Friday, June 2, 2023: Right in the middle of the continent! Info: The capital of Manitoba is also the largest city in the province with 750,000 people. The special thing about it is probably its location, because it is equidistant from the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean. As early as 11,500 years ago, the…
Category: Inspiration & Motivation
Hello from Vermilion Bay in Ontario
Tuesday, May 30, 2023: At Eagle Lake with the best shower tent in the world! Diary: Actually I was just passing through and was looking for a campsite for one night. At Jerlin in Vermilion Bay I found what I was looking for. Although the campground – like very many, by the way – is…
Sally tells the real truth 07: 23 left plus 18 right!
Hello folks! Time goes by so fast here! Maybe because we experience so much every day in all comfort. But maybe also because we have so much fun. Hilde and me. Hilde is now officially a member of the gang. I passed that, unanimously. And I am, after all, the boss here. Last week, Ursula…
Hello from Thunder Bay
Tuesday, May 30, 2023: Of sleeping giants, thunderbirds and a bear. Info: Thunder Bay is a city of just over 100,000 people, and like every city in North America, it seems to be much bigger, simply because everything is so far apart. Even with the suburbs, there are not more than 120,000 inhabitants. Thunder Bay…
Hello from Wild Goose Lake (Geraldton)
Saturday, May 27, 2023: A Lumberjack who is fed up with cherry pie. Diary: As we were leaving Kapuskasing, Annie Way was given a sticker that said kapuskasing.ca. She now wears that on the left side of her back door above the license plate. I don’t collect stickers, but Kapuskasing is just special to me….
Podcast: Six months through Canada and the USA. #02: Polly and James talk about their home country USA
My third podcast can be heard on cba! https://cba.fro.at/podcast/hello-from-there-2 I met my friends from Ohio in Burlington on Lake Ontario. James and Polly share what’s going on in the United States, how they see the country evolving, what the problems are, and how much there is positive. The original recordings are in English, I summarize…
Hello from Kapuskasing
Tuesday, May 23, 2023: In the footsteps of my father. Info: With about 8,900 inhabitants Kapuskasing is a growing town with 65 % of the population speaking French as their mother-tongue. Originally it was founded as a camp during the construction of the Transcontinental Railway. In 1917 it was named Kapuskasing, a word of Cree…
Hello from Burlington in Ontario
Saturday, May 20, 2023: Thirty-five years – two continents – one friendship. Info: Burlington is located on Lake Ontario between Toronto and Niagara Falls. With its approximately 190,000 people, it is part of the Toronto metropolitan region with a total population of over 9 million. My opinion: Lake Ontario is a beautiful place. We sought…
Hello from Kingston Ontario
Tuesday, May 16, 2023: You can never have enough islands! And what is an island anyway? Info: Kingston: This time I am not talking about Jamaica when I talk about Kingston, but about Lake Ontario. From 1841 to 1844, this Kingston was the first capital of Canada, then was succeeded by Montreal, Quebec City and…
Sally tells the real truth 06: Rumors and problems with propane
Monday, May 15, 2023: Here we are! Hi folks, did you miss me? Or did you not realise that I have not written for quite a while? Actually, I’ve wanted to work on the laptop for a long time, but Ursula always had an excuse. Not fully charged. Annie Way hasn’t got enough electrical power….