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July 19, 2016September 4, 2016

Marathon: Just outside of Marathon is Pukaskwa National Park. We saw the brochures and map for this park at another stop, and I got it in my head that we had to do it, much to the consternation of Fisher. Arrived in Marathon and had lunch and then proceeded to drive over to the location…

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The big goose and black flies

July 18, 2016September 4, 2016

Wawa: We have been staying about 14 km north of Wawa in the Makiebares “Wawa’s Premier Waterfront Destination”, in a cabin on Catfish lake. The bonus for us has been that the kids get their own room, but we have had rain and were getting a little cabin fever… however that is not the story that…

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Checking the Locks

July 15, 2016September 4, 2016

Sault Ste. Marie: Found ourselves in the ‘Soo’ during RotaryFest, an annual summer festival put on by the Rotary Club near the waterfront. As we will be missing the CNE this year, it may be one of the few times for the kids to get their faces stuffed with cotton candy and potato tornados –…

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Review: HooToo TripMate Versatile Wireless N Travel Router

July 15, 2016July 15, 2016

Quick review that we will update as we move on, as our initial reactions may be different from those further down the road. This is a little travel router we picked up because the kids wanted to play Minecraft together on their iPad Minis. I wanted something that would allow them to network together, and…

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Minecraft

July 13, 2016September 4, 2016

Sudbury: Of course we had to drag the kids to the Big Nickel but once they got there they had a great time. We took a mine tour, which they loved due to the similarity to Minecraft… and there was dynamite involved. Also, there is a Pokestop there… yes, Pokemon Go has been downloaded and…

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5 Flights Florida to Atlanta, Atlanta to Honolulu, Honolulu to Auckland, Auckland to San Francisco, San Francisco to Victoria
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