We left Algonquin National Park to start our long journey across Canada to Calgary with a pleasant overnight stop at Sudbury then on to Sault Sante Marie where we stayed 2nights to catch up with things. I had a much needed haircut and we cooked some stuff for our freezer so that after a long, long drive we could just pull up in a remote camp somewhere and have something to eat without worrying about shops when there were none. Sault Sante Marie (locals call it So...

We arrived in the capital Ottowa on 1st July which is Canada Day. As we drove through the end of Quebec State on the way to Ontario where Ottowa is we expected to see lots of celbrations but we didn't see anything it just seemed like a normal day, but then Quebec had recently celebrated Quebec Day. As soon as we crossed the river that separates the two states and entered Ottowa it was like a different country with thousands of people thronging the city all dresse...