A little time in Ottawa and I am leaving with a whole new impression. It is a city loaded with cool heritage architecture and one that is filled with activity and adventure destination. I was expecting suits and ties, snobbery and political elitism. Not the case. The capital of Ontario rests on the shores of […]
I am on the border of Quebec near Gatineau, on the banks of the Rideau Canal and at the steps of the Parliament Buildings in Ottawa, Ontario – the capital of Canada! My journey continues as we uncover more and more of our beautiful country, but this time in the political hub. I spent most […]
I just read in the paper that temperatures are recorded in the shade so there is no fluctuation when clouds pass over. What are they thinking? So that would mean that today, under the sweltering heat, it was really 41 degrees! Holly hot man! No matter, my day was planned. I was pumped, I was […]
Heat wave! Wow, I cannot believe the weather we are having this year well researching in Ontario. Very few days of rain and when it does rain it is accompanied by thunder and lightning. So it as a light show at least. For the last week is has been at least 28 degrees out. Tonight […]
Last few days I spent back in Toronto, Ontario. Big city ya know. I already had a good feel for the place already because of my previous trip a few days back via the GO Train. On that trip I explored the waterfront and downtown. I pounded the pavement hard and clocked some big kilometres. […]
After visiting Toronto at the same time as the Tall Ships, getting a big dose of people population, I decided to switch it up and visit Mississauga, Ontario for a few days. It would give me some green time hiking some trails and visiting some of the waterfront parks without large crowds joining me in […]
Today, (Canada Day) I took the plunge and ventured into Toronto, Ontario. Why not celebrate our country’s birthday while exploring its biggest city. However, there needed to be some alterations due to my lack of big-city driving attitude. I grew up on two lane roads. I was not about to venture out into the concrete […]
So I am inching closer to Toronto. I am now within the official boundaries of the GTA! I was planning on going into Toronto via the Go Transit system. My destination would be Union Station and the waterfront (smack dab downtown basically). I see no reason to ease into it. But my plans quickly changed. […]
One thing I knew for sure this morning when I got up in Guelph, Ontario was that it was Sunday. It is probably the only day I remember accurately, as days go by so fast in my world. Tuesdays are sometimes Fridays. Mondays are sometimes Saturdays. Every day is a great day exploring and learning […]
I left the Vegas-like atmosphere in Niagara Falls for the village of Niagra on the Lake and St. Catherines. As I continue to follow the coastline they were the next two stops on my research road trip. I could research them both during my stay in the region as they were basically touching each other. […]
I arrived in Niagara Falls from Fort Erie, trailer in tow, via the Niagara Parkway which follows the same route as the the Niagara River. The route provided me all the qualities of a good road trip – no traffic, plenty of space to pull over and lots of scenery. Everyone born in Canada, most […]
What do you think of when someone mentions Fort Erie, Ontario Canada? I cannot even start to guess what you think. But I bet you never thought of long sandy beaches. Fort Erie, like many waterfront communities, has an ok selection of parks and trails but the beaches got my attention. Fort Erie. Ontario left […]
Hamilton has waterfalls? To my surprise the region is covered with them. Again I had to come to terms with my childhood impressions. They were wrong. They were shattered by bad information programmed into me by media, rumours and schooling. Heck, when I was growing up and until just now I always thought Hamilton was […]
Working my way around the south west coast of Ontario, Canada visiting with the Canada/USA border communities. All of the cities have bridges connecting to US cities. And each Canadian border community is separated by a body of water. From waterfront to waterfront, each side of the river looks at the other sides sky scrapers. […]
No G8 in Muskoka, Ontario for this guy! I would not want to be caught dead in the region during the meeting of world egos. So much heavy breathing in one area leaves so little clean air for the rest of us to breathe. Anywho.. I started pounding the pavement exploring in Bracebridge, Ontario. The […]
There are communities which sometimes just surprise you. I mean this in a very good way. By surprising I would be referring to how a community does well with what they have to work with. Barrie is one such community. Barrie is located on Highway 401. It is THE monster highway in Ontario. For this […]
Not all research is fun and games under the sun. In our profession research is ongoing in all types of weather – sun, rain and snow. Sometimes it is even more fun exploring in a down pour of rain and the slush of snow than it is in the sun. Everything has its charm. There […]
While on the road researching the south end of Georgian Bay all I keep hearing is Wasaga Beach. I listen to the radio.. “Come to Wasaga Beach”. I buy a newspaper.. “Come to Wasaga Beach.” I open the newspaper.. and I quickly read that Wasaga Beach is one of the top beaches for Torontonians. The […]
I have herd of the community of Owen Sound from hockey circles but knew little of the community in a geography kind of way. So, not knowing much I was looking forward to introducing myself to another community of Ontario. Like many communities in Ontario situated on a waterway or lake, Owen Sound, is also […]
The last couple of days have been a whirl wind tour of the Bruce Peninsula. Both my car and my legs have put in allot of miles. I continued to research both coastlines of the peninsula from the hamlet of Lion’s Head to the anchor of the Bruce Peninsula – Wiarton.. and then loop around […]
This morning I said my good byes to Steve before I deported Norms Campground in Kagawong on Manitoulin Island. Great guy. Treated me well. And I thanked him for my campsite on the waterfront of Lake Kagawong. “I’ll back,” I said as I drove off into the sunrise with my trailer pod in tow. My […]