Sunday 6 September 2015

Sept 2015 trip to Ontario

We had planned to leave on the 3rd of Sept., following my night shift, but a wicked storm moved in so I got us a Pizza from BP and we crashed in the RV storage lot that night.
Next morning we headed out around 8:30 for Manitou Springs, near Watrous, Sask.   We arrived there without incident, had to get some branches cut down to get into out site properly and then went to the hot pools for the afternoon. The springs are supposed to have a healing property as they are quite warm (103 degrees) and very high in sodium phosphate and other minerals so that it is impossible to sink. 

Sept. 5th - we were up early and on the road, hoping to make a lot of miles today. We did quite well, putting on 970 km and spending the night in a rest area in the US. 

Sept 6 - Another long day of driving sat us ending up in Canada by Sault St. Marie. I was quite tired and we ended up pulling into a Walmart very close to the border crossing and right next to a railway line that had a big load of tourists leaving early the next Morning (Sunday). 

Sept 7th - We