2012 Trip 2 - Amazing May Weather...

Silver Lake PP - May 2012

Silver Lake is becoming our Victoria Day Weekend destination.  We are booked into the same site as last year, one that offers nice privacy on 3 sides, and is set in from the road a bit. Traffic was not too bad at all.  Did not notice too many other trailers on the road, which given that we are pulling our own, it is something we seems to keep an eye out for. Even getting out of the city was smooth.

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2012 Trip 1 - Another Season Starts...

Bayview Lodge, White Lake - May 2012

So once again we start another season, anxious to get out again in what is now our "almost new again" trailer. Heading to Bayview Lodge on White Lake. Thought we would try going here this year as a change. We like opening at White Lake, as it is only an hour away, and being a private campsite, it has the 3 hookups we are looking for.

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2011 Factory Updates...

Dec 2011

I made a little excursion to the factory for 2 days of upgrades. In the fall we received a letter from Safari Condo, offering all owners the opportunity to bring their Alto in to the factory to be upgraded to the very lastest build specifications.

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2011 Trip 11: Closing the cottage...

White Lake - Oct 2011

Saturday:
This Thanksgiving weekend we are heading to Cedar Cove Resort on White Lake. Sadly, our last camping trip of the year. We opened the Alto here in the spring, so we figured why not go back and close it here.

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2011 Trip 10: Love the foldies...

Bonnechere P.P. - Sept 2011

Friday:
When we booked the site a few weeks back, there were only a few spots already reserved, so we figured it would be a quiet weekend. On the road by 5pm, but the traffic was heavy. Took us at least 40 minutes to get out of the city, which kinda sucks, now that the days are much shorter. Seriously overcast and it looks like rain.

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2011 Trip 9: Watch the rock...

Bon Echo - Sept 2011

Friday:
September long weekend, one of the first signs that the summer is coming to a close. This weekend we are heading to Bon Echo, one of our favorite provincial campgrounds and we are bringing up our kayaks since it is a great paddling lake.

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2011 Vacation Day 16 - Saturday: Let there be heat...

So we head home this morning, the very last day of our Alto Vacation. On the road by 9:00, shaping up to be a good driving day. Stopped for gas in Deep River, as it is always a good idea to head out on a full tank. As we were finishing up with the gas, a man walked over and tapped on my window. He saw the Alto and was very curious.

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2011 Vacation Day 15 - Friday: Our last official vacation day...

Today we head in the direction of home, with an overnight stop about half way at Driftwood Provincial Park. Got packed up and were on the road by 9:00. We decided to stop briefly at Killarney Outfitters, where we rented the kayaks yesterday, and quickly grab some wi-fi.

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2011 Vacation Day 14 - Thursday: Out for a paddle...

Overcast this morning, but at least it is not raining. The kayaks we rented should be on the beach by 8:30, so we are having breakfast, gathering up our paddling gear, then heading for the beach. Sure enough, the kayaks were there waiting. We got squared away then headed out.

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2011 Vacation Day 13 - Wednesday: Killarney Provincial Park...granite everywhere

Rained most of last night, at times heavy. Up and out relatively early, stopped for gas and were on the road by 8:30. Light rain all the way, low heavy clouds make for a seriously dull day. Good for driving though. About an hour to Sudbury, then took the  bypass to connect to Hwy 69, then Hwy 637. From the turn onto 637, it is still 60klm to Killarney, through a pretty knarly landscape.

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