Destination: Canada

Gallery: Ontario and Quebec

Fri, 7 Aug 2009 | By fieldnotes | Photo Gallery

Thousand Islands

Thu, 6 Aug 2009 | By fieldnotes | Views [4616]

Right in the middle of the Saint Lawrence River is Thousand Islands UNESCO World Biosphere, home of thousand islands salad dressing and summer retreat for the oh-so-wealthy.  Actually there are about 1800 "islands," defined as a piece of ... Read more >

Q: "is this organic?", A: "it's naturally irish"

Thu, 6 Aug 2009 | By dianacchan | Views [804] | Comments [1]

some guy asked that to the shopgirl about a bar of soapp in one of the many souvenier joints in dingle and that was her answer, i just still think its funny. so the dee & ed road trip continues: dingle was a good time, did a couple of loooong day ... Read more >

Gallery: dogs n whales n bear n sunset

Wed, 5 Aug 2009 | By pecosbiff | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Churchill

Wed, 5 Aug 2009 | By pecosbiff | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Flying to Churchill

Wed, 5 Aug 2009 | By pecosbiff | Photo Gallery

our final mission

Wed, 5 Aug 2009 | By katang | Views [492] | Comments [1]

Tuesday August 4 th Our marine day started at Ukee’s aquarium. What looked from the outside like a beachside shack turned out to be a fab exhibit: all local sea fauna caught, held for a couple of months and released back into the sea. The student ... Read more >

sea kayaking (a.k.a. how to cripple your forearms)

Wed, 5 Aug 2009 | By katang | Views [512]

Monday August 3 rd Another early start for a day of crippling outdoor fun! We arrived at Majestic Ocean Kayaking shortly after 8 to be kitted out with lifejackets, sexy splashskirts (think black rubber tyre crossed with dangling nappy and the ... Read more >

Toronto and Niagara Falls

Wed, 5 Aug 2009 | By fieldnotes | Views [2259]

We crossed from Michigan into Canada at Sault Ste. Marie on Sunday. Since we had visited the 'Soo Locks' years ago we stayed for only the night and headed for Toronto.  After 8 hours of driving we were not to be denied a campsite because of a little ... Read more >

Gallery: Alberta & British Columbia

Tue, 4 Aug 2009 | By ang_and_abe | Photo Gallery

in the tsunami zone

Tue, 4 Aug 2009 | By katang | Views [423] | Comments [1]

Sunday August 2 nd Rhona, Angus and I headed off on the Wild Pacific trail early this morning: great sea views, with mist rolling through wooded offshore islands, black sand beaches covered with driftwood and weirdly weathered trees arching ... Read more >

and so to the island

Tue, 4 Aug 2009 | By katang | Views [443]

Saturday August 1 st We started the new month back in a hot and humid Vancouver currently suffering from several forest fires in surrounding areas. We took a taxi out to the Horseshoe Bay ferry terminal in North Vancouver, seemingly along with ... Read more >

sunwapta to the great Canadian railroad

Tue, 4 Aug 2009 | By katang | Views [366]

Friday July 31 st We were up and out early and made it to Sunwapta Falls a little after 8.30. These were impressive but nothing compared to the Athabasca Falls a few miles north: surging grey water pounding downward with so much spray that at ... Read more >

last lake?

Tue, 4 Aug 2009 | By katang | Views [705]

Thursday July 30 th We packed up and left the Y and Banff, driving out of town on the old highway, overlooked by the incredible craggy heights of Castle Mountain and with interesting infoboards about the planned forest burn of 1993 which served ... Read more >

Aboard the Canadienne

Mon, 3 Aug 2009 | By pecosbiff | Views [725]

Two nights on the train from Toronto to Winnipeg. Extremely glad I upgraded to the sleeper as champagne when we arrive, observation-bubble roof-car-thingy, superb meals, 24 hour coffee and biccies and congenial company. The first night I stay up till ... Read more >

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