A Spectator at the Adams River Sockeye Salmon Run
It was October as we drove north in our fifth wheel trailer. North from Vancouver to the Tsutswecw (Roderick Haig-Brown) Provincial Park, British Columbia, to experience the Adams River, Sockeye Salmon run. We had come to witness some 34-million Sockeye salmon...
Where, When and How to Camp with Bald Eagles in Canada
The Attack Came with No Warning…You are standing with a small group of campers, at the Hartt Island RV Resort, waiting, staring into the distance on the edge of the clifftop, 20 metres above New Brunwick’s Saint John River, on a warm, clear evening in July....
Exploring Ontario’s Iconic North of Superior Region
Mitch Carter gets misty eyed when he talks about the De Havilland Beaver, a workhorse aircraft that is almost three times his age. Mitch is a “floor ranger” (a docent) at the Canadian Bushplane Heritage Centre in Sault Ste. Marie. The Soo, as the city is known, was...
RVing Locally: A Fun Drive Along Rideau Canal
As the pandemic stretches on, it’s as important as ever to look close to home for travel opportunities. Travelling by RV — we describe it to friends as our “rolling self-isolation unit” — does give us more control, but it is still important to minimize risks....
The Yukon: Valleys Unpeopled and Still
Robert Service nailed it with the lines in his poem, “The Spell of the Yukon.” There are valleys unpeopled and still; There’s a land-oh it beckons and beckons. And I want to go back and I will. We toured the majestic Yukon by motorhome and vowed to return...
The Hidden Treasures of Vermont
For many Canadian RVers, the dark and cold of winter feels especially long this year. There is uncertainty around the impact of the coronavirus on travel plans and the border sits closed (an especially brutal circumstance for snowbirds who are used to getting away...
Our Stay at the Bottom of the Canadian Shield – An RV Family Playground
It had been a summer of crowded campsites and restricted transient RV movement. RVers just stayed put, maintaining social distancing at campfires, and breathing through masks while shopping. Summer carnivals were closed to prevent the spread of COVID-19. By...
Enjoyed a Cruise and Returned to a Pandemic
Tying a cruise into an RV trip had always sounded like a good idea. We could take advantage of a last-minute deal and save hundreds of dollars by eliminating the airfare from Toronto. It still seemed to make sense in mid-February when we booked a seven-day Western...
The Charming Little Town of Chemainus: Canada’s Mural Capital
Thousands of tourists from all over the world visit this charming little town that overlooks the Strait of Georgia on Vancouver Island. It wasn’t always that way. When Chemainus was established in the mid-1800s, forestry was the principal industry, and while it...
The Best RV Road Trip Route from Vancouver to Calgary
Even though current social distancing measures are as active as ever while the pandemic floats across the world, this does not mean that you have to put all your vacation plans on the wayside. Some outdoor activities, such as camping and solo hiking, are still very...
Our 22-Day Prairie Tour from Manitoba to Saskatchewan
Valerie and I live in Dryden, Ontario and recently completed a tour of the prairie provinces in our very small RV. Pandemic restrictions had been lifted when we left and most RV parks were open. We would phoned ahead in case of changes. This is a summary of our...
How a Pandemic Turned Us Into First-Time RVers
There is no parenting book called “What to do with your kids during a pandemic”. When COVID-19 took away the everyday life that we always knew, and had everyone staying home, my husband and I found ourselves both working from home with three kids and a wild Jack...
