Aug 18, 2009 - Greg and Terry

Tuesday August 18th Here we are in Thunder Bay at the TrowBridge campground that we stayed at when Westbound.Tuesday August 18th Here we are in Thunder Bay at the TrowBridge campground that we stayed at when Westbound....

Aug 17, 2009 - Greg and Terry

Monday August 17th It’s a miracle.Monday August 17th It’s a miracle....

Aug 17, 2009 - day50

Day 49 I woke up in Blind River to the sound of rain.Day 49 I woke up in Blind River to the sound of rain....

Aug 16, 2009 - Greg and Terry

Sunday August 16th Since I’d been up all night rotating like a roaster chicken at St-Hubert it wasn’t hard for me to get an early start.Sunday August 16th Since I’d been up all night rotating like a roaster chicken at St-Hubert it wasn’t hard for me to get an early start....

Aug 16, 2009 - Ottawa

What jam packed week we’ve had here in Ottawa with Dale’s cousin John and wife Barb. ... Dale needed to get his passport renewed so what quicker than to get right here is Ottawa. ... John and Dale visited Canadian Aviation Museum and National War Museum while I hike the ups and downs of downtown Ottawa. ... Dale took the opportunity to take a ride over Ottawa in a 1930 Waco Biplane. ... One evening the 4 of us took an evening cruise on the Ottawa River and parked for a view from the water of the pyrotechnics competition and it was the night for Portugal to perform. ...

Aug 15, 2009 - Greg and Terry

Saturday August 15th T’was a day to die for, and I mean that.Saturday August 15th T’was a day to die for, and I mean that....

Aug 13, 2009 - Ottawa Family Fun and More Prep

We took the back roads from Barrys Bay into Ottawa to get abetter view of the country side. ... While in Ottawa, we wanted to visit as much as possible and shop for any items that we had either forgotten to pack or realized would be necessary after leaving the Soo. ... As you can see, time was very tight with our projected leaving date of Tuesday, so, if we didn’t contact you while we were in Ottawa we apologize. ...

Aug 12, 2009 - Touring Ottawa

Today we toured Ottawa. ... Ottawa is bilingual so the tour was done in both French and English. ... We had lunch in the old marketplace in Ottawa amongst the open air market at a very good bakery. ...

Aug 12, 2009 - Gym and Footy

We'd seen a couple of gyms in town yesterday, so we decided it was about time for another workout.We'd seen a couple of gyms in town yesterday, so we decided it was about time for another workout....

Aug 11, 2009 - Travel to Ottawa

We did not have any internet access for the past 2 days, so we had to wait till today to update our journal. We traveled to the Ottawa area and encountered very heavy traffic through Toronto that added about 1 hour to our travel time due to traffic stoppages. ... Tomorrow its off to Ottawa. ...

Aug 11, 2009 - Exploring Ottawa

The free breakfast at the hotel was ok, cereal, toast, juice and pastries. Apart from the flags Ottawa doesn't feel particularly Canadian, there is a huge British influence. ... The buildings look like they belong in Edinburgh and there are statues of Queen Victoria and Lizzie everywhere, it sounds sad but it made me like the place even more.The free breakfast at the hotel was ok, cereal, toast, juice and pastries. Apart from the flags Ottawa doesn't feel particularly Canadian, there is a huge British influence. ... The buildings look like they belong in Edinburgh and there are statues of Queen Victoria and Lizzie everywhere, it sounds sad but it made me like the place even more....

Aug 10, 2009 - Au Revoir Montreal, Hey Ottawa

We checked out after our free breakfast (I won again!) this morning and dragged our cases up the road towards the Greyhound station.We checked out after our free breakfast (I won again!) this morning and dragged our cases up the road towards the Greyhound station....