Can you guess the location? By a long shot, the best experience Vivian and I have had is traveling the U.S and Canada in an RV. While national parks and monuments are the forces that shape our travel itineraries each year, the opportunity to visit some of the country’s great cities is never overlooked. We … Continue reading Sep 7, 2025 -A Tribute to America’s Great Midwestern Cities
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Aug 13 – Up North and Under the Bridge
‘Up North’ is a common term used in Michigan to describe a region of the state. I incorrectly used it in reference to Michigan’s upper peninsula in a blog I wrote three years ago. To be clear, the Upper Peninsula holds a unique identity within the state of Michigan and is colloquially known as “the … Continue reading Aug 13 – Up North and Under the Bridge
Aug 3, 2025 – Winding Down in Canada
Since 2018, Vivian and I take the RV on the road for 5-7 months at a time. Each trip begins with a fast pace that leads up to anticipated places for which we designed our entire travel itinerary. One year it was 10 national parks out west, another Banff and Jasper National Parks in the … Continue reading Aug 3, 2025 – Winding Down in Canada
Jul 26, 2025 – Montreal and Ottawa
If there is one thing Vivian and I have learned since hitting the road in an RV, it is that we never lack problems that need to be solved. One of the trickiest problems we face is how to get into a city (despite being wilderness junkies, Vivian and I love visiting cities and we … Continue reading Jul 26, 2025 – Montreal and Ottawa
Jul 11, 2025 -Taking the Scenic Route in Quebec
Our tour of the Gaspé Peninsula did not begin in our favor. But, there’s always a silver lining - Vivian and I learned that we can change a flat by ourselves on our full ton pick up! Our first evening on Gaspé Peninsula, before the flat. The good news doesn’t stop there. If not for … Continue reading Jul 11, 2025 -Taking the Scenic Route in Quebec
Jul 8, 2025 – Three More on the Parks Canada List
Three national parks - Kouchibouguac in red, Forillon in yellow, and La Mauricie in green. Here’s a fun fact - Parks Canada was established in 1911, the world’s first national park service. So far, Vivian and I have been to 8 Canadian national parks (including Newfoundland’s Gros Morne) . We love Parks Canada. So, when … Continue reading Jul 8, 2025 – Three More on the Parks Canada List
Jul 4, 2025 – Say Yes (or Oui) to Canada
Fortress of Louisbourg NHS circled red, Alexander Graham Bell NHS circled green. Canada - French or English? Or both? Coming from south of the border, I’ll not pretend to know much about Canadian history. But what I have learned since traveling in an RV through many of Canada’s provinces, is that it has a very … Continue reading Jul 4, 2025 – Say Yes (or Oui) to Canada
Jul 3, 2025 – Goodbye Newfoundland, Until Next Time
One last view of Newfoundland as the ferry pulls away. “You’ll know the Newfoundlanders in heaven; they’re the ones that want to go home.” And I have to say, one month after leaving the island, we miss it and want to go back. Vivian and I felt that as soon as we boarded the ferry … Continue reading Jul 3, 2025 – Goodbye Newfoundland, Until Next Time
Jul 22, 2025 – Fogo Island on the Edge of the Earth
Sixty years ago on an offshore island of Newfoundland, a 10-yr old girl watched her father burn his boat, the only thing he owned that provided for his family. The day before, he came into the family’s house and slapped a fish down on the kitchen floor and said, “Well, it’s done”. He had caught … Continue reading Jul 22, 2025 – Fogo Island on the Edge of the Earth
Jul 20, 2025 – Ancient Travelers to Newfoundland
Newfoundlanders once thrived from the cod fishery. The cod, a “noble fish that gives so much and takes so little” is held in high esteem on the island - in cod we trust. But by the 1990s, the northern cod population was 1% of its historical levels. The volume of caught fish increased 200-300% in … Continue reading Jul 20, 2025 – Ancient Travelers to Newfoundland
Changing Views From Our RV 