. Continue reading Canadian Road Trip (again)
We completed few small projects in our almost complete bathroom reno ourselves – spraypainting a light fixture and installing a vintage doorknob. Continue reading The New Old Bathroom
Remembering the last at home Blue Jays opening day Continue reading MLB Opening Day
2 fall road trips to view Canadian wildlife – and answering the question – why does wildlife cross the road? Continue reading Why did the Canadian Wildlife Cross the Road?
This post is about our drive from Winnipeg Manitoba eastward along the TransCanada Highway through Northwestern Ontario and home to Southern Ontario. This was a 2 day drive for us. Maps, distance, times and scenery included.
Continue reading “Canadian Road Trip-Winnipeg to Ontario”
Masked roadside attractions Continue reading Masked Road Trip
This post is about our road trip across Canada – this time from Rocky Mountain House Alberta to Winnipeg Manitoba. Maps, distances and scenery included. This was day 6 of our drive from Ontario to British Columbia along the TransCanada Highway – and then back again on a slightly different route.
Continue reading “Canadian Drive Day6 Rocky Mountain House to Winnipeg”
Our Canadian Road Trip continues – Kamloops through Jasper to Rocky Mountain House. All about the drive, distances and views.
Continue reading “Canadian Road Trip – Day 5 – Kamloops to Rocky Mountain House”
All about our Canadian Road Trip – this post is about the drive from Calgary to Kamloops – with distances, times and wildlife sitings.
Continue reading “Canadian Road Trip Day 4 – Calgary to Kamloops British Columbia”
We continued on Day 3 of our Canadian Road Trip – west from Ontario to Calgary Alberta and then back again along the TransCanada Highway. The drive was long but not difficult in the summertime.
Continue reading “Canadian Road Trip Day 3 – Regina to Calgary”
The 2nd day of our TransCanada drive beginning in Thunder Day Ontario, travelling through Manitoba and ending in Regina Saskatchewan. Continue reading Canadian Road Trip Day 2 – NW Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan
Day 1 of our TransCanada Highway cross Canada road trip Continue reading Canadian Road Trip Day 1
We drove west across Canada from Southern Ontario to Alberta during the pandemic to avoid flying and crossing the border. Continue reading Canadian Road Trip
In our large family, we (well maybe JUST ME) enjoy taking family road trips. Whether it be a family wedding in another city, or a vacation at a cottage style resort, we load up the car with snacks and belongings … Continue reading The “Fun Car” Road Trip
A few Ontario wild bird pictures Continue reading Ontario Wild Birds
Our Alpine Adventures Helicopter tour over Canmore Alberta was awesome Continue reading Travel Takes Flight
Despite the Pandemic, 5000 young tree planters have traveled to B.C. from across Canada to plant hundreds of millions of essential trees. Continue reading Tree Planting in B.C. during the Pandemic
Flying in Canada during the pandemic Continue reading Pandemic Cross-Canada Travel
It’s encouraging that people, businesses, governments and health care workers are doing the best that they can in the circumstances. Continue reading Some Slightly Positive Thinking
Keeping busy while social distancing Continue reading I Wish I had known it was Pi(e) Day
Skate at any of these spectacular rinks across Canada. Continue reading Canadian Winter Vacation on Ice
My husband and 2 boys had a recent ice fishing adventure to Lake Nipissing’s Callander Bay in Ontario Continue reading Ice Fishing Adventure
Photos of wildlife tracks – grizzly bear and moose in snow in Kananaskis Alberta
Continue reading Saturday Hike – Wildlife footprints
This past week, we once again visited the Nipissing area of Ontario, and while I read and watched my husband enjoy his fishing, we were able to see some wildlife. Pardon the photo quality – they were taken while in … Continue reading Ontario Wildlife
A near Northern Ontario vacation Continue reading Northern Vacation