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RE: Campgrounds close to Toronto
Milton Heights is probably your best choice unless your family is in the east end of Toronto.
The "GO" commuter train/bus service from Milton into the city is reasonably convenient. http://www.gotransit.com/
Within the city the TTC (Toronto Transit Commission) has very good bus/streetcar/subway service. http://www.ttc.ca/
There is also Bronte Creek Provincial Park but you will have 30 amp electrical only. Ontario Provincial parks do not have water or sewer hook ups.
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63-Coupe
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05/13/12 09:53pm |
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RE: Nova Scotia from Michigan
Not really answering your initial question but just a couple of notes on the trip;
Fuelling opportunities were rather sparse between Bangor and Calais when I used that route a couple of years ago. Not a real long stretch, but don't leave yourself short before leaving the Bangor area. Also,fuel up in Calais before crossing the border to take advantage of the lower price in the U.S.
If it is the right season, once you are eastbound on Hwy. 1 in New Brunswick watch for a small blue roadside blueberry stand on your left just east of Exit 60. Blueberries by the box, fresh pies, ice cream sundaes, jams, etc, etc. We always make a point of stocking up there.
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63-Coupe
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04/23/12 08:43am |
Roads and Routes
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RE: Best Route from Luray to Niagara Falls
I would also avoid that short stretch of I-86 just before Salamanca NY, it was a nasty piece of road last time I used it. I now go just past it and use 417 instead. It's worth the extra couple of minutes.
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63-Coupe
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04/21/12 09:13am |
Roads and Routes
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RE: Map suggestions for Maritimes/Atlantic Canada
I have always had good luck following the maps and guides sent to me by any of the east coast provinces.
Just be careful following your GPS. Don't know about Garmin but the last time we were in New Brunswick my Magellon, with the expensive map updates by the way, still did not know about the new 4 lane section on Hwy. 2 for a long way between Fredericton and Edmunston. It kept trying to direct me the the old highway.
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63-Coupe
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04/04/12 02:02pm |
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RE: Atlanta
Towed our 28' TT straight through southbound on a Tuesday in January and northbound in March on a Friday. It was around 2:00 pm on both days. Just kept close to the speed limit, stayed in the second lane from the right, and left lots of room in front of me.
I also told my wife it was not the time to start a discussion about anything on which we may not agree.:R It's really not as horrendous as many people make it out to be, just stay calm and keep your wits about you and you will be fine.
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63-Coupe
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03/22/12 11:11am |
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RE: Passing through Canada to save 120 miles?
Assuming from your message that you are crossing into Canada at Buffalo or Niagara Falls and going back into the U.S. at either Detroit or Port Huron you will be on divided highway for almost the whole way if you take QEW/403/401 & maybe 402 the speed limit will be 100kph or approx. 62 mph. There will be a short urban stretch in Windsor or Sarnia just before the U.S. border.
Fill up in the U.S. just before you cross and that should get you all the way through Canada. It would be about 250 miles to Detroit and a little shorter to Port Huron.
Don't forget to factor in the bridge tolls at the borders.
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63-Coupe
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03/19/12 12:01pm |
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RE: Ontario to Disney
I also prefer the I-75 option from where we live just outside of Hamilton. If you cross at Detroit/Windsor once you pay the toll stay hard to the left and there is a new ramp that takes you right onto I-75 South without having to go through any of the local neighborhoods any more.
I came down I-75 at the end of January and will be heading back up near the end of this week. Very little construction right now and it's 3 lanes each way for the most part.
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63-Coupe
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02/27/12 06:57pm |
Roads and Routes
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RE: Extra Charges at Florida RV Snowbird Park
Did you OFFER to read the meeter for them (for free) :)
Yes, we did read the meter when we arrived and I also read it when we pulled out today. We stopped at the office to pay our bill and the invoice was all made out ready for us. The KW hours used was a little less than my calculations, but that was probably because they had to read the meter a couple of days ago in order to prepare the invoice.
The park we usually stay at in Texas takes your word for the amount used and would multiply the usage by the current KW rate. I guess I expected most parks to operate this way. Live and learn - this latest park had some different ways of doing things. No, we don't plan to return.
Since you read the meter twice and the going rate seems to be $9.75 per read I would send them an invoice for $19.50 for the two times you did it for them. What the heck add a $.50 administration fee and make it an even $20.
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63-Coupe
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02/25/12 09:09pm |
Snowbirds
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RE: Driving around the Gaspe Peninsula
Been around Gaspe twice, once in each direction. I preferred when we did it counterclockwise as that puts the water views on your side of the road.
Campbellton NB is just across the bridge from Quebec. We stay at Sugarloaf Provincial Park there and even though it is electric only it is close to good shopping to stock up before you go around Gaspe, (Walmart, Cdn. Tire, Loblaws/Atlantic Superstore, etc). You might want to fuel up in that area before you head out as well, it's a little less expensive than on Gaspe on both sides of the river there.
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63-Coupe
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01/29/12 07:37am |
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RE: Broke a key off in the cargo door on my Lance...
If you have a second key and just want to get the broken one out try this. Take a small fine coping saw blade and break off one end so that you can push it into the lock above the broken key with the blade teeth pointing out. It should catch the ridges on the key when you pull it back out. I have pulled out keys that way on more than one occcasion for friends and neighbors.
I am risking starting a whole new debate here but I just have to say it; Never use WD40 in a lock. It will work the first few times but any similar or oil based product will eventually create a buildup of dust and dirt that will only make it worse once it sarts sticking. Buy a small tube of powdered graphite at any hardware store and use it instead.
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63-Coupe
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01/25/12 10:41pm |
Truck Campers
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RE: travelling 401 thru Windsor
rickm
I am heading that way a week from tomorrow. Are there any current traffic or construction issues that you know of?
My location gives me the option of going via Buffalo instead without incurring much inconvenience.
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63-Coupe
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01/22/12 08:48am |
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RE: Best Routes Around Cleveland & Cincinnati?
1. Cleveland From I-90 am I better off going down I-271 to I-71 or should I go I-79/I-80 to I-71?
I lived and worked around that area for years. Personally, I'd go west on I-90 to route 11 south. Its a good 4 lane divided highway.
Thanks, I never noticed 11, it looks like a good option. It's funny how one gets into a mindset about interstates then never looks at the other options.
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63-Coupe
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01/15/12 09:43pm |
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Best Routes Around Cleveland & Cincinnati?
Heading to Florida around January 30. I will probably be crossing the border at Detroit and going down I-75 all the way but the weather may dictate my crossing at Buffalo. If I go via Buffalo I have a couple of questions about routing around or through Cleveland and Cincinnati.
1. Cleveland From I-90 am I better off going down I-271 to I-71 or should I go I-79/I-80 to I-71?
2. Cincinnati Should I follow I-71 all the way into Cincinnati to I-75 or is it better to go around on I-275?
This will be approximately midday on a weekday. I am towing a 28 foot travel trailer.
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63-Coupe
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01/15/12 08:36am |
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RE: Sell in US or Canada?
I live in Ontario, let's say I want to buy this from you. There is nothing stopping us from doing the transaction no matter where you are and me taking the paperwork to the MTO and having the registration changed over to me. I can then bring my tags to Ft. Myers, put them on and drive it away.
But here is the fly in the ointment; In order to get the Ontario tags I will need an Ontario Safety Inspection Certificate. Don't know of anywhere you can get that inspection done other than in Ontario. I guess it is possible for me to get a temporary transit permit but I don't know how valid that would be outside of Ontario. I would probably have to leave it all in your name, bring it home on your tags, then change it all over back in Ontario.
My guess is that you will be better off bringing it back to Canada yourself for both value and avoiding all the paperwork hassles that you might get into otherwise.
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63-Coupe
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01/08/12 09:31am |
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RE: Renting an RV, what should I bring ?
OK, so I am a bit off topic but the "Rolls of quarters" suggestion reminds me of an amusing story from a provincial park in Ontario in September. A nice lady from Denmark walked past my campsite with a bag of laundry and a clear plastic bag full of coins. About 10 minutes later she came over and asked me "What is Loonies?". It seems the signs in the laundry room stated Quarters, Loonies, and Toonies.
Once I explained our terms for coinage including Loonies and Toonies we both had a good laugh. After she left I started thinking about how we take this slang for granted and how difficult it makes it for visitors. We should really be saying 25 cent coins, one dollar coins, two dollar coins, etc. on signs in laundry rooms and the like to make it more visitor friendly.
BTW - I still prefer "Doubloonies" to "Toonies".
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12/05/11 09:13am |
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RE: Renting an RV, what should I bring ?
If you are planning on using Ontario Provincial Parks make sure you have at least 20 metres or better yet 30 metres of electrical cord. Don't know how many times I have seen the big name rentals backed into a corner of a campsite or halfway onto the road just to reach the elctrical outlet.
As for an axe, well most people buy firewood then try to split it with an axe. It's very unlikely you will be chopping down trees, which is what an axe is for. Buy a splitting maul which is about the same price and about 3 times more efficient for splitting firewood.
A pair of cheap work gloves and a roll of disposable shop towels or at minimum paper towels really comes in handy.
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63-Coupe
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11/29/11 01:12pm |
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RE: What are "uneven lanes"?
In can cause some instability when changing lanes with a trailer but try handling lane changes in that situation on a motorcycle. I usually just try to pick a lane and stay in it as the condition is not often for more than a mile or two.
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63-Coupe
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11/01/11 11:41am |
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RE: Defining Retirement
Then there's always;
My wife said, "Watcha doin' today?"
I said, "Nuthin!"
She said, "You did that yesterday."
I said, "I wasn't finished!"
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63-Coupe
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10/24/11 11:47am |
Snowbirds
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RE: Where to camp in late October?
There are only two Ontario Provincial Parks that I know of that are open for camping year round. They are MacGregor Point and Pinery. Both on on the shore of Lake Huron and nowhere near your route. Almost everything else closed this past long weekend.
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63-Coupe
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10/11/11 08:32pm |
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RE: Need to winterize trailer if returning to Michigan in March?
I will be heading north from Florida to Southern Ontario on March 1. I will be watching the temperature on the way but my plan is to re-winterize before leaving for the last leg home, probably somewhere in Kentucky. I also think I will take a couple of jugs of plumbing anti-freeze with me just in case it is hard to find that time of year further south.
Couple of thoughts for you;
Consider having your local RV shop show you how to winterize before you head south. My dealer usually puts on short seminars on winterizing every Fall for newbies. I assume that since you are in Michigan your RV is likley already set up for easy winterizing anyway, if not they can do it quickly and cheaply for you.
If you are still not comfortable doing it yourself research an RV service place before you head south that you can stop at on the way back to have it done for you. Stop in on the way down and say "Hi" to both confirm and get a gut feeling about the place. It should take less than an hour to do the job.
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63-Coupe
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08/19/11 08:42am |
Snowbirds
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