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Osoyoos to Surrey via Rosedale, British Columbia – 7 October 2024

ByDorothy October 20, 2024October 20, 2024

Rosedale, British Columbia7 October 2024 The road from Osoyoos to Rosedale was quite long, and through a number of…

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osoyoos

Castlegar to Osoyoos, British Columbia – 5 October 2024

ByDorothy October 20, 2024October 20, 2024

We love the desert, so a stay in Canada’s only desert was a real treat. Osoyoos, BC has vineyards,…

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Fernie

Calgary, Alberta to Fernie, British Columbia – 01 October 2024

ByDorothy October 7, 2024October 7, 2024

Leaving Calgary we were treated to some wonderful views along the road. Deep golden wheat fields with bales of…

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Calgary

Banff National Park to Calgary, Alberta – 28 September 2024

ByDorothy October 7, 2024October 7, 2024

We have had a busy couple of weeks in Calgary, visiting our dog wash customers, taking videos of installations…

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Pink mountain

Fort Nelson to Pink Mountain, British Columbia – 17 September 2024

ByDorothy September 23, 2024September 23, 2024

A rather smoky and overcast drive from Fort Nelson to Pink Mountain and also road works along the way….

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Entering yukon

Tok, Alaska to Beaver Creek, Yukon – 3 September 2024

ByDorothy September 14, 2024September 14, 2024

The road from Tok to Beaver Creek was fairly long but not as bad as we had remembered. The…

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flight to denali

Houston to Talkeetna, Alaska – 18 August 2024

ByDorothy September 2, 2024September 2, 2024

Weather has been getting cooler here and Talkeetna, where we were stayed for a few days, was ideal breeding…

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Dog Sledding

Anchorage to Seward, Alaska – 31 July 2024

ByDorothy August 10, 2024August 11, 2024

We enjoyed our time in Seward – gateway to the beautiful Kenai Fjords National Park. Seward was named for…

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Columbia Glacier

Copper Center to Valdez – 19 July 2024

ByDorothy August 5, 2024August 5, 2024

The road from Copper Center to Valdez was incredible, especially the Thompson pass which is a 2,600 foot high…

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glennnallen

Tok to Glennallen via Chistochina, Alaska – 14 July 2024

ByDorothy August 5, 2024August 5, 2024

Chistochina, Alaska Date: 14 July 2024 On the way to Glennallen, we stopped overnight at the Red Eagle Lodge…

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Sign post forest

Dease Lake, British Columbia to Watson Lake, Yukon – 27 June 2024

ByDorothy July 1, 2024July 1, 2024

We were hoping that the Car Satellite system would work on our drive to Watson Lake but it didn’t,…

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Dragonfiles

Iskut to Dease Lake, British Columbia – 26 June 2024

ByDorothy July 1, 2024July 1, 2024

There was zero coverage on the road to Dease Lake which was a big problem for me as I…

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Takysie rv

Vanderhoof to Burns Lake, British Columbia – 13 June 2024

ByDorothy June 24, 2024

Our next stop was 50 kms south of Burns Lake at Takysie Lake.  To get there we had to…

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Riverside park

Cariboo to Vanderhoof, British Columbia – 11 June 2024

ByDorothy June 24, 2024

From Cariboo we drove to Vanderhoof, a small town with a population of approx. 5000.  The Riverside Park Campground…

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kamloops valley

Whistler to Vancouver to Kamloops, British Columbia – 5 June 2024

ByDorothy June 24, 2024

Vancouver, British Columbia 5 June – 6 June, 2024 Back to Vancouver but this time to Peace Arch RV…

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New store Vula

Victoria to Vancouver then Whistler, British Columbia – 30 May 2024

ByDorothy June 24, 2024

Vancouver, BC 30 May – 31 May 2024 Time to return to the warehouse again to install the new…

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2nd amendment

Shamrock to Amarillo, Texas – 19 March 2024

ByDorothy March 25, 2024

As we continued westward, the geography became more and more desert.  Our RV campground in Amarillo was the Big…

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Cowboy museum OKC

Checotah to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma – 12 March 2024

ByDorothy March 24, 2024

On Tuesday we arrived in Oklahoma City which is the capital of Oklahoma. Oklahoma City has the third largest…

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Tombigbee

Pelham, Alabama to Tupelo, Mississippi – 2 March 2024

ByDorothy March 11, 2024

We spent two days in Tupelo, Mississippi in the Tombigbee State Park along the shores of located on the…

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Oak mountain state park

Crawford to Pelham, Alabama – 27 February 2024

ByDorothy March 11, 2024March 11, 2024

Our campsite in the Oak Mountain State Park in Alabama was in the Equestrian section with day stables for…

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Tallahassee state capitol

Waldo to Tallahassee, Florida – 21 February 2024

ByDorothy March 10, 2024

What better place to spend our last few days in Florida, then in Tallahassee, the capital of Florida. It…

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Astronaut wall

Miami to Sebastian, Florida – 12 February 2024

ByDorothy February 25, 2024

After Miami, we made our way 225km north east to Sebastian, Florida.  The RV park we stayed in was…

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Dali museum

Crystal River to Tampa – 31 January 2024

ByDorothy February 10, 2024

We stayed in Tampa Bay, Florida for 4 nights and enjoyed some completely different sights in this beautiful city…

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Family at Disney

Savannah Georgia to Kissimmee, Florida – 17 December 2023

ByDorothy January 20, 2024January 20, 2024

We were looking forward to our stay in Florida. Not only did it mean seeing our daughter and her…

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spanish moss

Lake City, South Carolina to Savannah, Georgia – 02 December 2023

ByDorothy December 17, 2023

We were excited to stay in Savannah, Georgia for the next 15 days allowing plenty of time to explore…

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thanksgiving

Four Oaks to Wilmington, North Carolina – 26 November 2023

ByDorothy December 17, 2023

The 2 hour trip to Wilmington was uneventful, but when we arrived we got the good news that the…

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Grand Design

Jackson, Michigan to Elkhart, Indiana – 15 October 2023

ByDorothy October 29, 2023January 17, 2024

We arrived in Elkhart in the late afternoon and set up the RV across the road from the Grand…

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swans on lake in kingston

St. Philippe de Laprairie, Quebec to Campbellville, Ontario – 8 October 2023

ByDorothy October 28, 2023October 28, 2023

Kingston, Ontario 8 October 2023 Nearly a 4 hour drive to Kingston, Ontario.  A beautiful large campground surrounded by…

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family in halifax

Bras D’or to Halifax, Nova Scotia – 2 September 2023

ByDorothy September 16, 2023September 16, 2023

Antigonish, NS – Sept 2, 2023 A 2.5 hour drive to Antigonish to Whidden campground which we had stayed…

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puffin chair

Gander to Doyles, Newfoundland – 26 August 2023

ByDorothy September 1, 2023September 1, 2023

Kings Point, NL – 26 August, 2023 After Gander we moved on to Kings Point, a small town on…

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Gander

St John’s to Gander, Newfoundland – 24 August 2023

ByDorothy September 1, 2023

Our next stop was Gander.  We stopped there for 2 nights and on the second day visited Skipper’s Dog…

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cabot tower

Bellevue Beach to St John’s, Newfoundland – 15 August 2023

ByDorothy September 1, 2023September 1, 2023

We were very excited to get to St Johns.  I had read so much about it and was looking…

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Bellveue beach

Terra Nova National Park to Bellevue Beach, New Foundland – 10 August 2023

ByDorothy August 15, 2023

The road to Bellevue Beach was horrendous – just full of potholes.  However, our dismay with the roads soon…

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Newman sound

Grand Falls-Windsor to Terra Nova National Park, New Foundland – 7 August 2023

ByDorothy August 12, 2023August 15, 2023

From Grand Falls-Windsor we continued our journey east to Terra Nova National Park. The campsite we were in was…

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Lomond River to Grand Falls-Windsor, New Foundland – 5 August 2023

ByDorothy August 12, 2023August 12, 2023

Grand Falls-Windsor turned out to be the largest town we had visited so far in NL.  We were quite…

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bulging hydraulic pipe

River of Ponds to St Barbe, New Foundland – 18 July 2023

ByDorothy August 12, 2023August 15, 2023

St Barbe RV Park was a medium sized, square gravel, fenced in area with an Amenities building on the…

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Ottawa, Ontario to Rigaud, Quebec – 3 June 2023

Ottawa, Ontario to Rigaud, Quebec – 3 June 2023

ByDorothy June 17, 2023June 17, 2023

Camping Choisy was the closest campground we could find near Montreal which was really the spot we wanted to…

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Pembroke to Ottawa, Ontario – 27 May 2023

Pembroke to Ottawa, Ontario – 27 May 2023

ByDorothy June 16, 2023June 17, 2023

As our container of dog wash machines had arrived from Australia, it was time for Derek to fly back…

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Tobermory to North Bay, Ontario – 16 May 2023

Tobermory to North Bay, Ontario – 16 May 2023

ByDorothy June 16, 2023June 16, 2023

Innisfil, 16 May 2023 We retraced our drive to Tobermory back down the coast and then headed towards Innisfil…

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Wheatley to Toronto, Ontario – 3 May 2023

Wheatley to Toronto, Ontario – 3 May 2023

ByDorothy May 20, 2023May 20, 2023

Lambton Shores, 3 May 2023 Rain continued as we moved to Rock Glen Family Resort in Lambton Shores for…

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Leviston, New York to Wheatley, Ontario – 24 April 2023

Leviston, New York to Wheatley, Ontario – 24 April 2023

ByDorothy May 7, 2023May 20, 2023

Waterdown, Ontario – 24 April 2023 It was good to be back in Canada and to see all the…

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New Columbia, Pennslyvania to Lewiston, New York – 18 April 2023

New Columbia, Pennslyvania to Lewiston, New York – 18 April 2023

ByDorothy April 24, 2023April 30, 2023

We had a one night stay booked at Camp Bell RV Park in Campbell, New York. It was a…

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Natural Bridge to Broadway, Virginia – 30 March 2023

Natural Bridge to Broadway, Virginia – 30 March 2023

ByDorothy April 7, 2023April 14, 2023

The KOA where we were staying was situated in the Shenandoah Valley. This was a very nice campsite surrounded…

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Silver City to El Paso, Texas – 5 February 2023

Silver City to El Paso, Texas – 5 February 2023

Byadmin March 26, 2023March 29, 2023

We left New Mexico and started the long trek to Texas. Our last stop in New Mexico was Las…

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Gold Canyon to Benson – 17 January 2023

Gold Canyon to Benson – 17 January 2023

Byadmin February 8, 2023March 29, 2023

Benson was a 3 hour drive south, east from Gold Canyon. While we could see impressive mountain ranges on…

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Mesa to Gold Canyon – 3 January 2023

Mesa to Gold Canyon – 3 January 2023

Byadmin February 8, 2023March 26, 2023

Canyon Vista RV Resort, a Cal-Am over 55+ resort, was only 35 minutes from Mesa but what a difference…

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Santa Barbara to Desert Center – 18 December 2022

Santa Barbara to Desert Center – 18 December 2022

Byadmin February 8, 2023March 26, 2023

We left Rancho Oso and navigated the steep road up the mountain again to get to the road to…

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Whistler to Vancouver – 16 October 2022

Whistler to Vancouver – 16 October 2022

Byadmin February 8, 2023March 29, 2023

We moved the RV to Peace Arch RV park for what we thought was 3 days, while we returned…

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Coquihalla to Lake Country – 17 June 2022

Coquihalla to Lake Country – 17 June 2022

Byadmin February 8, 2023March 26, 2023

The following day was one of the longest trips for a while.  It took about 3.5 hours to get…

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Victoria to Coquihalla – 15 June 2022

Victoria to Coquihalla – 15 June 2022

Byadmin February 8, 2023March 26, 2023

We had planned to leave Victoria and head straight for Lake Country, overnighting halfway at Coquihalla. As it turned…

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Port Angeles to Victoria, British Columbia – 25 May 2022

Port Angeles to Victoria, British Columbia – 25 May 2022

Byadmin February 8, 2023March 26, 2023

A short trip on the Port Angeles Ferry in pouring rain and we were back home again. We pulled…

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Sacramento to Port Angeles, Washington – 19 May 2022

Sacramento to Port Angeles, Washington – 19 May 2022

Byadmin February 8, 2023March 26, 2023

On our trip down to California we had stayed at Redding RV Park. While there Derek had noticed the JGW…

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Merced River to Sacramento – 17 May 2022

Merced River to Sacramento – 17 May 2022

Byadmin February 8, 2023March 26, 2023

We knew we had arrived in a big city again when we entered Sacramento and were stuck in bumper…

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Palm Desert to Merced River – 13 May 2022

Palm Desert to Merced River – 13 May 2022

Byadmin February 8, 2023March 26, 2023

It was a relief to escape the baking hot weather in Palm Desert as we started on our return…

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Bakersfield to Orangeland – 19 April 2022

Bakersfield to Orangeland – 19 April 2022

Byadmin February 8, 2023March 26, 2023

Orangeland RV Resort was a lovely resort tucked away in a bit of an industrial area, but in close…

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Delhi to Yosemite – 1 April 2022

Delhi to Yosemite – 1 April 2022

Byadmin February 8, 2023March 26, 2023

I loved our time at the Yosemite Lakes RV resort, and was definitely my favourite place so far on…

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Pacifica to Delhi – 25 March 2022

Pacifica to Delhi – 25 March 2022

Byadmin February 8, 2023March 26, 2023

Merced River RV was a pleasant stopping place for a week and an opportunity for Derek to get back…

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