We ended up boondocking for the night. This was our first boondock in Ontario, and the first time we've done it the first night out. It's not nearly so nice for boondocking in Ontario or Michigan in February on our way south!
A new Hydro corridor is under construction along Hwy 69. Every so often there's an access road in to the new corridor, a couple of hundred yards off the highway. Some of these are ok for a van, and we found a nice spot for the night:
A bit of highway noise overnight, but otherwise a fine site.After we left in the early morning mist, we saw a moose and her calf in another one of these access roads. They didn't stick around for a picture though.
Continuing on, we stopped in Sault Ste Marie for a lunch break, at their harbourfront near the locks:
Then had a mostly pleasant drive to Wawa. The weather didn't stay sunny, but we did lose the oppressive heat. We encountered some smoke in the French River area, but no nearby fires. The misty rain will help dampen the fires in the area.
During the day, all 4 of our tires mysteriously lost about 5 lbs of pressure, triggering the van's tire pressure warnings. Not sure what's going on, but will keep a close eye on them.
We're in a campground just outside of Wawa tonight, on a cool misty night, heading for Thunder Bay in the morning (tires permitting!).
Wednesday's route:
Thursday's route:
You are making good progress, maybe the tire pressures dropped because of the much cooler weather.
ReplyDeleteThanks George, looks like you were right. Gord.
DeleteDidn't realize you'd be heading out in July. Look forward to following along. Have a great time!
ReplyDeleteHey Mr F.G., GREAT to have you along!!
DeleteThinking about you both!!
ReplyDeleteGlad u got to wawa,,, hoping ur tires are ok,,,
Been listening to fire reports and hoping ur not getting into them,,,
Safe travels,
Nice to hear from you,,,,
Take care
I may have missed it, but what are you using for wifi ?
ReplyDeleteKelly
We're struggling along with our cell data and access at tourist info places and sometimes campgrounds Kelly. Not too good, as our Koodo plans are pretty basic. They save us lots in normal use, but adding data gets expensive fast. Wish we could use our US hotspot here but nope. Apparently some US Verizon plans will work in Canada. Gord.
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