FALL 2021

FINAL LEG OCT 2021 We have been so fortunate to have nice weather and a great site and view in Killbear Provincial Park.   We were able to cycle a bit, relax and enjoy the park, the changing colours. We even saw two deer! Sunrise from our back door    We were also fortunate to have some family join us for Thanksgiving, cooking a Turkey roll in the oven and all the fixin’s along with yummy homemade desserts courtesy of Amie.   We managed a bit of a hike:   pic from behind is Dad and Daughter.   The park is fairly busy and will stay open until the end of October for camping.   This whole trip has been an electrical shortage (LOL.). On our last night in Killbear, a bit of a storm and the power went off for about 4 hours.   Wasn’t sure if it was going to come back on and reverted to our portable power plant (Jackery) which is a 1000 watt Lithium 120 volt/USB, 12 volt battery pack that will run just about anything in the trailer. Along the way   W...

  OTTAWA/HUNTSVILLE/PARRY SOUND Interesting Rail-Trail (Osgoode Link Pathway) ride from Manotick Station to Osgoode where we had a super lunch at the Red Dot Café.   I think we had the best homemade mushroom soup ever.   On our last night in the Ottawa area, we had an amazing dinner prepared by Shirley, Elizabeth’s cousin and her daughter Kathryn and husband Bill.   Kathryn and Bill are retired and world travellers currently grounded in Canada by Covid.   They have an interesting blog of their adventures and we have had much to discuss when we get together.   They have a self-renovated camper van and can’t wait to be able to move a bit more freely with it. Saturday night at the camp wagon ride: Our spot at Sleepy Cedars, Manotick near Ottawa We are just catching the early-mid stages of colour change in Algonquin Park…so beautiful as we drive through. I signed up again with the New Horizons Band Guelph “Little Big Band” and rehearsals have started.   Of...