HOME!! AUGUST 22/22

 What an amazing adventure!  Home safe & sound!  

Profoundly grateful for everyone and everything!!  B&D 😀 ❤ 

Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan August 17

 Whew another scorcher day 32 degrees.. so much hot weather all across our great country this summer!!!

More history I didn't know about Moose Jaw.  First off , where did that name come from??   A Cree name, meaning "a warm place by the river" Nice!

AND....Moose Jaw was a major gangster and rum runner hub during prohibition.  Al Capone himself had an office and lucrative business here.  For awhile  Moose Jaw was known as " Little  Chicago "

The Moose Jaw Tunnels, was a fun tourist stop.  Interactive with great young actors and so informative.  We really enjoyed it all.

Moose Jaw has other claims to fame too:  Mac the Moose is  here and once again holds the title as world's tallest Moose!  There was a time that poor Mac had lost his title, by a mere 30 centimeters, to an east-central Norwegian town.  But after some fund raising Mac was crowned with new antlers to regain his rack title by a whopping 10 inch extention! 

Also....our famous Snowbird aerial flight crew is based right here in Moose Jaw!! Their first show was here in Moose Jaw in 1971.  YES !!!

Brandon, Manitoba August 15th

 Hello, we are feeling closer to home now.   Tomorrow we will be in Saskatchewan.  Not too much to post for photos, as we are retracing some of our outbound steps.  Tonight we are at a free Walmart parking lot.  Lol so exciting, but it helps with the finances.  Yesterday we were in Vermillion Bay and stopped for a rest on route to West Hawk Provincial Park.  The totem pole and the moose, with nose road rash, are from Vermillion Bay.  Flowers and old " woody" station wagon are from West Hawk.  Take care all!!,      hugs  B & D

Thunder Bay, Ontario return trip August 19th

 Stopped in Thunder Bay again on our return home.  This was my favorite  KOA campground and pool.  Everything so nice and CLEAN!!! Great friendly staff too.  

We drove to the harbor this time to see different sites.  Rows of sailboats, art pieces, a duck warming in the sun, and in the distance.....the famous land mass known as " The Sleeping Giant."

Off on the horizon, head to the left, lying on his back, arms folded across his chest, long extended legs.  I can see it, but Barrie says I have a good imagination, as he sees nothing!  Lol.  

At any rate, beautiful  sunny day by the water.  Tomorrow we  drive to West side of Ontario, next day we camp in Manitoba ....home is getting closer 😀😃

Oh the moon!

 August 10th, moon over the lake, Ouimet, Ontario.  Latibule Campground. 

Eagle Canyon Suspension Bridges, Ouimet, Ontario

 Full morning of hikes, our second stop August 10th was to one of Canada's longest Suspension Bridges. This example is  600 feet across  and 152 feet above the canyon floor.

There were two suspension bridges, the first was 300 feet across, then a short walk to the second one, 600 feet across.  Just glorious views again! After the bridges,  we walked down hundreds of stairs to the canyon floor and around the lake.  Lovely hike and enjoyed munching on wild strawberries. 

The pot pictured here was interesting  as well.  It was on a pinnacle about 8 feet out from the tallest suspension bridge.  People try to toss coins into it from the bridge cable rail.  How someone got it up there is anyone's guess.  Fun! 

Ouimet Provincial Park Hike, August 10th

 Beautiful  hike to the upper canyon cliffs, as I said before; views so expansive and hard to capture with smart phone. Loved it!!! And finally  got Barrie to smile for one picture  ! Lol

Ouimet Provincial Park, Ontario August 9th

 What a beautiful  little gem!  Ouimet (we - met) Canyon is gorgeous, pictures never fully capture expansive beauty like this.

We found a terrific little campsite very close to the canyon called Latibule Resort.   It means: A hiding place of safety and comfort.   Awe...

It's was peaceful  and the owner was so nice and laid back.  We had a great spot steps from the lake, enjoyed the friendly decor and fun mascot the Sasquatch !

Ontario, Sudbury to Wawa. August 8th

 Oh the names of some places!  Makes me smile 😃  Wawa, yup  we are camping in Wawa, Ontario ....home of the Giant goose and Giant mosquitos!

First we stopped in Sudbury to photograph the Giant Nickel.  Of course our nickel  isn't made of nickel and it's buying power might be 1 cent, but hey...it's a fun picture!!!

Also fun was the road sign for Batchawana Bay!  I imagine a gal with a southern drawl saying " bet ya wanna" and it sounds like Batchawana! Oh dear, have I been stuck in the truck too many hours?

Then a picture, zooming down the highway,  getting a glimpse of Lake Superior!  We drove nine hours today, glad to chill at the campground now. Hugs, B & D 😀

Kingston, Ontario August 6th

Whew, scorcher day again!!  Plus 31 before noon and 75% humidity.

Off to town to explore and we came across a speed boat poker challenge.      It's a big annual event here and racers come from far and wide.   The red boat pictured is last year's world speed boat champion.  That boat has two helicopter engines in it.  Wish I could post how it sounded...real high pitched whine.  

After we saw a few boats head out to the race site we continued exploring Kingston.  In and out of many shops, just to steal a cool moment from their air-conditioning!  Wow it's hard to trudge for miles in that heat!  Snapped a pic of sunflowers in a pail at an outdoor market, and another beautiful stone church.

After the downtown hot stroll workout, we drove to the penitentiary museum.  Some terrible stuff happened in that place before it closed! There was one room dedicated to art and woodworking done by the inmates however, and I included one example here.  Hope you can zoom to read the scroll and amazing ship, made with minimal tools and materials.  Inspiring!