I goofed a little in planning our latest road trip. When we were living in Sturgeon Falls we were able to head north and cross into Quebec, drive down following the river and loop back into Ontario. Without consulting a map first, I thought that we could do the same thing here. Go north to Deep River, cross into Quebec, drive down and cross back over at Pembroke. I turned out to be a little off. First of all, the crossing was not in Deep River, it was north in the ghost town of Rolphton and, second of all, it led to an island. Once you were on the island the only way off was either back the way you came or to go north up a logging road you had to register to use. Oops! It wasn't all a lost cause though, the view from the dock was amazing, with huge forested hills rising up on both sides. Talk about tranquil.
On our way back through we stopped at Laurentian View Diary where I attempted to consume the largest hot dog I've ever seen. (Yes, I know I just talked about eating healthy.) I still have some of it in the fridge and I think I have now gone off hot dogs.
After supper today we followed some trails we hadn't previously explored. Lo and behold, one ran to the marina one road over. When we got to the end we noticed a sign stating that they were cross country ski trails. I must say they have an excellent system of recreational trails here. At the end of the remote campsites we found a beautiful mostly private spot where we let Boulder off to see if he would explore the water a little more. He did go in several times but never deep enough that he would have to swim. It seems that he still prefers the mucky crick back home to fresh lake water.
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