From Neys Provincial Park we continued west on Trans Canada Highway towards Thunder Bay. Sibley Peninsula is a 53 km long peninsula just east of the town of Thunder Bay and is home to the Sleeping Giant – a rock formation which looks like a “Sleeping Giant” from Thunder
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Neys Provincial Park – Terrace Bay, Ontario
We drove north from Lake Superior Provincial Park on the Trans Canada Highway and stopped in the lovely town of WaWa, Ontario. WaWa takes it name from an indigenous word for goose and has a 28 ft metal goose sculpture in town. Fun! Which brings us to our next
Continue readingLake Superior Provincial Park – Rabbit Blanket Campground – Ontario
We drove from Chutes Provincial Park to Lake Superior Provincial Park along the Trans Canada Highway. The highway follows the shoreline of Lake Superior but there are very few places where you can actually view Lake Superior from the road. The city of Sault Ste Marie, Ontario sits on
Continue readingChutes Provincial Park – Massey, Ontario
We headed north from Killbear Provincial Park in Parry Sound on the Trans Canada Highway to Sudbury, known for it’s giant 1951 replica 30′ nickel, and on west to Chutes Provincial Park. It was a lovely drive and no, we didn’t see the nickel. Apparently, the parking lot there (Dynamic
Continue readingKillbear Provincial Park – Parry Sound, Ontario
Killbear Provincial Park is in Parry Sound on the beautiful Georgian Bay on Lake Huron. We drove north of Toronto and on through the Muskoka area to Killbear. Killbear isn’t too far off the main highway and sits directly on the Georgian Bay. It was an easy drive in
Continue readingParc Provincial de la Republique – Edmunston, New Brunswick
Our plans had us going to the Gaspe Peninsula in Quebec for 5 days and staying at Forillon National Park and driving almost 800 km. But time was getting short and we needed to be in Western Canada in less than a month and we still had lots of sightseeing,
Continue readingSouth Kouchibouguac Campground – Kouchibouguac National Park – New Brunswick
We departed PEI and drove over the Confederation Bridge to New Brunswick. Before driving over the bride we stopped to pay the toll which is only paid when you exit off the island. It was $67 (CAD) for our 4 axles (Motorhome and tow vehicle). We drove on north
Continue readingCavendish Campground – Prince Edward Island National Park
We drove through New Brunswick to the Confederation Bridge which is the toll bridge that takes you to Prince Edward Island over the Northumberland Strait. The bridge is about 8 miles long and is often referred to as the “Fixed Link”. It is the longest bridge in the world over
Continue readingCaribou Munroes Provincial Park – Pictou, Nova Scotia
We arrived into North Sydney, Nova Scotia from the overnight Newfoundland ferry and drove through Cape Breton to Caribou Munroes near Pictou, Nova Scotia. We passed, again, all the great signs that Nova Scotia has which are all different and unique. We drove through Pictou and past the ferry
Continue readingButter Pot Provincial Park – Holyrood, Newfoundland
The drive from Terra Nova National Park to Butter Pot Provincial Park is only a few hours so we had a chance to stop by Canadian Tire and pick up some oil and an oil filter for our Sprinter oil change. Along the way is some great town names such
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