July 07, 2019.
It was a bit hard to leave Kingsville as we had such a good time and it is a lovely city. However, leave we must. Marjorie helped us considerably yesterday in looking at various routes we could take that would help us avoid all the busy highways. It worked well. Greg had it all inserted on his GPS and I followed along on google maps on my phone. Although it meant a potentially longer trip we enjoyed going through the various towns and not quite towns. We wished we had a larger fridge so we could stop and buy the fresh produce that was being sold in the stands along the road. I had thought about writing down the names of all the small towns we passed through but there were so many. Greg’s map will help trace our path. We did pass through Walkerton and recalled the water crisis in 2000 where over 2000 people got sick and 6 died for the contamination of the water. It looked pretty Our goal for the day was Midland on Lake Huron. We made our arrangements for a campsite as we drove along. I think people aren’t quite sure how much room a 38 ft RV and 22 ft truck need to maneuver. Our site had a tree built in and although we might have been able to get it in we wouldn’t be able to open the sliders. Luckily the person at the campsite was accommodating and we were able to move to a bigger spot. We settled in for a quiet evening with Greg sampling the popcorn made by Covered Bridge. The very small sample I had was not bad!! (That was by Marion’s own choice).
July 08, 2019.
Off we went for more travel across Ontario. We went through the areas of Muskoka and Georgian Bay and passed by Parry Sound, Sudbury and other towns with names that we wondered about, such as Waubaushene and Iron Bridge. As we were driving along I noticed a sign for Avro arrow road, near Parry Sound. Greg is an Avro arrow fan so have to check this out.
We thought it was built and died in Mississauga. I managed to see the stacks for the mines in Sudbury and learned that copper mining wasn’t the main employer of the people there anymore.
The day went quite smoothly but we did have some adventure. Greg normally stops when the fuel tank is between a quarter and half full. We can’t stop at every garage that has diesel because of the size of the RV and truck. So we pulled in to a big fuel stop that handles semis and we thought this would be a breeze. Oops all the diesel pumps were broken and wouldn’t be fixed till the next day. We went a bit further and the next stop we could get into had no diesel available.
Off we go again. Greg was thinking that he would have to stop and use his emergency stash in the back of the truck. We pulled in beside a small service station and as Greg was seeing how hard/easy it would be to get to the stash with the trailer still attached and not much room to raise the deck, I walked down and checked out the garage and luckily they had diesel in a pump beside the garage; not visible from the road. Phew. We filled up (109l). Had tons left as the truck holds 132l. Just wouldn’t have made it to Sault Ste. Marie; our destination for the night.
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Your blogs are fascinating. Following you guys is 40% as good as being there but without the tremendous time & cost associated with the travel.
Thanks Larry. We really appreciate the comments. So in an effort to improve our blog, what would it take to raise the level from 40% to 46.7%?
Send out more pictures of motorcycles.
All good writers respond to the needs of their audience. We’re just not sure how big our motorcycle riding audience is. But just for you Larry, we will see what we can find.
Thanks and come home soon.
Old Guys Club Breakfast is at 7am Thursday.
Not going to be at breakfast. Still have one more coast to hit before we head back.
Ok. See you whenever you guys get home.