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Kelly joined me yesterday on another bike hike through Parry Sound.
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Kelly joined me yesterday on another bike hike through Parry Sound.
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Now…… for today’s post I thought I’d give a tutorial so let me know if:
3. The LinkWithin page come up. Click on Edit Contents
5. This Add Page Element view comes up. Make sure the correct blog is listed in the ‘Select a Blog’ box. I have selected my test blog here.
– copy the HTML code that is in the Edit Content box
6. While that is going on, open another tab and go to your design template dashboard page on blogger:
10. If you go to View Blog, it will show up below your last post.
The only words I have in my post here ‘test test test’. This shows that it is successful. If I add pictures, those will show up under the ‘You might also like’ section.
If you don’t have the LinkWithin gadget on your blog ~ give it a try!
If you run into problems or have suggestions drop me a note or comment. or……
go to the LinkWithin support site by clicking here. I contacted them months ago when I added the gadget and they fixed my problem quickly.
That wraps it up for this edition of the Roadrunner Chronicles!
We were counting the other day and we have stayed in something like 50 campgrounds since we got the Roadrunner in May 2009. On my run yesterday I was thinking about things that make for a good campground or camping spot.
Here are 10 in no particular order:
Yesterday I was determined to hit the trails. I don’t like it to skip days running and wanted to get back to it. About mid morning I went for a run on the trail near our Parry Sound KOA campground. A portion of the trail is on the Seguin Trail. In the summer time the trail is mostly used for ATVs, trail bikes, hikers and runners. In the winter time, it is a trail for snow mobilers.
We returned for the campground and had a quiet evening. That was about it for the Roadrunner Chronicles yesterday. Thanks for viewing!
We arranged to set up a lunch date in Barrie, Ontario with Brad and Christine. We are going to their wedding in three weeks near Petrolia but thought it would be great to see them again before their big day. It was a 90 minute drive to Barrie and it was a beautiful day for it!
The perception is that Barrie (population 128,000) is a bedroom community of Toronto which is 55 miles away. In fact, about 1/3 of Barrie residents work outside Barrie and it is one of the fastest growing metropolitan areas in Canada. Brad is an environmental inspection/scientist and Christine is a Grade 11 high school teacher.
Barrie was named in 1833 after Sir Robert Barrie who was in charge of Canadian Naval Forces. The site near Barrie was where he had to portage between the Kempenfelt Bay/Simcoe Bay and the Georgian Bay during his adventures. It is on the direct route to points north from Toronto and has a number of busy highways passing through. We first went through Barrie two years ago returned from time at our friends cabin at Talon Lake.
We met Brad and Christine at Brad’s office then walked a couple of blocks to Shirley’s Bayside Grille which is very nice restaurant on the main street. Crossing streets I saw my first motion detection crosswalk button.
There is no button. I don’t think I have seen that before.
We arrived at Shirley’s and found a table. We had a great time together as we waited for our tasty selections. This place is not your average fast food lunch deli. It was nice! We all had a sandwich or a wrap and a salad except Brad who chose soup. Christine made an excellent selection for a lunch spot.
I tried a couple of times to get a good shot of everyone at the table but was thwarted in my attempt.
After lunch, Brad went back to work while Christine showed us the nearby city park along the water.
The ladies.
The sidewalk took us within sight of the Spirit Catcher which is a sculpture by artist Ron Baird.
It was on display in Vancouver, BC as part of Expo ’86 and was moved here in 1987.
We passed by the Barrie Town Docks where the 265 passenger paddler wheeler Serendipity Princess was getting underway with a load of tourists.
On our way back to parking we passed one of many Tim Horton’s and a interestingly shaped building at an intersection.
It was a beautiful day for a day trip and a nice time with Brad and Christine. We are happy it worked out to spend a little time with them and see some of Barrie.
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My blog buddies Al (of the Bayfield Bunch) and Rick (Rick&Paulette’s RV Travels) have offered some thoughts on Do’s and Don’ts of writing a blog. I thought I’d offer some as well.
A highlight from yesterday was meeting Canadiens Rick and Marie
They have been here about a week and are from the Sudbury area which is a little north of here. They have been RVing for years. They took a 3 month trip last year west to Vancouver and then east from Washington over to North Dakota and back home. They will be going to Fort Meyers, Florida this winter for 5 months and are seriously considering full-timing.
We talked for a while and they had a few questions. When people talk about full-timing, I always refer them to RV-Dreams.com and have them read about Howard and Linda’s story. Howard has done a fabulous job with lots of information for those that are considering full-timing. We found (and continue to find) it to be a wealth of useful information.
Earlier, Pam, Kelly and I spent some time on the Fitness Trail that winds through Parry Sound. It was overcast but a very pleasant afternoon for a hike. We started out not far from the marina.
It rained all day yesterday so we didn’t feel like doing much. Mostly we read and read and read.
A little after 9:00 AM, Don came over and dumped our tanks. What a great service!
Don is the owner of the KOA here in Parry Sound and he didn’t think the ‘free’ service was a big deal. He said, “We can’t have campsites with full hookups, so just sign up when you need your tanks dumped and we will come around and do it.”
I like the idea and especially like the fact that he doesn’t charge extra for it. The prices here are among he highest we have paid anywhere, so it is nice that dumping isn’t an added charge. Don has been the owner for seven years and he said it has been interesting. Seems like a hard way to make a living. It’s one thing to be a workamper, quite another being the owner. Right now he said he was dealing with kids plugging toilets with reems of toilet paper….
About mid afternoon, the drizzly rain let up and Pam and I drove over to the truck stop/fast food/information center.
It had Lick’s Hamburgers, DQ and Tim Horton’s.
And we found our information center.
We were looking for some ideas on how to spend a few days in Toronto next month. No luck on that one, but the lady said maybe we’d find something in Northbay. We will be near there next weekend.
After dinner of chicken and dumplings, we went into town to check out the Canadian Tire store. It is a little like a Wal-Mart. This one had a lot of camping gear which we checked out. Next it was over to McDonald’s for some ice cream. And then downtown to see what was happening at the harbor on a Friday nite. Not much…
So we returned to the Roadrunner and prepared for tomorrow. Saturday is ‘Christmas in July’ at the campground here. We got our decorations out and will put them up on Saturday morning.
That was it for us on a slow Friday. Hope your weekend is a great one. And thanks for viewing ~ and thanks in advance to you future Followers!
I was really looking forward to our 3- Hour Outer Island Wilderness Cruise on the Island Queen yesterday out of the harbor in Parry Sound. I charged up my camera battery and made sure it was all set. Too bad I didn’t check the memory card. No card, no pictures…ugh! * To my surprise, the first picture I took gave me an error message and when I looked I saw I had left the card back in the Roadrunner still in the card reader.
Have you ever done that??
After I got over that realization, I was determined to enjoy the cruise anyway. Which I did. We all (Pam and Kelly and I) did.
*photo taken from Kelly’s iPhone |
We arrived at the marina at 12:25 PM for a 1:00 PM cruise and there was already a long line to board. It is a big boat (seating 550) so we were able to find a good seat on the second deck. We wanted to get one on top but they filled pretty quickly.
A couple of weeks ago, we took a cruise on a vessel in Tobermory. This one was considerably bigger (and the largest sightseeing cruise ship) and the ride was a lot smoother. The first thing I noticed was the water. This is not the crystal clear waters of Lake Huron. It is the dark waters of Georgian Bay.
We followed the green route. The cruise started out of the harbor and went past the Stockey Center and Bobby Orr Hall of Fame, then past the Canadian Coast Guard Base. The base is one of the largest on the Great Lakes and is home to helicopters, boats and ice breakers.
Each spring, over 100,000 tons of salt is shipped from Goderich and Windsor and off loaded at the Salt Dock near Parry Sound (#3 on the map). The salt is used for winter treatment on roads throughout northern Ontario.
There are many islands nearby and the big ship went slowly through some pretty narrow straits. Many of the small islands are owned and provide a great setting for a cottage:
It was built in the 1800’s to connect the mainland with Depot Harbour on Parry Island. The cruise ship blew its horn signaling we were approaching and the bridge master stopped traffic and swung the bridge around to let our ship through. The Wilderness Cruise was well worth it and a great way to spend the afternoon.
After the cruise, we returned home for dinner and cooked chicken on the grill. It was a nice evening, so we all went on a walk through the nearby woods on an ATV trail.
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Bobby Orr was born and raised in Parry Sound and yesterday we went to the museum that bears his name. It is co-located with the Charles W. Stockey Centre for the Performing Arts down on Bay Street across from the marina.
He is ranked 1st all-time among defensemen in scoring and is considered one of the best hockey players ever. He led the Boston Bruins to two National Hockey League Stanley Cup Championships in 1970 and 1972.
He won the Rookie of the Year, Most Valuable Player, and Outstanding Player of the Playoffs and League Leading Scorer honors. He retired in 1978 due to knee injuries at the age of 31 and was inducted into the NHL Hall of Fame in 1979.
The museum was a great collection of artifacts, pictures and information about his life and his accomplishments in hockey. Within his museum he established a Bobby Orr Hall of Fame to recognize people in the region and acknowledge their achievements in Canada sports which I thought was pretty cool.
The museum also has a couple of interactive, hands-on hockey rinks for visitors to try. It was really strange for me and I imagine it would be similar to someone picking up a golf club for the first time. I had no sense of how to hold the hockey stick nor how to take a swipe at the puck.
He also has a community center named after him is quite an icon in Canada. He participated in the opening ceremonies of the Olympic Games in Vancouver this past winter carrying the Olympic flag.
After our time in the museum, we did some grocery shopping and went back to the Roadrunner at our KOA park campsite. Earlier in the day I went for a lengthy run through the woods and was ready for some reading. I continued with The National Dream before it was time for dinner. We watched rookie sensation Stephen Strasburg as the Nationals beat the Reds 8-5.
That was our day in Parry Sound ~ thanks for viewing!
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