Canada

Coteau-du-Lac

Monday, July 6 was a small driving day to reach KOA campground in Coteau-du-Lac. I threw an eye at the local historic site vis-a-vis the border of the USA. Indeed American tried in 1815 to annex the provinces of Canada remained loyal-ists to the crown of England. The site shows a small diversion canal to transport goods by boats by avoiding the rapids. Having passed too many days in Newfoundland I decided to go directly at the border of the USA by-pass the Ottawa capital already visited in 2011, here.

Jacques Cartier Bridge

Canadian historical site

Brockville

Tuesday, July 7 started with rain, continued with a jam from Brockville to exit 686 of Hwy #401 to take the road #2 then with a return to Hwy #401 at entry 661 for a duration of more than two hours! I visited briefly two cities Brockville then Kingston considered for their Victorian architecture. Brockville is registered in World Heritage as being the terminal of the Rideau Canal. Kingston was the capital of Canada during three years before the Queen Victoria chooses the site of Ottawa. At the entry in Kingston I found a carpark in Ontario St where I remained for the night.

Kingston

Port Hope

On Wednesday, July 8 I played truant while strolling on Hwy#33 going along the coast of the Lake Ontario and by stopping on the very rare rest areas. Prince Edward Country is a peninsula connected in the east at Glenora by a ferry and in the west at Carrying Place by a channel where I lunched tardily because parkings are extremely seldom. For the bivouac I threw my reserved on … a carpark in Port Hope.

Rest area at Bath

Ferry at Glenora, Hwy#33

Ferry

Old ship

Port Hope

The GPS tacklog
from Toronto to Windsor
from 2015/07/09 au 2015/07/12/13

Brantford

I wished to see again the Art Gallery of Ontario, AGO, in Toronto, here. I left Port Hope as of 7:00 to be very early at the Yorkdale carpark where I had bivouacked in September 2011. Of course there were jams on the highway #401 as well as on Collector. I arrived shortly after 9:00 at the carpark of Allen Rd exit 365 at the bottom of Commuter. Alas there was a security car which controlled the access whose driver showed me the panel below. I tried to dialog, but without hope. Piqued I looked at Tim Hortons to take a Hot Chocolate & a plain croissant. After reflection I gave up entering Toronto to find a carpark close to the AGO whose majority are out of silo. I continued my road until Brantford to see the Chapel of Mohawks. The second disappointment, a cerberus prohibited to take pictures inside; too bad: what the stained glasses are splendid! I remained on the spot for the bivouac, with the hope not to be expelled.

Interdiction de stationner aux véhicules dont le conducteur a pris le train !

Her Majesty's Chapel of the Mohawks

Port Bruce

On Friday, July 10 I undertook long and peaceful strolling, very slowly, at the edge of the Lake Erie, if possible. Indeed the littoral is very often occupied by secondary houses making the access impossible or of panels of prohibition of camping incite to go away… Despite everything I lunched in Turkey Point vis-a-vis the shore then I found a bivouac on a portion of unused road knowing that a fellow took my truck in photograph, perhaps to denounce me at the police; He came back again!.

Port Dover

Turkey Point

Lunch at the beach

on unsued road #24

Wheatly, ON

On Saturday, July 11 I still strolled on the small roads in Ontario also close possible of the Lake Erie by taking overland routes, hey yes there is still. I arrived at Lakeside Campground in Wheatley around 10:00 to remain two days there in order to prepare my entry the USA on Monday Juillet 13th. It is surrounded by cultivated fields at the edge of cliff above the lake. Caravans probably belong to accustomed who rent at the year. The remainder of the ground is unoccupied. The outside temperature was around 24°C with a light wind and a partially misty sky.