Bonnie here:

     We’ve been enjoying the provincial parks here in Ontario. After some of the pretty poor campgrounds of Alaska, these spacious campsites are a welcomed change.  On Friday night we stayed in beautiful Sand Bar Lake Provincial Park in Ignace, Ontario. Our campsite made me think of the campground Steve, Josh, Daniel and I used to visit with my brother, sister-in-law, and our niece and nephew back thirty-five years ago. We had huge boulders at that campsite and lots of space. 

     As a lovely send off when we left Sand Bar Provincial Park, a flock of Canada geese flew over our heads. I know that Dan and Josh already have heard this, but each fall when I see a flock of Canada geese flying over, I think of my dad. When the geese flew over honking and juggling for their positions, I imagined that my dad was wishing us Godspeed. That made me feel even more safe than I was feeling. (I know what a good and safe driver Steve is, but I little help from heaven can’t hurt us.)

     It’s funny, but once we arrived in Ontario, I felt at right at home with the trees, lakes, boats, cottages, docks, and people. It’s SO different from the mountain towns and the prairie towns that we had driven through. In one day in Ontario, we saw more cars and people than we had for days in the Yukon and northern British Columbia. In keeping with my paying attention to the mottos — Ontario’s is “More to Discover.” That’s a good one. 

      On Saturday night we stayed at another amazing provincial park, White Lake in White River, Ontario. For Disney fans, we read that it is the hometown of Winnie-the Pooh. I have to Google that.  Another interesting fact about White River: This at one time had its fame as the coldest spot in Canada. Glad we are visiting in August.

      One of the nicest parts of being in Ontario is that now we are in the same time zone as our family and friends. I’m pretty happy that I have such an interesting and fun traveling companion. This is a long trip. 

     I’m sorry that we haven’t been in touch, dear family and friends, but we haven’t had the Internet here in the provincial parks — just lakes, trees, quiet, space, evening darkness and birds. My goodness, that sounds like Waterford, Maine!

     Tonight we still are in Ontario -- Sturgeon Falls. We opted for a commercial campground tonight so we could have Internet access. We dearly love the wilderness campsites of the provincial parks, but it's tough not being able to communicate with our loved ones!