The Roadtreking Tobermory Gathering brought 60-plus Roadtrekers to Canada's beautiful Bruce Peninsula National Park near Tobermory, Ontario for a week of camping in the Birches campground on Cyprus Lake.
It was all boondocking, for while the campground has scenic well-equipped and mostly wooded and private sites, there were no electrical or water hookups. Except for a little rain early Thursday, the weather was pretty much postcard picture perfect.
Our campers all had Class B motorhomes- Roadtreks of just about every model out there, from 1988 to a new CS Adventurous that was purchased just last week. Â There was one Pleasure-Way as well. Our campers came from across North America. There were lots of Canadians from Ontario and Quebec, and our U.S. campers came from Colorado, Vermont, Alabama, Michigan, Ohio, New York, Wisconsin, Texas, Illinois and Florida
Days were filled with sightseeing, lots of hiking, snorkeling the crystal clear waters of Lake Huron's Georgian Bay, photographing and lots of socializing. Here are some of the highlights;
Sunrise on Cyprus Lake. The campground is right on the shores of this beautiful inland lake, which is itself just a half mile from Lake Huron.Mike and Jennifer's dog, Bo, loved the lake. The park welcomes dogs, as long as they are on a six foot leashA lighthouse on Georgia Bay off TobermoryThe Grotto, a rock faced stretch of shoreline just a short hike from the campground, draws many. The water is cool but clear.Bo surveying the action from the grottoThere were miles of hiking trails leading from our campgroundRoadtrek sent lots of swag – hats, to-go coffee mugs, coozis, notebooks, etcHappy campers like the Roadtrek swagJim and Rhonda Phipps were among several in our group to go snorkeling in the crystal clear fresh waterThe inland lake we camped on is named for these massive cyprus trees which grow right up to the shorelineAt night, we'd take chairs to the lakeshore to watch the sunsetOne sunset was golden
Another view from another spotSites were wooded, roomy and quite privateRoadtrekers Ohlen and Connie Cartmell from Ohio enjoy a romanic dinner under the cedars at the campsiteJim and Rhonda Phipps enjoyed a sunset swim on Cyrus LakeThe short path to the beach from our campsiteThere were regular social times for the group late in the afternoons
Meet our Roadtrekers….
Jennifer and Mike Wendland and BoYan Seiner and GunnerYvonne and Michael MaddoxOhlen and Connie Cartmell
Linda Hein and Tom Gross and SiennaPaul and Jenny FisherLil and Rod VokeyKathleen DarlingJim and Rhonda PhippsStevie Spaulding and Jayne SheridanJoe RehakJanet Mathews and SashaGraham and Madelaine GordonDorothy and Ron WorthDan and Darlene MichaudChristine and Larry TaylorCarole and Tim Mallon with Otto and RubyBruce and Kathy McEwanBobbi and Carl BraunBob and Carol ByeBill and Lisa GrunerArt Schunk and Joyce PughW. Dan HulchanskiSue and Jim RiddleScott and Brenda AndrewsScot and Linda Vesterdahl
Mike Wendland
Mike Wendland is a multiple Emmy-award-winning Journalist, Podcaster, YouTuber, and Blogger, who has traveled with his wife, Jennifer, all over North America in an RV, sharing adventures and reviewing RV, Camping, Outdoor, Travel and Tech Gear for the past 12 years. They are leading industry experts in RV living and have written 18 travel books.
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I heard your wonderful podcast from here on my commute this morning, then viewed your incredible pics on my computer while working….. Thanks for letting us live vicariously through you, until we’re able to experience those wonderful places ourselves! Georgian Bay is on our Bucket List, and I’ve added your review to my Evernote “Retirement RV Places To Camp” file! Thanks for all you do!
Thanks for all the wonderful photos of the rally participants! We often see the names in other publications, on Cyber rally, and as authors of some of you articles, and it is so nice to attach a face to the names!
I heard your wonderful podcast from here on my commute this morning, then viewed your incredible pics on my computer while working….. Thanks for letting us live vicariously through you, until we’re able to experience those wonderful places ourselves! Georgian Bay is on our Bucket List, and I’ve added your review to my Evernote “Retirement RV Places To Camp” file! Thanks for all you do!
Thanks for all the wonderful photos of the rally participants! We often see the names in other publications, on Cyber rally, and as authors of some of you articles, and it is so nice to attach a face to the names!