Sep 7, 2009 - Thunder Bay to Sault Ste. Marie, all in one day!

There is a serious amount of driving involved in going across Ontario, folks! We can now say we've done it, but we probably would find another way, next time! A couple of stops along the way to see town monuments, especially at White River, where the WWI soldier found a bear cub and named him Winnie after his home town of Winnipeg.There is a serious amount of driving involved in going across Ontario, folks! We can now say we've done it, but we probably would find another way, next time! A couple of stops along the way to see town monuments, especially at White River, where the WWI soldier found a bear cub and named him Winnie after his home town of Winnipeg....

Aug 19, 2009 - Ontario - Lake Superior

It feels like we've been in Ontario about two thirds of forever.It feels like we've been in Ontario about two thirds of forever....

Jul 12, 2009 - Dryden and Thunder Bay

Friday we moved onto the Happy Land RV park just east of Thunder Bay, only 1 km from Kakabecka Falls, or as the locals call it, the Niagara of the north. ... The other item of note and my kids will chuckle at this, there is a "Swiss Chalet" in Thunder Bay. ... The weather has been mostly good, warm enough but a bit windy, mind you I was loving the tail wind coming from Dryden to Thunder Bay, managed 10. ...

Jul 11, 2009 - Thunder Bay, Ontario

So. I'm glad we did the tour this morning (see photos), but with another one hour time change and not getting away until 10 am this morning, we arrived in Thunder Bay at 8 pm and hadn't eaten dinner yet. ... We visited the Terry Fox Memorial on the outskirts of Thunder Bay. ... It is really beautiful and overlooks a gorgeous view of Lake Superior.So. I'm glad we did the tour this morning (see photos), but with another one hour time change and not getting away until 10 am this morning, we arrived in Thunder Bay at 8 pm and hadn't eaten dinner yet. ... We visited the Terry Fox Memorial on the outskirts of Thunder Bay. ... It is really beautiful and overlooks a gorgeous view of Lake Superior....

Jul 4, 2009 - Day 4

Day 4 Actually a day later. We stopped often and spoke to several people and eventually made it into Thunder Bay around 3:30pm. ... We stopped for gas and to get directions for shopping.Day 4 Actually a day later. We stopped often and spoke to several people and eventually made it into Thunder Bay around 3:30pm. ... We stopped for gas and to get directions for shopping....

Apr 30, 2009 - Unplanned class reunion

Hello from ThunderBay.Hello from ThunderBay....

Sep 16, 2008 - camp in thunder bay

- reaching the canadian border, we had to be inspected, then on our way to thunder bay, ontario where we stopped, had starbuck and got on their free wi-fi to upload our todays photos and took a quick tour of the town, barbara did a little shopping at her favorite store, a dollar store. ... - i noticed my muffler had a noise in it, so we will return to thunder bay for a look see tomorrow at a muffler shop. ... - we are staying at thunder bay's koa campground one of the nicest we seen in a long time. ...

Sep 11, 2008 - The GPS is on the fritz, the RV is in the ditch, we have no Rogers coverage- today was not our day!

Yep! The GPS is broken, the RV is in the ditch, and we have no Roger's coverage! Today was not our day! (Oh ya! Did I mention the PMS)? The water's backed up in the shower, we ran out of propane, the sewage tank is full, Grandma's hit the bottle, but we're GOOD! This is no joke.Yep! The GPS is broken, the RV is in the ditch, and we have no Roger's coverage! Today was not our day! (Oh ya! Did I mention the PMS)? The water's backed up in the shower, we ran out of propane, the sewage tank is full, Grandma's hit the bottle, but we're GOOD! This is no joke....

Sep 10, 2008 - Thunder Bay

Once again, the Lonely Planet Canada proved to be a useful resource.Once again, the Lonely Planet Canada proved to be a useful resource....

Aug 26, 2008 - To Thunder Bay, ON

A store in Grand Marais calls itself "World's Best Donuts" so I had to try those out for breakfast. Driving into Canada towards Thunder Bay, I drove past some very dramatic mountains, some with exposed rock cliff faces. ... You'd almost think you were in the American southwest, except for all the pine trees covering the mountains.A store in Grand Marais calls itself "World's Best Donuts" so I had to try those out for breakfast. Driving into Canada towards Thunder Bay, I drove past some very dramatic mountains, some with exposed rock cliff faces. ... You'd almost think you were in the American southwest, except for all the pine trees covering the mountains....

Jul 23, 2008 - Rocks, Lakes, Trees - and bugs!

Just under 600Ks from Kenora to Thunder Bay so almost 150 Ks per day average distance. ... It was a 174 K ride to Thunder Bay from Quetico - one of the longest of the trip and very challenging when considering the hills and easterly winds. ... Anyway, between us, we got the chain fixed minus 2 links and I limped the remaining 70Ks into Thunder Bay. ... Thunder Bay is a day off and the weather is great. ...

Jul 23, 2008 - 33 Thunder Bay - rest

Rest days could be called chore days. _________________________________________________________________ Summary to Date: --------------------- Vancouver BC to Merritt BC --- 288km --- 3 riding days --- 288km to date Merritt BC to Golden BC --- 494km --- 4 riding days --- 782 km to date Golden BC to Drumheller AB --- 414km --- 4 riding days --- 1196km to date Drumhellar AB to Regina SK --- 686km --- 5 riding days --- 1882km to date Regina SK to Kenora ON --- 903km --- 6 riding days --- 2785km to date Kenora ON to Thunder Bay ON ---582km --- ...