The weather had finally turned against us and all of our plans changed. Today was going to be a fairly nice day then the whole northeast corridor along our route had rain predicted. We made the decision to . . .
Read MoreHeading Homeward
So this is going to be a short post, we are traveling again and making our way home. Weather seems to have turned against up, at least partially and more weather predicted for tomorrow. Let me give you a . . .
Read MoreTravel Day
Today was a travel day. The morning started in a fog metaphorically and literally. Up early, got coffee, packed, loaded the car, last minute check and out the driveway into the first drops of rain. We took the . . .
Read MoreWandering
Last night Carol and I made plans do do some exploring of the neighboring peninsula, the land that runs up between Trinity Bay to the west and Conception Bay to the east. This is known as the Bay de Verde Peninsula. Here we found . . .
Read MoreCape Spear & Ferryland
The alarm clock went off early this morning. You see, we are only about a half an hour from Cape Spear, the Easternmost point in all of North America. This is where the suns' rays strike first on this side of the the great pond. Well we gotta be there for sunrise right?
Read MoreSt. John's
We did get out and explore a bit yesterday afternoon. We went down to the center of town and walked around a bit. In and out of the stores along Water Street. St. John's came as a surprise in the . . .
Read MoreBonavista
In the early morning after the dinner theatre in Twillingate I was out early with intensions of getting lots of photo reference for future paintings. This little fishing village is so . . .
Read MoreTwillingate
I have gat a couple of days to catch up on, and I don't know when this will post as we have an awful internet connection. We are currently int the small northern coastal town of Twillingate, Newfoundland, about . . .
Read MoreGros Morne
Hiking again. Today we take on a big one. We needed some fortification so I cooked up some back bacon and pancakes for breakfast, Carol made the coffee and we were checking out the maps as we ate. Gros Morn is the iconic . . .
Read MoreRocky Harbour
I turned in early last night. It had seemed like a very long day, but I guess they are actually all the same length.We were tired and were in bed before 9 pm. This early hour may have been a first for me, but I slept well and for a long time. This morning it was time to . . .
Read MoreNew Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland
I am currently sitting on a very small bunk aboard the ferry to Newfoundland, the MV Highlanders, typing this post. We boarded a few minutes ago after a very long wait. Let me catch you up. Yesterday was a travel day. We left Saint John in a light mist which . . .
Read MoreFundy Trail Parkway
The car started! The sun came out! Life just keeps getting better. So all the anxiety has melted away fr a while at least and we awoke to a whole new day. Harper and I played with her bunny, Carol made coffee and we still had a couple of gooey breakfast treats. We were out of the . . .
Read MoreSaint John, New Brunswick
The day started poorly. Every once in a while things just don't go as planned. Today was one of those days. The unexpected can cause a lot of anxiety, however we humans have the ability to persevere. As we were pouring our first cup of coffee this morning we noticed
Read MoreCanada
We are traveling once again. I think I should do some explaining of what has happened since my last post. We have made a few trips out to Wisconsin to visit with Jason, we have had many many
Read MoreThe Trip Home
Well I have been a bit lazy in getting this out to you. We actually did make it home and had a great time doing it. Let me catch you up on our travels. The night before we left we had . . .
Read MoreWisconsin Days
It has been too long since I last updated everyone but that is because we were just too involved with our days and time just slipped past. I will try to rectify that now and bring everyone up to date. The parade that evening was certainly . . .
Read MoreSun Prairie
It has been a week since I last wrote, sorry to be such an absent author but it has been a whirlwind of a week. I will try to catch you up on all that has been happening. After we left the campground. . .
Read MoreDoor County, and more
There is a particular comfort that comes with rain on the roof at night when you are camping. First it may wake you gently, then it soothes you back to sleep and makes everything right with the world. We slept well listening to the rain falling on the roof. It was still raining when we . . .
Read MoreWisconsin
The task ahead of us was to move west, our destination is Wisconsin. It will take us a couple of days to get there, long days on the road. Driving an RV is not like driving a car, your speed is slower and I drive a bit more conscious of the size of the vehicle. Don't get me wrong, the Doodle drives just fine…
Read MoreWine Country 2022
Our journey this time started with a very leisurely morning. Since our destination was only about three hours away and we wanted to be there around three in the afternoon, there was none of the . . .
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