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    From Blue White@21:4/134 to apam on Sat Nov 21 09:46:48 2020
    I'd love to see NZ, probably not move there as my family is here, but
    I'd love to visit. New Zealand is at least in the realm of possibility
    one day.. maybe... unlike Canada (which I'd also love to see).

    Northern Ontario, on the shore of Lake Superior or Lake Huron, is awesome. There are other parts that are also, I am sure, but those are the only
    parts so far that I am familiar with. :)

    I would love to see NZ also but the plane ride (and costs) would pretty much make it a no go.

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  • From Warpslide@21:3/110 to Blue White on Sat Nov 21 16:55:02 2020
    On 21 Nov 2020, Blue White said the following...

    Northern Ontario, on the shore of Lake Superior or Lake Huron, is awesome.There are other parts that are also, I am sure, but those are
    the onlyparts so far that I am familiar with. :)

    I remember when I was driving from Muskoka to Calgary the sights from Thunder Bay to the Manitoba border were amazing. I have a picture of me on a shore of Lake Superior from that trip. Really make you appreciate just how big Ontario is.

    We were warned to watch for moose once the sun went down and boy were they right. Driving along Hwy 1 and suddenly the forests looks like a Scooby Doo cartoon with all the eyes you could see looking back at you.

    Side Note: That was the only speeding we got on the whole trip was along that route. They have some sneaky hiding spots along there.


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  • From Blue White@21:4/134 to Warpslide on Sun Nov 22 08:35:52 2020
    Warpslide wrote to Blue White <=-

    I remember when I was driving from Muskoka to Calgary the sights from Thunder Bay to the Manitoba border were amazing. I have a picture of
    me on a shore of Lake Superior from that trip. Really make you
    appreciate just how big Ontario is.

    One day I need to travel West from TB. As of now, I have only traveled
    North and East from there. :)

    We were warned to watch for moose once the sun went down and boy were
    they right. Driving along Hwy 1 and suddenly the forests looks like a Scooby Doo cartoon with all the eyes you could see looking back at you.

    LOL, that was the one thing I was disappointed with regarding that trip (as well as another trip through the UP of Michigan)... I was hoping to see wildlife like moose that I cannot see here in the wild at home. Instead
    all I saw was deer, wild turkeys, and some remarkably nonaggressive Canada geese. And lots of squirrels.

    I did get to see some baby wild turkeys, which I've not see here before,
    and some birds that are not seen here, so it was not a complete
    disappointment. And, of course, the one early morning I decided to go
    hiking alone I did not run into any bear, which was good! :O :D

    Side Note: That was the only speeding we got on the whole trip was
    along that route. They have some sneaky hiding spots along there.

    Being a foreigner, I did not want to do too much speeding. I figured they would catch me and then revoke my rights to visit. :( I would like to be
    able to go back and see more. Every time I reached a passing siding, I
    took to it quick so that all the speedy Canadians could get on by me. :)


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  • From Blue White@21:4/134 to Adept on Sun Nov 22 08:41:30 2020
    Adept wrote to apam <=-

    It's also a reminder to occasionally be a tourist in your own area.
    Which I should definitely do here, though COVID still makes various aspects harder. But I've still taken photos of the impressive looking churches and other old buildings.

    One thing this pandemic has made me appreciate is travel. I always try to
    take a lot of photos but have been a little frustrated when something
    happens while I am driving and I cannot safely get a photo of it.

    So, I now own an action camera that I can mount on the dash. The next time
    my path is crossed by a wild turkey family, I will hopefully have some
    decent footage of it. :)

    I have also been planning a lot of trips I want to take over the coming
    years. I would like to see more of my nation before I get too old. My
    area is pretty, especially in spring and autumn, but there is a lot more to
    see out there!



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