17th June 2018 Breakfast of cereals, toast and strong coffee set us up for a 10 a.m. start to a long day of travelling. The forecast promised temperatures of 28°C and above, but in the morning the sun struggled to break through the high cloud. As we left Midland heading south, the traffic began to… Continue Reading

16th June 2018 We had an abortive start to the day. Eager to get on the road, we left the motel at 9 am with the sun shining brightly, perfect for sightseeing. However, a few hundred metres down the road, the Satnav screen suddenly switched to night mode, making it impossible to see anything in… Continue Reading

15th June 2018 Our destination today was Sudbury, with the Satnav estimating a journey time of around three and a half hours. The sky promised a clear, bright day. We left the motel just after 9:30 am, once the rush-hour traffic had eased. We hadn’t travelled far when we made our first stop in Bruce… Continue Reading

14th June 2018 A very pleasant night’s sleep was brought to an abrupt end by a thunderstorm and torrential rain at around 8 am. We were reluctant to make an early start on today’s adventure, hoping the rain clouds would move on. By the time we finally loaded up the car, it was 10 am,… Continue Reading

13th June 2018 Today’s journey followed the route from Schreiber to Wawa. In the early part of our trip, we closely hugged Lake Superior’s northern shoreline, offering views of still waters, tree-covered islands, inviting little bays, and an increasing number of small settlements, often accompanied by a campsite or RV park. The morning was sunny,… Continue Reading

12th June 2018 Checking out of motels in the Canadian wasteland doesn’t seem to happen in the usual way. We are simply asked to leave the key in the room and shut the door behind us when we leave. No reminder of the checkout time, nor any apparent check on whether we had made off… Continue Reading

11th June 2018 A lazy morning. A late 9:30 am start under a blue, cloudless sky, heading along a ridiculously quiet Highway 11. I motored along at a steady 90 kph (the legal maximum), staring blissfully ahead at the endless tarmacked road stretching to the horizon, flanked by a 50-metre grassy apron on either side,… Continue Reading

10th June 2018 We had a much better night’s sleep; the TV snorer from the previous evening had gone, and with only two other guests in evidence, the night was completely silent. We set off just after 9 am for the Polar Bear Habitat, a five-minute drive away. Astonishingly, the motel owner had no idea… Continue Reading

9th June 2018 It wasn’t a good night. I woke at 3:30 a.m. to the sound of a loud TV in the next room. Judging by the accompanying snoring, the occupant had fallen asleep with it on. Sue was also awake, so we decided to try the trusted method of knocking on the wall. No… Continue Reading

8th June 2018 We breakfasted on coffee, blueberry muffins, bananas, and an apple. Not my idea of a full English, but that was what was on offer, and it filled the same hole. While we ate, we chatted amiably with the young man in Reception. He had once been in the Navy and now ran… Continue Reading