We left Michigan and entered Ontario, Canada, at Sault St. Marie. After a very short stop for clearing Customs, we got Ontario visitor info picked up, a bit of currency exchanged, and were on our way.
This was a "driving" day. Didn't stop for scenic overlooks, tourist traps, or anything other than gas and food. Well, we did make a short detour through the tiny town of Spanish, ON, to check out a marina there. Oftentimes, a marina will have places for RVs and trailers. The marina was brand new, but unfortunately had no facilities for campers.
Late in the afternoon on this warm and humid Friday, we pulled in to North Bay, Ontario, for a fuel stop. While waiting to pay, we asked the Ontario Provincial Police officer in line in front of us if he could recommend a campground nearby. We were concerned that the hot weather and beginning of the weekend would fill the camping sites pretty quickly. He said that our best bet was to head for the Samuel de Champlain Provincial Park, quite a few kilometers east of town. We expressed our concern that we'd drive all that way only to find the campground full. He said that if we'd follow him to his office (just around the corner), that he'd call his colleague who patrolled out that way to see how full the place was. So, we did. And, he did. The report was that there were plenty of spaces left in the campground and that the park was in no danger of posting their "Campgound Full" sign.
That was very good news. The service provided by the Ontario Provincial Police was exceptional, much appreciated, not to mention "above and beyond..."
We got to the park and found that it is huge. They have two campgrounds with a total of 215 campsites. We asked for one that would be in a quiet location and were assigned site number 58 in the Babawasse Campground. It was, indeed, in a location that would be quiet. It was also a site that required a 90-degree backup turn to get the Scamp onto its pad! Thankfully, we were able to accomplish the feat with the very barest minimum of cursing.
We had a quiet evening under the pines and Nancy beat Fred at the card game "Progression", or 3-13, for the second time on the trip.
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