Where winding roads, rusty rails, iffy health and lean budget meet the calm
(Hmmm… This was supposed to be posted a long time ago but somehow got lost in the winds and wildfires. I guess rushing back home we didn’t have lots of spare time or wifi for that matter) Continue reading “A month on the road”
Wed, Jun 14
The morning rain settled the dust and brought fresh coolish air (24C in comparison to scorching 33C yesterday) and a nice breeze. Continue reading “In dinosaur land”
Fri, Jun 9 – Sun, Jun 11
To get ahead of the severe thunderstorms forecast for Saskatchewan we left the eerie Grasslands a day earlier. Continue reading “Medicine Hat Alberta and the end of a griddle saga”
June 7: Entering the badlands of the Canadian prairies. After a searing hot few days we drove through slightly milder but threatening weather from Moose Jaw SK to Grasslands West Block Continue reading “The Grasslands, SK”
The idea of boondocking at Moose Jaw’s information centre was thwarted by the extreme heat and our propane griddle malfunction. Continue reading “From Moose Jaw to The Grassland National Park, SK”
June 2 – June 9
Although I have been in a few cities out west I have never driven (or sooner been driven) through the prairies before. We entered the prairies in Manitoba. However, Continue reading “Entering Saskatchewan”
June 30 – Jul 2
Manitoba is at the longitudinal centre of Canada. Home of the Hudson Bay coast line and the arctic tundra to the north and large freshwater lakes and prairie grassland to the south, Continue reading “Crossing Manitoba”
May 24 to May 30
Posting this from Saskatchewan and being hit with extremely hot and stormy weather it is hard to believe that we had sub-zero temperatures just a week ago. Continue reading “From Neys Provincial Park to Kenora”
This video had many versions with more information in it. But by the time Alex finished it, Continue reading “Rocks, trees and water”
Another short video out of sequence. The longer will come later. As we crossed the Ontario-Manitoba border Continue reading “A stormy welcome from Manitoba”
(Our posts from the road may come in waves due to spotty cell coverage)
Home to Sault Ste. Marie
There is a comedy song “Canada is really big” by The Arrogant Worms. Continue reading “Northern Ontario – our first week on the road”
During winter months we planned our summer advanture to the west. It is an ambitious itinerary of 15,000+ km (~9,500 mi), spanning five provinces and one territory in about 3 months, Continue reading “Day One”
Alex’s final video from our January trip to Portugal. Although he has a few more recorded and I have few more draft posts it is now May, Continue reading “Snippets of Lisbon”
Portugal is an interesting country, packed with history, known for its maritime explorers like Vasco Da Gama, Pedro Álvares Cabral and Ferdinand Magellan. Continue reading “The trains and public transport we took”
(Yes, 3 months later we still have a few posts and videos to finish)
We loved Porto. It is the second largest city in Portugal, yet very easy to explore on foot. It revealed itself slowly, street by street, with a new scene or scenery every step of the way. Continue reading “Porto on foot”
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