Serpent River,Ontairio

Friday and Saturday we stopped at Serpent River Campground very quiet and peaceful only the odd truck going along the trans canada highway to disturb the sound of the birds, but no wifi, we are now in Sault-St.- Marie and we have wifi so catch up time.
our travel distance Sudbury to Serpent River 223klm. including a detour to Eliot Lake a nice town lots to see and do but no camping at least none we could get into.

 This is another pic. for Francois, we think this is a Northern Flicker, hunting for bugs.

             A family of Canada Geese having a fun day out.        The Serpent River

 This chap "serenaded" the campsite at aperitif hour. As we had a full day here I changed the cable from truck to trailer, cats cradle of wires.

 Looking across the campsite to the river.

 The camp fire they love them here cosy and they keep the bugs away. The piper was playing amazing grace at his point.

Richards Lake, Sudbury

We left Port Severn and drove up highway 400 to Richards camping a few klm south of Sudbury stayed 2 nights, got our phone recharged (mega expensive in Canada, to think we used to complain about French mobile charges 2 maybe 3 times as expensive here) Did the usual shopping runs and just got back to the campground before the heavens opened again.
Back in the early seventies I worked at the Falconbridge Nickel Mine, the country side around Sudbury was like the moon all the trees were dead from the polution every thing a grey slag colour except the snow and that was pink again from the polution. What a difference 40 years of enviromental care can do every thing green and clean the only sign of industry a few smoke stacks one so big the top is in the clouds, amazing transformation.  The distance Port Severn to Sudbury 223klm.
No photos today the internet connection is to slow.    We heard from our friend Francois back in France  the bird in the field was a Pluvier Kildir.   hope we have a better connection  at our next stop we are now at Serpent River lovely campground but in the middle of nowhere not even a Tim Hortons or a gas station.

Sainte-Maria among the Hurons

After leaving Discovery Bay we went the village of Sainte-Marie among the Hurons. I'm afraid I dont have many pics I became so engrossed in this place and listening to the history, the guides were students and really knew their stuff I forgot to take photos.
The village was founded by Jesuit priests in1839 it only lasted 10 years. By then they had managed to kill off 70 percent of the Huron population with the introduction of measles, flu and other western diseases and started a war with the Iroquois which led to the abandonment of the village. sad tale for the Huron people.

 We just finished our tour before the rain returned and drove back to Port Severn in a downpour

 We had planned on a bbq but had to cook inside