It was a long time coming to make this update. We equipped ourselves with a Telus mobile internet stick, with the idea of updating regularly. However, there are still many regions of Canada do not have high-speed internet. So, here we are in BC now.
From Toronto we had driven to North Bay, following Highway 11 we went on to Gravenhurst where we were last able to update and spent a good night at the HoJo. Weather was getting snowy as we pulled out of town before the sun was up.
We then continued on the same path, by-passing famous Timmins, and going on to Hearst Ontario. What a fantastic FRENCH town. Amazing. Some years back people Quebec started moving into Hearst. Its now a French community, beautiful. I got poutine at the McRonald's, so yummy. We stayed one night at the Companion Motel in Hearst. It was a very comfortable evening.
From Hearst we stayed on the 11 and drove through Thunder Bay. We considered staying the night but hotels were expensive and the town was booming. It just didn't seem like they needed our money. So after checking out the downtown and a hotel or two, the sun still giving us plenty of light we continued on our drive to Kenora.
The hotels were almost half the price and our dog was welcome. We enjoyed 2 nights at the Kenora Comfort Inn, some shopping at the town Safeway and we even stopped at the Greyhound station to drop off another bag and a box of goods to ship home.
We left Kenora early enough to make in to our destination, Carenport Saskatchewan, by late evening. The Pilgrim Inn was certainly our destination. We had stayed there on our last trans-Canada adventure and really enjoyed the stay. After taking such a long drive we knew already that it would be best to stay 2 nights. On our one day there, as the driver rested, I went into Moose Jaw to the Sobey's to pick-up some more groceries.
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