by Paty | Jul 31, 2018 | Canada, The Great Outdoors
We arrived in Quebec City right in the middle of a rainstorm. The rain continued into the next morning, and – honestly – I just wanted to curl up under the bedcovers instead of exploring a new city. Keith had other plans though. He suggested we...
by Paty | Jul 28, 2018 | Canada, Places & Events
A barista in a Starbucks in Ottawa said the weirdest thing to me. After inquiring where I was from, she asked me what other part of Canada I was there to visit. According to her, no one comes to Canada just to see Ottawa. That comment stuck with me. It had me...
by Paty | Jul 26, 2018 | Canada, Places & Events
Although I grew up on the West Coast, I’d seen Niagara Falls once. Back in 1992, I made a quick stopover on a road trip in New York. I only had about an hour to make the detour, but I vividly remember walking to the edge of the viewing area with a throng of other...
by Paty | Jul 26, 2018 | RV Life
Coming out of our first mail forwarding event, I learned a few things. Most notably, I need to give myself more lead time to receive our mail. Despite this lesson from the postal service, I still felt pretty confident in my Amazon ordering skills. I had no issues...
by Paty | Jul 24, 2018 | Canada, Places & Events
As we drove into Canada, the first thing that struck me was how clean it looks. We crossed the border from Michigan into Ontario. Both sides of the border were fairly rural. Nonetheless, Canada looked greener and somehow prettier to my eyes. It took me a while to...
by Paty | Jul 24, 2018 | RV Life
Dealing with our mail wasn’t quite as easy as we initially expected. Before we moved into our RV, we read lots of blog posts on this topic. However, as we tried to figure out our mail needs, Keith and I quickly discovered we were at odds. I wanted a scanning...
by Paty | Jul 23, 2018 | Day Hikes, Great Lakes
Do you know which of the national scenic trails is the longest in the United States? It’s not the Appalachian Trail. It’s not the Pacific Crest Trail or Continental Divide Trail either. Those three trails collectively make up 8,500 miles and they are...
by Paty | Jul 22, 2018 | Great Lakes, Places & Events
It’s sort of embarrassing, but Keith and I really struggled with pronouncing the name of Mackinac Island. Our coastal tongues desperately wanted to pronounce it “mack-i-nack.” That’s how it looks on the map after all. But, apparently that is wrong. When you visit...
by Paty | Jul 22, 2018 | Great Lakes, The Great Outdoors
There were times when I looked at the water at Pictured Rocks and I was convinced I must be somewhere in the Caribbean. The water was crystal clear, and it had that turquoise tint that I‘ve only ever seen tropical climates. The contrast of the sandstone cliffs...
by Paty | Jul 22, 2018 | Great Lakes, Places & Events
This June and July, we visited Michigan’s Upper Peninsula for the first time. It was completely different than anywhere else I’d been in the U.S. So, if you’re thinking of visiting anytime soon below are our big take-aways. 1. Yoopers live in the...
