Time to leave Newfoundland….sob, sob, sob…… We drove to Argentia in the Avalon Peninsula to take the overnight ferry (16.5 hours) back to North Sydney in Nova Scotia. We arrived in plenty of time to check in and waited to board. We soon boarded and made our way to our
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J. T. Cheeseman Provincial Park – Channel-Port Aux Basques, Newfoundland
J.T. CHeeseman Provincial Park sits about 10 kilometers (6 miles) northeast of the ferry terminal at Port Aux Basques in Newfoundland and is the first campground after departing the ferry. It is right off the main highway which is Trans Canada Highway (TCH). By the time the ferry is docked
Continue readingYukon River Campground – Dawson City, Yukon
Dawson City is a fun area to visit with a great town full of wonderful old buildings with lots of history. Further south is Bonanza Creek where you can do some panning for gold at the KVA free claim #6 and then visit the nearby Dredge #4 which is fantastic
Continue readingDevils Lake State Park – Baraboo, Wisconsin
Campground: Quartzite Campground Location: Devils Lake State Park – Baraboo, Wisconsin Cost: $27 Services: W/E Comments: Very large park close to the water with easy access to the Wisconsin Dells. Link to Quartzite Campground on Map in “Where We’ve Been” In the morning we traveled south to Merrimac, Wisconsin and
Continue readingRosebery Provincial Park – British Columbia & Kootenay Lake Ferry
We drove up the east side of Kootenay Lake and then boarded the ferry to cross of the lake from Kootenay Bay to Balfour. From there we proceeded on over to Slocan Lake to New Denver. Beautiful drive. Campground: Rosebery Provincial Park Site: 15 Location: New Denver, British Columbia (just
Continue readingDavid Thompson Resort – Alberta & Upper Arrow Lake Ferry
After we left Rosebery Provencial Park we headed north to Upper Arrow Lake in British Columbia and drove the east side of the lake to Galena and boarded the ferry to Shelter Bay, British Columbia to cross Upper Arrow Lake. From there we proceeded on to Banff National Park and
Continue readingMustang Island State Park – Texas
After we left Goose Island State Park we drove over the Lyndon B. Johnson Causeway (Highway 35) into Rockport and on down to Aransas Pass to the Redfish Bay Causeway and boarded the D.L. Deberry ferry to travel to Port Aransas on the northern part of Mustang Island. The island
Continue readingDriving to Yellowknife along the MacKenzie Highway
Fires, buffalo, and ferries! The north is known for its huge wildfires during their hot dry summers. I mean HUGE, bigger than people in the lower 48 can imagine or comprehend. As we were driving along the MacKenzie Highway we could see and smell smoke from a long distance away.
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