Shirley and Joe's Great Canadian Adventure

We flew back from Newfoundland without incident or turbulence thankfully and as promised Mr. Gouley was there to pick us up when our flight arrived. We picked up our trailer and headed straight to our campsite at Laurie Provincial Park. A stunning park right on a lake. We got the bikes out and went for a ride that night and then again the next morning. It was still a bit on the chilly side so we didn't bother trying to go for a swim. I was excited because we were having company join us for dinner. I have a friend from Banff named Barb who lives 20 mins from Peggy's cove. We have been in contact since we arrived on the east coast and she happily agreed to drive the 2 hours to our campsite for dinner. That is one thing that has astonished me. The lengths that people have gone out of their way to see us. We are so blessed to have so many great people in our lives. We had such a great visit and it was lovely to meet her partner as well. We figured it had been about 6 years si...

Our drive from Long Sault Parkway was a bit arduous. The French have a bit of a reputation when it comes to their driving skills and driving to Quebec City made us think the reputation has been earned, (respectfully).  We found a campground outside of Quebec City that seemed to suit our needs. A cool place called Camping De La Joie. It touted full hook ups, showers, a pool and close proximity to downtown. I suggest making a reservation at this place if you intend on going there, even for this time of year, it seemed busy and I know why. The service there is impeccable. First off, wifi is $2 per day in your campsite or free if you are at the front gate. When we arrived they asked if we would like to take the shuttle downtown instead of driving our truck. They would pick us up in the morning and bring us right to our campsite at either 1:30, 6:30 or 10:30 pm giving us lots of options for the day. We took the 9:00 a.m. shuttle into the city and were instantly blown away by its beauty...

June 10/18 It was a bright sunny day when we left Napanee heading east toward Brockville. Our next destination was Charleston Lake which is near the tiny community of Lyndhurst Ontario. Our friends Sally and Dave just bought a cottage on Charleston Lake and seeing as we were coming across Canada with an empty pick up truck, we offered to bring a few of their things with us. As we were pulling close to Lyndhurst I realized I had left my iPad at my cousins place in Napanee. What a dumb dumb, I thought to myself. (Fortunately for me, Joe rarely tells me what he is really thinking when I do silly things so he didn’t make me feel bad about having to go all the way back to get it). I told him I didn’t need it right away and that we should just go to the lake and enjoy the beautiful day and go back again the next day. This is Charleston Lake.   Sally’s son, Tom and his girlfriend Nicole were at the public dock to meet us with their pontoon boat. We decided to leave the stuff in the ...