Did you know that Toronto has a cluster of islands that you can kayak to? It does! The Toronto Islands are a popular city escape for locals. You can access them via ferry or water taxi. Or, you can rent a couple of sea kayaks and enjoy the Toronto skyline[…]
We recently spent six days camping and hiking in Bruce Peninsula National Park. One of the main attractions at this park is the Grotto: a dramatic cave overlooking the Georgian Bay. The Grotto is not exactly a well-kept secret. Hundreds of thousands of people visit this little cove every year.[…]
Bruce Peninsula National Park is a large piece of protected wilderness on the tip of the Niagara Escarpment, about a four hour drive from Toronto. It’s a beautiful destination for camping, hiking, and other outdoorsy activities. The campground for car/tent camping is on Cyprus Lake. It has some basic amenities[…]
I’m in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia this week visiting some family. I figured that I couldn’t miss the opportunity to enjoy the Atlantic coastline from my favorite vantage point. Pleasant Paddling is a sea kayaking tour company based in Blue Rocks: a small fishing village about 10 minutes from Lunenburg and[…]
Lion’s Head is a tiny town on the Bruce Peninsula, about a 3.5 hour drive northwest of Toronto. On the way to (but much less famous than) Tobermory, it offers an off-the-beaten-path way to enjoy the area’s stunning bluffs and crystal clear water. James and I recently made a long[…]
With over 250,000 lakes, Ontario is a paddler’s paradise. Recently, James and I finally made it up to Temagami: a small community just past North Bay (about 5 hours north of Toronto) that is home to many beautiful interconnected lakes. We could have brought our kayak, but we decided to[…]