We will be traveling a lot in the next 2 years through all parts of Canada. Starting in the north-east in Newfoundland and Labrador we will continue our journeys through Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, PEI, Quebec, Ontario and all the way back to British Columbia and the Yukon. Check back as we add more stories and off the beaten path tips direct from the road.
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Air Tractor AT802 Red Lake Picture of the bright yellow Air Tractor AT802 and it's chief pilot Guy Cannon at the Red Lake Airport, Ontario, Canada. June 14, 2008: With fuel levels low in Sandy Lake in the north of Ontario, Guy Cannon makes... |
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Shipwrecks And Flowerpots Of The Fathom Five National Marine Park Cruising the pristine waters of Lake Huron as we explore the Fathom Five National Marine Park and its many treasures. May 24, 2008: Today dawned bright and sunny and as well as taking a boat tour out to... |
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City Of Winnipeg Manitoba Canada An evening stroll through downtown Winnipeg in Manitoba, Canada on a cool autumn night. October 21, 2007 We are on our way for a new and exciting adventure!! I'm going to skip... |
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Flowerpots Of Flowerpot Island Fathom Five Marine Park Ontario A trip to Flowerpot Island brings us face to face with two natural rock stacks - proof of the erosive powers of Lake Huron in the Fathom Five National Marine Park. May 24, 2008: The boat trip to Flowerpot Island includes a brief tour of the area by water... |
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French Heritage In St Boniface Winnipeg Manitoba We head across the Red River to St Boniface - the french quarter in the city of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. June 18, 2008: cont'd We drove through to the financial district of the city first hoping to... |
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Spectacular End To A Busy Day With A Sunset In Winnipeg Threatening thunder clouds formations set the scene for a spectacular sunset over the city of Winnipeg in Manitoba, Canada. June 18, 2008: cont'd Arriving back in Winnipeg and after checking out the Royal Canadian... |
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Stepping Back To The Sixteenth Century At The Mennonite Heritage Village We take a step back in time as we walk through the gates of the Mennonite Heritage Village in the town of Steinbach in Manitoba. June 18, 2008: cont'd With limited time available, we drove straight to the Mennonite... |
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Looking Cool In The Air Tractor Plane Picture of Michelle decked out in the helmet used when flying the AT802 Air Tractor in Red Lake, Ontario, Canada. June 14, 2008: One of the safety requirements of flying the Air Tractor Bulk Fuel Hauling... |
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Checking Out An Air Tractor Plane At The Red Lake Airport We take a look at an Air Tractor AT802, a new development in Canadian aviation - right here in Red Lake, Ontario. June 14, 2008: A break in the weather today meant we were able to head out to the Red Lake... |
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Whale Watching Fin Whales From Tadoussac Quebec Excited to see the Fin Whales but not so exciting were the crowds in Tadoussac, Quebec, Canada. September 12, 2007: Yesterday was a wet and miserable day, so we used it to travel. From... |
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Nova Scotia To Bottle Cove Newfoundland From a cool Nova Scotia to a cold Newfoundland - spring has not quite sprung in Atlantic Canada! May 31, 2007: The end of the month but the start of an epic journey which will take us clean... |
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Bumps And Forks In Winnipeg Manitoba Canada We drove nearly 500 kilometres today from the town of Red Lake in Ontario to the bustling metropolis of Winnipeg in Manitoba, Canada. June 17, 2008: Besides the black bear on the side of Highway 105 shortly after leaving Red... |
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A Determined Polar Bear In Search Of Food In Hudson Bay Excitement on the tundra with a determined and very hungry polar bear in Churchill, Manitoba. October 29, 2007: Today started out a bit slow, but soon got underway when we found Dopey... |
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Black Bear Encounter Near Red Lake Ontario Enroute To Manitoba Okay so the title sounds a little dramatic, it wasn't like we stumbled on a black bear along a trail or anything, but we did see one which was casually plodding through the long green grass on the side of the road near Red Lake. June 17, 2008: We said our farewells to our friend Guy today, who had a busy schedule... |
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We Take To The Air For Aerial Pictures Of Lake Superior And Environs Ontario A Cessna plane is our mode of transport as we take in the sights of Thunder Bay and Lake Superior, Ontario from above. June 8, 2008: After another late start - having stayed up all night plus half the morning... |
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Miss Piggy Churchill Manitoba History is everywhere in and near Churchill, from shipwrecks to crash landed planes called Miss Piggy. October 25, 2007 (continued): On the way back to our Bed and Breakfast we stopped in at Miss... |
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Scouting In The City Of Winnipeg Manitoba After driving most of the day yesterday, we took a leisurely drive into Winnipeg to get orientated, then took a stroll around the Manitoba Legislative Building and its manicured grounds. June 18, 2008: We drove into the city, happily without the camper on the back as the roads... |
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Flying About In Woodland Caribou Provincial Park Ontario An impromptu flight takes us over the pristine wilderness of Woodland Caribou Provincial Park from Red Lake in Ontario, Canada. June 13, 2008: We spent the day yesterday just driving from Thunder Bay - the plan was to... |
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Tablelands In Gros Morne National Park Newfoundland A look at the earth's mantle, a geologists paradise in the Tablelands of Gros Morne National Park on the Northern Peninsula of Newfoundland. July 17, 2007 (Part One): Another glorious bright and sunny day dawned and we were eager to... |
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Norseman Capital Of The World Red Lake Northern Ontario Canada A fairly quiet day with a short jaunt to the nearby Norseman Heritage Park in the town of Red Lake, the Norseman Capital of the World in Northern Ontario, Canada. June 16, 2008: Red Lake has its most recent history founded on gold mining, and nearby... |
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Historic Towns And Windmills In Nova Scotia Leaving Halifax and heading down along the lighthouse route to the south west corner of Nova Scotia. August 26, 2007: Fingers crossed, we get to continue on with our journey today - hopefully... |
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Tattoos Lighthouses And Ships Of St Johns The city of St John's sure has a lot to offer the visitor from the famous Signal Hill Tattoo to Lighthouses at the most easterly point of North America! July 28, 2007: After a leisurely late breakfast, we cruised across town in the small car... |
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Polar Bear Watching With Tundra Buggy Adventure From Churchill Embarking on a Tundra Buggy Adventure from Churchill to see the Polar Bears of Hudson Bay, Churchill, Manitoba. October 31, 2007: We were up and about by 6:30am this morning and having breakfast by 6:45am... |
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St Johns The Capital City Of Newfoundland Colourful icons and tall ships in Newfoundland's captial city of St John's on the Avalon Peninsula. July 26, 2007: We set out from Winterton this morning along Highway 80, in the pouring rain.... |
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Extreme Tides And Tidal Bores Fundy Shore Ecotour A day of waiting but it paid off as the predictable Bay of Fundy tides delivered a tidal bore in Truro, Nova Scotia. September 2, 2007: The rain just kept coming down yesterday, so we ended up staying in... |
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Day Tripping Through Old Town Montreal Quebec Quaint cobbled streets, grand architecture, and history dominate a visit to the old town of Montreal City, Quebec, Canada. September 18, 2007: After the excitement of the Genesis concert, we ended up staying in... |
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Sunset From The Wing Tips Over Lake Superior Commonly seen with ocean like waves on its surface, Lake Superior was flat calm during our sunset flight. June 8, 2008 - cont'd: As organised, we headed back out to the airport and took to the air... |
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Exploring Canadas Capital City Ottawa Ontario We pull on our walking shoes again and hit the streets of Canada's capital city - Ottawa for a couple of days. April 27: As predicted the day dawned bright and sunny, so we hit the main sights of Ottawa... |
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A Day In Corner Brook Newfoundland An eventful day spent in the metropolis of Corner Brook, Newfoundland, Canada. June 1, 2007: Today was spent waiting ... mostly! We had two major things to attend to in... |
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Agawa Bay Lake Superior Provincial Park Setting up camp at Agawa Bay in the Lake Superior Provincial Park of Ontario. October 4, 2007: We stopped off at Katherine Cove in the Lake Superior Provincial Park and... |
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Towering Icebergs Of Newfoundland Out onto the chilly Atlantic waters and into Iceberg Alley, a boat trip from St Anthony in Newfoundland. June 3, 2007: After a delicious breakfast at Tuckamore Lodge in Main Brook, we decided to... |
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The Crystal Clear Shores Of Lake Huron At Sauble Beach Ontario Waterfalls and sandy beaches were on the agenda for today, as we checked out Sauble Falls Provincial Park and the resort town of Sauble Beach on the sandy shores of Lake Huron, Ontario. May 25, 2008: Our first main stop was at the Sauble Falls Provincial Park. We actually drove... |
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Fleur De Lys Baie Verte Peninsula Newfoundland Taking the Dorset Trail to Fleur de Lys on the Baie Verte Peninsula of Newfoundland. July 17, 2007 (Part Two): Time to 'check-out' of Gros Morne National Park and leave the... |
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Biodome Olympic Stadium And Botanical Gardens Of Montreal Canada Exploring more of Montreal city on foot including the Biodome, the infamous Olympic Stadium, and botanical gardens - just to name a few. September 19, 2007: Our next photo shoot was to various locations in the city. We headed for... |
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A Day Spent With Canadian Eskimo Dogs In Churchill Manitoba After a couple of days of seeing no polar bears, we decided to check out the Canadian Eskimo Dogs in a yard on the shores of Hudson Bay near Churchill Manitoba. October 27, 2007: The day started with snow flurries and was bitterly cold again - we... |
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Iceberg Alley Newfoundland Iceberg watching from the shore near the town of Great Brehat in Newfoundland. June 10, 2007: Besides doing more 'office' work today - we did head to St Anthony in the... |
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Beached Fish And Telegraph Cables In Newfoundland We're on our way to the Avalon but study the kamikaze behaviour of capelin fish enroute, then check out where history was made in the world of communications. July 25, 2007: At the end of the road where we camped last night is the Admiral's Point... |
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Digby Neck And Islands Nova Scotia Canada A narrow slither of land named Digby Neck extends out from the mainland with joints of islands at it's tip, Briar and Long Islands, in the Bay of Fundy, Nova Scotia. August 27, 2007: The days seem to be getting hotter and today was no exception - who would... |
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Whales Dolphins And A Balancing Rock In Nova Scotia A whale watching tour into the Bay of Fundy to find Humpback Whales and White Sided Dolphins then a trek through the woods to St Mary's Bay and Balancing Rock. August 28, 2007: The whale watching tour was to depart Tiverton on Long Island at 10:00am... |
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Twilight In Twillingate Newfoundland Sunset and twilight at the Long Point Lighthouse near the town of Twillingate along the Kittiwake Coast of Newfoundland. July 18, 2007: After browsing through the exhibits at the Fleur-de-Lys Museum, which... |
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Historic Places On Prince Edward Island Home to a population of Canadians referred to as "Islanders", Prince Edward Island is the smallest province in Canada, but big on history. September 4, 2007: Bright sunlight streaming in through the skylight above the bed woke us... |
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Plains Hoodoos And Lakes Of Alberta Canada A journey through the diverse landscape of Alberta, from its lakes and mountains of Waterton Lakes NP, varying shapes and sizes of hoodoos at Writing on Stone Provincial Park to its vast plains. May 30, 2007: Well we're on our way! Today's entry covers a few weeks of travelling since we... |
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