Cross-Canada Trip Days 1 and 2
Brenda's Mom gave us a journal to keep track of our travels and we are going to share it with you. Brenda's voice will be this colour, and Cam's voice will be this colour.
Day1: Oro - Sault Ste. Marie
Brenda and Cam depart!
1:02 pm - After stopping for lunch in Sudbury we are back on the road, it has been raining for about 70% of the trip thus far. We are now on the 6th different hwy of the day (11, 12, 400, 69, 80 - detour for lunch, and now 17).
Cam and Brenda at Culpepper's in Sudbury.
3:01 pm - Stopped in Blind River so Brenda could pee at Information Centre. Cam got wet butt (unrelated to Brenda's pee).
Cam in White River.
Evening - Like a couple of degenerate gamblers we stumbled into a charity casino was still up. After a couple of wonderful trips to Rainbowland we left happy but light a potentially trip-crippling five dollars.
Day 2: Sault Ste. Marie - Thunder Bay
8:09 am - Had some beers and watched football (Pit vs. Jax) with Robbie. It was a superb game, with lots of hitting, despite the record breaking low score (0-9). Cam may be missing Bean but he did have Black Kitty x2, Tall Kitty, Black Dog and Swimming Fish to keep him company last night.
9:20 am - Stopped at a 'scenic lookout' on the shores of the Lake they call Gitche Gumee. It was cold and not particularly scenic. The waves were big though.
Cam at Lake Superior.
12:22 pm - Had the pleasure of visiting the hometown of Winnie the Pooh (aka. White River, ON). It is f-ing cold here, the A&W veggie burger was not edible, gas was expensive (101.9/L) and it will NOT stop raining! But other than that, White River seems nice. Winnie looked happy and waved to tourists and posed for pictures.
Brenda and Winnie in White River.
Ontario 'Badlands'.
1:26 pm - We switched drivers at another 'scenic lookout' at the eastern edge of Marathon. All we saw were out of use ski runs, and it was freakin' cold.
2:38 pm - Another driver switch took place at Aguasabon Gorge. Much to our surprise, this scenic lookout actually was scenic, complete with falls, a gorge, trees and a lake. Oh, and an unfriendly woman in an Alaska sweatshirt.
Aguasabon River Gorge.
3:43 pm - Switched positions at a random stop halfway between Nipigon and Schreiber. The weather continues to be cold and rainy but we are enjoying each other's company.
More Lake Superior goodness.
4:05 pm - We stopped to fill up in Nipigon. After departing Hwy 11 in Orillia we once again find ourselves back on it more than 1000 km later. Even though we are in the middle of nowhere I can still say 'Hey, I grew up on this street!'
Later that afternoon - I was very excited to see the Terry Fox statue (so was Brenda). That guy kicked ass.
Terry Fox - We salute you.
8:13 pm - We are holed up in a pretty nice looking Best Western. It's been a pretty full day and our tummies are full with our favourite staple - Domino's. It's nice to be able to lie around and relax somewhere and not be on the go. Tomorrow we are going to check out some falls and head to Winnipeg.
Day1: Oro - Sault Ste. Marie
Brenda and Cam depart!
Cam and Brenda at Culpepper's in Sudbury.
Cam in White River.Evening - Like a couple of degenerate gamblers we stumbled into a charity casino was still up. After a couple of wonderful trips to Rainbowland we left happy but light a potentially trip-crippling five dollars.
Day 2: Sault Ste. Marie - Thunder Bay
8:09 am - Had some beers and watched football (Pit vs. Jax) with Robbie. It was a superb game, with lots of hitting, despite the record breaking low score (0-9). Cam may be missing Bean but he did have Black Kitty x2, Tall Kitty, Black Dog and Swimming Fish to keep him company last night.
9:20 am - Stopped at a 'scenic lookout' on the shores of the Lake they call Gitche Gumee. It was cold and not particularly scenic. The waves were big though.
Cam at Lake Superior.12:22 pm - Had the pleasure of visiting the hometown of Winnie the Pooh (aka. White River, ON). It is f-ing cold here, the A&W veggie burger was not edible, gas was expensive (101.9/L) and it will NOT stop raining! But other than that, White River seems nice. Winnie looked happy and waved to tourists and posed for pictures.
Brenda and Winnie in White River.
Cam wants honey too.
12:43 pm - We have officially covered our first 1000 km. Yippee!!! The momentous event occured just outside of White River.
Ontario 'Badlands'.1:26 pm - We switched drivers at another 'scenic lookout' at the eastern edge of Marathon. All we saw were out of use ski runs, and it was freakin' cold.
2:38 pm - Another driver switch took place at Aguasabon Gorge. Much to our surprise, this scenic lookout actually was scenic, complete with falls, a gorge, trees and a lake. Oh, and an unfriendly woman in an Alaska sweatshirt.
Aguasabon River Gorge.3:43 pm - Switched positions at a random stop halfway between Nipigon and Schreiber. The weather continues to be cold and rainy but we are enjoying each other's company.
More Lake Superior goodness.4:05 pm - We stopped to fill up in Nipigon. After departing Hwy 11 in Orillia we once again find ourselves back on it more than 1000 km later. Even though we are in the middle of nowhere I can still say 'Hey, I grew up on this street!'
Later that afternoon - I was very excited to see the Terry Fox statue (so was Brenda). That guy kicked ass.
Terry Fox - We salute you.8:13 pm - We are holed up in a pretty nice looking Best Western. It's been a pretty full day and our tummies are full with our favourite staple - Domino's. It's nice to be able to lie around and relax somewhere and not be on the go. Tomorrow we are going to check out some falls and head to Winnipeg.
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11:00 AM
1 Comments:
Although the weather was the opposite and I was on the opposite side of the border, this is definitely reminiscent of my nearly 5000K trip a year and a half ago!
Travelling is fun like that, but amazingly tiring...
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gnat, at 1:53 PM
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