The Opeongo Line was a historic route that was to travel straight from Ottawa to Algonquin Park that now has “ghost towns” and historic buildings dotted along its route and is paved (or not) with stories of hardship and heartbreak. Continue reading Road Trippin’ the Opeongo Line
Rocky is to blame. He’s the one who started it. It was a Saturday in October I watched Rocky Balboa and fell in love with the story of the underdog boxer all over again. Continue reading Pennsylvania Stories, 2008
For three days – a whirlwind long weekend – we braved high winds, hail and bad tourist drivers to tour the South Coast of Iceland in a Happy Camper. Continue reading South Iceland
It’s been five days since Bob had his right ankle taken apart and put back together again (for the second … Continue reading There’s Beer in Them Thar Hills!
After leaving Þingeryi around 9 am, we were expecting another long day of driving to get to Isafjörður. But the … Continue reading Isafjörður, Súðavík and Hólmavík
After our morning dip in the hot spring, we drove away from Flókalundur. Earlier in the morning (when Grumpy Bear … Continue reading Patreksfjörður and Þingeryi
The day before in Ólasfvík, we had stopped at the tourist information office and discovered that the ferry we had … Continue reading Stykkishólmur and Flókalundur
After snorkelling in Silfra, we drove back to the Ring Road and headed north and west. The only other thing … Continue reading The Snæfellsnes Peninsula
What a mouthful. But part of the Golden Circle was our next sightseeing destination after Reykjavik. We picked up a … Continue reading Gullfoss, Geysir, Thingvellir and Silfra
We had been waiting for six months for this trip. We bought tickets back in January when we discovered that … Continue reading 10 Tips for Travelling in Iceland
