This week started with another border crossing, back into Canada we go! Traveling through this northern region of the US has been more challenging due to the big ol’ lakes that required some significant detours. Unlike the open plains of Montana and the Dakotas that we had very much gotten used to, we had to loop up and around the lakes to continue our journey east.
Crossing the border at Sault Ste. Marie was surprisingly smooth. The crossing on a bridge offered fantastic views of the famous Soo Locks (an impressive engineering feat of parallel locks, that enable ships to travel between Lake Superior and the lower Great Lakes) and we were welcomed back into Canada without any hassle. Although it was slightly unnerving when they asked us questions related to our last entry in the Country, the answer which they obviously had on their screen.
For the first time on our trip, we skipped a planned stop-over, opting for a longer travel day. We had to add an extra two hours of drive time to skip a campsite due to site issues. The problem? Alice needed to work (gah!), and our original campsite, though beautiful and in a forest by a lake, didn’t meet the clear line-of-sight requirements for Starlink. So, we pushed on to the next spot, which on the positive side meant more time at our next destination.
As we made our way around Lake Huron, we stopped overnight at a few charming spots. One offered farm-fresh eggs, and another, a Homestead museum with plenty of grassy space for the girls to run and play. Of course, there was a river for some fishing practice, though an incoming storm cut that short.
The highlight of our week was reaching our main camp at Niagara Falls—yes, the Niagara Falls (squeal!), on the Canadian side (as we learned to say). Getting there wasn’t pretty, with standstill traffic, bad drivers, and navigating our rig through cities, road work and tight lanes, including central Toronto. But we made it, exhausted and sweaty, but ready to find the Falls!
We stayed at a KOA campground that was more like a resort than a campground, with all the amenities you could ask for. Before diving into the campground fun, we have to mention the excitement of visiting the Falls and taking the boat ride to see them up close. The 20-minute boat ride near the breathtaking falls was incredible, and we quickly understood why they give you ponchos—we were soaked! While the girls weren’t huge fans of getting soaked or the boat ride, the delicious food and snacks in the Vegas-style surrounding area more than made up for it.
Back at the campground, Tilly spent her days playing nonstop, only coming in for dinner before heading back outside to bounce on the giant “pillows” chase new friends around the playground, and swim in the kiddie pool. We made some wonderful neighbors and spent our evenings outside, watching the kids bike up and down with glow sticks to mark their spots.
It has been a wonderful week of more beautiful sights (how is this even possible!), new friends, and unforgettable experiences at Niagara Falls. As Alice tries to figure out how she can add the Canadian phrase of ‘aye’ into her daily dialect we prep the trailer for a final push before it and the truck can take a well earned rest.
See you back in the US aye.
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