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Christian Morrison and Julie Gibb April 28, 2019

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The birds are our inspiration these days. Currentl The birds are our inspiration these days. Currently planning our flight. #detroitriver #planningmode #theweatherischanging
Accidents happen. In all different sizes and all d Accidents happen. In all different sizes and all different ways. We’d been on the road for two months and this was our last stop before returning home. We decided to back up and enter the campsite from a forward position. We’re still not sure why?! On top of that Duff being Duff was really excited to be at the Park which means he was standing on Julie’s lap in the front passenger seat, whining and shaking and wanting to jump out the window. Of course, it also meant he was blocking the side view mirror. It was at that moment we heard a terrible and loud scraping sound. That sound was a steel sign scraping four deep gouges into our sliding door. We all learned a couple good lessons that day. Well, two of us did. 😏 We do tend to learn things the hard way and often not on the first try. 🙄 Anyway, it looks like new thanks to the Best Little Body Shop in Town (Amherstburg). What’s $_ _ _?! #accident #hymeraktiv #scrapedourslidingdoor #campgroundsignmeetsvan #blameitonduff #folksblogen
We bubbled in Atlantic Canada for a couple of mont We bubbled in Atlantic Canada for a couple of months this summer which means we crossed provincial borders for the first time since 2019. In our latest blog post we share what’s different about crossing land borders in Canada during a pandemic. Link in bio, of course. #newblogpost #travelincanada #crossingprovincialborders #atlanticbubble #travellinginacampervan #folksblogen #newbrunswick #pei #novascotia #confederationbridge #covid_19 #woodislandferry
NEW BLOG POST: We are preoccupied with the 'home' NEW BLOG POST: We are preoccupied with the 'home' theme right now. And so, we have one more home-related blog post (link in our bio) to share before we return to highlights from our tour of Atlantic Canada this summer. A couple of writers have come close to how we feel: David Foster Wallace said, 'Our endless and impossible journey toward home is, in fact, our home.' and Bob Dylan said, 'I was born very far from where I'm supposed to be, and so, I'm on my way home, you know?!' But really, it is more complicated than either of those sentiments. We excel at making ourselves at home almost everywhere we go, even where we live now. It's kind of like we are tourists the way we approach exploring the region. We seek out food purveyors, experiences and human interactions the way we do when we travel. As though we may never return and want to see and do it all while we can. And though we can make ourselves 'at home,' we have not truly felt at home anywhere since we left Toronto in 2014. And through these posts, we're trying to work out what's missing, what we want and how to approach our future. #home #whereishome #whatishome #whatsnext #blogpost (link in bio)
NEW BLOG POST! Could we live in a van on a boat? * NEW BLOG POST! Could we live in a van on a boat? *** We spent an afternoon last month aboard a friend’s friend’s boat, a decommissioned fishing boat, exploring the islands around Chester, NS. He bought the boat for a song and explained that these fibreglass boats are built to hold a LOT of weight (in fish)! A heck of a lot more weight, in fact, than our #Hymer #campervan. It got us thinking, what if we were able to travel by land and sea?! The idea of home, where and how to live, has been a regular conversation topic these past seven years. #blogpost #vantravel #athomeinourhymer #parttimevanlife #bylandandsea #vanonaboat #home #homeonwheels #homeonaboat #folksblogen (link in bio!)
Today, #nationaldayfortruthandreconciliation in Ca Today, #nationaldayfortruthandreconciliation in Canada, we spent time at the place we have always known as Point Point Pelee National Park. But before it was a National Park it was and still is the traditional territory of the Three Fires Confederacy of First Nations, composed of the Ojibwa, the Odawa and the Potawatomi. This is the home of the Caldwell First Nation and part of the Walpole Island First Nation. We spent time at the Sacred Fire reflecting on the residential school system and how colonialism has and continues to affect the Indigenous Peoples in the colonial lands known as Canada. #threefiresconfederacy #caldwellfirstnation #sacredfirecircle #pointpeleenationalpark #turtleisland #everychildmatters #residentialschools
Follow the river east. We followed the St Lawrence Follow the river east. We followed the St Lawrence River east to the Atlantic Ocean and back. ‘I choose to listen to the river awhile, thinking river thoughts, before joining the night and stars.’ - Edward Abbey #canada #roadtrip #vantravel #camping #easterncanada #stlawrenceriver #quebec #basstlaurent #pei #novascotia #capebretonhighlandsnationalpark
Do you travel with a furry friend? If so, you know Do you travel with a furry friend? If so, you know not all parks allow dogs, especially on beaches. We are happy to report that PEI beaches allow our friends on their beaches. On a leash! Which is awesome since this water sign loves nothing more than swimming! #travellingwithadog #dogsonbeaches #peiprovincialparks #dogsallowed #macduff #travelswithduff
Did you travel this summer? If so, what was your e Did you travel this summer? If so, what was your experience? Did you remain in your home province or state? This summer was the first time we crossed borders since Covid began. We crossed 4 provincial borders: Québec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and PEI. The latter three required us to apply for travel passes online beforehand and we needed to be fully vaccinated. The process was simple, you just needed to upload proof of vaccination and photo ID to receive the pass. Lines were short and painless at the three Atlantic province crossings. PEI required that we be tested for Covid upon entry, after crossing the bridge. As someone who endured 53 Covid tests during the pandemic (I was an Essential Caregiver in Long Term Care for my father - Julie), I would have to say the tester received an A++ for being both gentle and thorough, not to mention good humoured and entertaining. Btw we both tested negative! Travelling in a self contained van we live pretty much the same as we would, pandemic or not, in a bricks and mortar home. We mostly shop for food and cook meals in our home on wheels and the rest of the time we live outdoors. It’s definitely a little different than pre-pandemic travel but worth the little bit of planning beforehand! Keep in mind, the rules keep changing. #covidtravel #crossingprovincialborders #atlanticbubble #enteringtheatlanticbubbleduringcovid #vantravel #canada #newbrunswick #novascotia #pei #travelpasses #folksblogen
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