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The Eastern front: League of Poets meeting in St John’s, Nfld.
Toronto traffic wardens waved us in and out of Pearson Airport on Thursday where I paused at Wolfgang Puck Express and had a pretty good (though overly sweetened) bowl of butternut squash soup in a styrofoam container, with a freshly-dressed … Continue reading
Got to Guelph and on to Newfoundland
We left Orillia after a brief tour of downtown, where the wildlife is safely behind windows… Passed some nice Ontario farmland and kept our eyes peeled in search of characteristic Ontario farmhouses with their steep gables – this one came … Continue reading
On to Orillia
So yesterday, it rained when we left Montreal River. And then it was cloudy. And then it rained. And then it was cloudy. And then it rained. And then it was cloudy. And, wait, let me think: then it rained. … Continue reading
Thundering to Montreal River Bay
Indeterminate weather on Monday as we set off from Thunder Bay, but great clouds, and lots of lake. Lucky truckers. We check out the traffic ahead of us. It is construction season in Canada, so we’ve seen a fair amount … Continue reading
Ontari-ar-i-o
Clever old us, we thought leaving Winnipeg bright and early on a Sunday morning would be pretty simple, but we ran into miles of police tape and traffic redirections – nothing that got in our way – because of the … Continue reading