Did we stay or did we go????

Tuesday August 21, 2012

Well, Monty wakes us up really early today and we're not going back to sleep so we decided to go!  The ride today is scheduled to last about 6 1/2 hours. It's another Provincial Park we've never been to--Voyaguers.  I wonder if we'll stay one day or more?  We'll see.

We ride on Provincial Hwy 17.  Its a 2 lane road that goes on for MILES.  Well maintained. It's an easy ride.

Well, the car GPS and the Streets program diverged in directions and I told Ed to follow the Streets directions.  Wrong move.

For awhile it looked like it would be ok, but then we got into city driving--we were in Ottawa!  Beautiful old brick and stone buildings, but not easy driving.  Actually, probably like getting lost in Boston!  Tension!  Everything is also in French (I should have paid more attention in Frenchy's HS class!).

Then the navigator (me) decided to diverge from the Streets program and got us turned around for awhile. It wasen't a pretty scene!  But surprisingly, it looked like we were still going to get to Voyageur PP in the time the program origionally suggested it would.  I just wonder how it would have done if we didn't go thru Ottawa!  Another adventure!

Voyageur Provincial Park gets its name from the fur traders or Voyageurs who had to portage their heavy loads as well as thier canoes around the dangerous rapids (the river has since been damed to light houses in the area). There are a number of interesting historic sites in the area which relate to the colourful history of the fur tradeIt is in East Hawkesbury, Ontario, Canada .