Category: August September 2023

And another trip finshed!

Our trip back across Canada followed our route to B.C. Fall is here and cooler temperatures are the normal now. We also experienced more rain on the way home than we did during all our time in B.C. The days are getting shorter – no more sunsets after 9 pm.

We spent 2 nights in Winnipeg again. This time, however, we stayed at a farm about 20 min. from my friend’s home. We decided we weren’t going to risk his narrow lane way. We made a trip into Steinbach for some fuel and supplies. I figured it would be our last grocery trip until home.

Once we got into Northern Ontario, we had to stay at a different campground for our first campground since Aaron Provincial Park has closed for the season. Our private park at Wabigoon Lake RV Park was easy to get to and we had a pull through site, but it was right beside the Trans Canada Highway and very noisy with vehicle traffic. Ok for a night but nothing more.

View of Wabigoon Lake from our campground

We spent another night at Cedar Grove Boondockers at Hurkett. This time we didn’t have rain while we were there, but our hosts were travelling so we didn’t have a chance to visit! it was kind of them to allow us to stay anyways.

Once we got south of Wawa and into Lake Superior Provincial Park, we started to see some nice colours in the hills: definitely not at peak yet.

We spent the night at a different campground in Lake Superior Provincial Park, Agawa Bay. We had a nice evening ending with a lovely sunset.

Our last two days were in and out of rain. As much as we enjoyed our B.C. time, we wish it wasn’t such a long trip to get there and back! Pulling a trailer also costs a lot! Fuel costs were about $3100 CND to travel about 12,000 km of which 3,700 were without towing the trailer.

We had a very good trip – overall great weather, especially when it counted. We had some good visits with friends and family along the way. Our travels were relatively incident-free. The two issues we did have (broken window, trailer brake) didn’t cause us any major delays or require re-routing. We’re thankful for safety while travelling but are glad to be back home.

What a trip!

Well, it’s been a great 7 weeks! Certainly very busy but so much to be thankful for. We’ve had incredible weather, hardly any rain and when it did come, it didn’t cause us any changes to our plans. We did have some warm days of low 30s C, but not enough to be uncomfortable. Most nights it cooled nicely for sleeping; some nights were actually too cold, but the furnace warmed the trailer (and us} up! Our drive home across S. Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan has gone well, although long. N, Dakota was the land of all things oil and gas! What an industry! Minnesota certainly is full of lakes. We had a very short drive through Wisconsin. We did stay 2 nights at a Corps of Engineers park near Deer River in Minnesota for a break from driving. It was beautiful and a chance to relax before getting back on the road! I think it’s a definite one to be on the list to return to if we are travelling highway 2 again.

The leaves were just starting to show a hint of colour in Minnesota.

Once we got into the western edge of northern Michigan we were treated to some beautiful fall colours. By next week they should be at peak.

Last night (Thursday) was a later night. We pulled into a small community park in Michigan just after 6:30 but we were only a few miles from the time change point so by the time we were parked it was getting dark. We had the whole place to ourselves – about 10 campsites along a stream.

We awoke to fog that had mostly dissipated by the time we were on the road, but it did appear again as we wound along the shore of Lake Michigan and then was fairly thick as we crossed over the Mackinac Bridge.

Tonight’s destination is on private property at a Boondockers Welcome host. They have a 100 acre bush where they have established a couple of sites. We plan to spend two nights there before we drive the last day of our trip to arrive back home.