Tom and Jen bought a truck camper.
Day 3: Neys Provincial Park, ONCloudy and cool, with mosquitoes. Lake Superior: Large Lovely Lonely Nice hike to Rainbow Falls, where we had our lunch at a picnic table. Visited Thunder Bay, Ontario. Saw a couple strange islands that were both industrial and marsh restoration habitat, kind of weird. We pulled into Minnesota this afternoon.... Continue Reading →
Day 2: Sault Ste Marie, MISunny and mild. Spent the night at the picnic area of Aune Osborn Park, per tip from iOverlander. It is going to be hard to top this campsite. Just south of the Soo locks, ships passed us extremely close to the shore, as they had to navigate some small islands... Continue Reading →
We found a wonderful park (Aune-Osborn Campground) to sit and watch the freighters go up and down the St. Marys River. It is the lot for the picnic area/boat ramp. https://youtu.be/IlyJcig02rw The Soo Locks Visitor Center is a nice place to view the locks. You can watch freighters go through the locks. It's like watching... Continue Reading →
Sunny and warm. WE’RE OFF! Yesterday I made a three day meal plan and grocery list in order to accomplish the menu, using some of the grains, etc. we had on hand. Tom washed Arvi and we had champagne. This morning we made scones, cleaned the house, washed all remaining laundry, mowed the lawn, went... Continue Reading →
Heading to Sault Ste Marie before crossing into CANADA. We stopped stop at Lehtos pasties in St Ignas for dinner.
Finland was a planned detour on our dream road trip to Alaska. We took an opportunity to travel there with two of our daughters. Oh what a detour it was. We will probably find a reason to go back to Finland. 17 days there was not enough. We rushed our last few days and wished... Continue Reading →
We booked sleeper cars on the night train from Turku to Oulu. They were kind of cool. The total trip was about 10 hrs. That was due to a 3 hr stop in Tampere. The train stopped at Tampere from 11:30pm to 2:30am to switch cars and engines. It was a great chance to get... Continue Reading →
Jen and I rushed out of Lappeenranta early heading to Helsinki to spend the day walking the city. Due to a missed flight connection at London Gatwick coming into Finland we missed a our full day in Helsinki. Kauppatori My focus was to get freshly cooked Muikku at Market Square (Kauppatori). We got it and... Continue Reading →
Kajaani-Paltamo We saw a moose on the road while we were traveling towards the lakes region. Unfortunately there isn't a photo. On the way to the Lakes Region eagle eye Jen spotted a road named Lahnala Road (Lahnalantie). We were not on the lookout for anything like this and I'm surprised she picked it out.... Continue Reading →
Update: Drove in Helsinki today. It was rush hour (1700 or 5pm), beautiful day sunny and 75F, cruise ship on town. It was nerve wracking. Cars, buses, taxis, pedestrians, bikes, and Jen doing the navigating. All the activity required the radar to be at full power. After spending two weeks in the Finland countryside driving... Continue Reading →
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