DAY 9 JUNE 1
DRYDEN TO THUNDER BAY ON
379 kms
At Bruce Mines. Lake Huron now
The hotel last night in Dryden was beside a pulp mill. What a smell this morning!!
Aguasabon Gorge Terrace Bay
DAY 8 May 31
STEINBACH TO DRYDEN ON
366 kms
First look at Lake Superior in Thunder Bay
I had forgotten just how flat Alberta can be!! Had to make 4 u-turns today. that stupid GPS! Actually, I admit it was me trying to get used to IT!!
Excitment today was going to the Dinosaur Provincial Park just north of Brooks. (not Drumheller) Museum not so good but outside was awesome!
Blind River
Today was a pretty boring drive. So flat with hardly a bend in the road. Stopped in Moose Jaw to see the moose and then on to Regina. Peggy is from Regina so she wanted to see Lake Wascana and the Parliament buildings. We also went to the cemetery to find the grave site where we will bury Rob and his Dad tomorrow.
Rob’s brother David and Aunt Dixie and Uncle Gary joined up tonight and we had dinner and a few tooooo many drinks. Off to bed !!!
Sault Ste Marie canal The cooler locks are on the US side
Kakabeka Falls Thunder Bay
DAY 1 May 24
VERNON TO CALGARY AB
670 kms
The rest of the day was boring. Nothing interesting along the road except an Amish family going to town in their black horse drawn carriage. Missed the photo.
Ney’s Provincial Park
DAY 3 May 26
MEDICINE HAT TO REGINA SK
494 kms
40’ Rolls Royce - Steinbach
I had to spend an extra day in Regina before being able to go back to my scheduled trip.
Started out with 2 markets, then the Royal Saskatchewan Museum and the RCMP Heritage Centre. Unfortunately, the Science Center was closed.
Just one of the beaches. Old Woman Bay
Loonie at Echo Bay
DAY 10 JUNE 2
THUNDER BAY TO WAWA ON
478 kms
Today was finally sunny and 21 degrees. Still windy though.
Along the road today there were ‘moose night danger’ signs about every km. They must have a lot of trouble with them in this area.
I missed the turnoff to a provincial park I wanted to see. Good thing yesterday and today are part of my return trip. Missed a lot of stuff, mostly because of flooding.
Mennonite Heritage Village Steinbach MB
From above
Poured rain pretty much all the way today. At times very heavy. Still flat landscape out here in Manitoba. Not much excitement on the drive.
Made it to Portage. I lived here 1969-1970 grade 12. Picked up my first husband here. His sister and family still live here.
DAY 11 JUNE 3
WAWA TO SAULT STE MARIE
252 kms
Bridge to the US. I could have gone over for an hour or so but I don’t have my passport with me.
DAY 6 May 29
REGINA TO PORTAGE LA PRAIRIE MB
513 kms
And then here’s the moose that fought back LOL
My grade 12 high school – now French emersion grades 6-8
DAY 4 May 27
AROUND REGINA
58 kms
Today was a sad day. It also gave closure and a move forward to living life. Rest in Peace Chuck and Rob.
I am now on my own to continue my cross Canada trip.
DAY 2
Calgary to Medicine Hat
452 kms
Legend of the White Horse monument west of Winnipeg.
Tiny free library
The Wawa Goose
DAY 12 JUNE 4
SAULT STE MARIE TO NORTH BAY ON
465 kms
After all the moose warnings, I finally saw one!
Came up so quick I used the camera on the Dashcam. Didn’t have a chance to see if the Mommy was around.
First beach on trip in Ignace ON. Lake Agimak.
A museum worker thought I should have a pic to show how big he is.
Longitudinal centre of Canada – east of Winnipeg
Vermillion Bay
Today was a very nice but long day. Great weather. Scenery was awesome. Travelled along Lake Superior all day.
DAY 7 May 30
PORTAGE LA PRAIRIE TO STEINBACH MB
182 kms
A tub boat was all that came through while I was there
The house we rented. We never lived on the base here.
The Terry Fox memorial was awesome. It was built very close to his final stop when he could go no further.
Out for dinner with extended family.
Day 1 has now come to an end. Rob’s Mom Peggy is travelling with me as far as Regina. After I picked her up in Kelowna, what should have been 40 minutes back to Vernon took us 2 1/2 hours…..accident with no detour. So a very late start.
Cloudy thru the mountains today but only a couple minutes of rain.
Arrived in Calgary without any further incidents!
Dryden's Moose
DAY 5 May 28
AROUND REGINA
51 kms
I had to go out and buy socks and shoes OMG I can’t believe it.
Gloves will be next if it gets any colder!
Nothing very exciting to post but what a day with the weather! Going north from Steinbach, it felt like the car was being lifted off the road. It was somewhat better when I turned east after 24 kms. Cold, pouring rain and soooo windy all the way to Dryden.
There was a serious water problem along the road today. Two sightseeing places I wanted to go to had the roads closed because of flooding.
The number of lakes in this part of Ontario is amazing. Every ½ km was another lake beside the road.
for Chuck -Wife, son, brother in law, sister in law.
for Rob - Mother, brother, uncle and aunt
Sunny day with no wind. There are so many parks and beaches on this leg of the trip.
Nickel at Sudbury
And running into Lake Superior