Day Two is Done

Well the second day of our trip saw us pass trees, trees, and more trees. But as those who see this blog through its link on facebook or read my status on facebook and twitter know we had an unforseen 'hiccup' in our progress.

Had stopped for coffee this morning at a certain oft frequented place (named after a former hockey player) and just about finished coffee when I noticed a guy closely examining our car. Went out there and found he had accidentally scraped our car with a boat and its trailer. We pleasantly exchanged information about each other - he freely admitted he was responsible.

This 'hiccup' happened in Sudbury.. Found out that community has a unique (at least I did not know it before) system for reporting MV accidents. They have an office (that says it is not part of the police department) that plays the role of a police department in receiving MV accident reports. The staff there were quite pleasant and I imagine if an upset person showed up there, I think the staff would rapidly put them at ease.

Anyways after a two hour delay we motored on...ended up stopping today in Sault Ste Marie - at the easternmost end of Lake Superior.

After yesterday's blog we heard from a friend of our son-in-law. He had surgery yesterday with both good and some worrisome results.... but I remain cautiously optimistic.

Day One is Done

Well an relatively uneventful first day of our travels. Headed out west on Transcanada Highway No. 17 by middle of the afternoon. Most common site along the road is trees.. and trees.. and you now something... more trees. We've taken this road before and we know that trees are always nearby in this part of Canada.

I've heard that trees, rocks and rivers are the dominant landmarks in much of Canada. This is so true of what we saw today and will be true for the next few days.

We got as far as North Bay Ontario.

Anxiously awaiting word from Saskatoon over our son-in-law's surgery...