after realizing that we would have to either buff up or learn how to fish, cliff and i decided that kenora was not the place for us to settle down. we headed east, further into the canadian shield, the wild blue yonder, the vast unknown, the great big sea…unsure of what we would find. what would we discover?
well, apparently we didn't get the memo that fall is over in northern ontario by thanksgiving. we saw a lot of bare trees. so we just had to use our imaginations and picture ourselves driving through this area two weeks ago when i'm sure it was gorgeous.
we also found out that almost all campgrounds are closed. so after wandering around thunder bay, we finally came across the last site in the area and even that was having its water shut off in the middle of the night.
an unfortunate discovery was that after however many thousand kilometres we've driven, i realized i can indeed get carsick. and that i did. kind of sad seeing these were the two days we spent the most time in the car.
we celebrated thanksgiving at a campground in wawa…roast chicken and (slightly) mouldy cranberry bread from the local grocer. who needs pumpkin pie when you can have smores (aka fire snacks) for dessert?
my picture taking has been sporadic to say the least. 90% of the landscape pictures i have shot so far have been through the window of the car and after awhile, that gets a little old. i'm also constantly serving/wrestling the kids in the motorhome, so half the time when we're passing something amazing, i'm busy wiping noses, bums or breaking up a fight between the sibs. lousy excuse, i know, but hopefully i'll get a few more opportunities to shoot outside of the vehicle soon.
proof that we may be the classiest people you know:
exhibit A
we do not look for the most popular, familiar or clean place to eat. we look for this sign:
Oh Sharalee - what memories you will have of this trip. Even if you are wiping faces or bums most of the time.
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