The route leaving the 1000 Islands is taking us as close as we’ll get to Canada this year! We were maybe 50 yards from the border.

We really enjoyed our stay at 1000 Islands Campground . It’s basically central to both Alexandria Bay and Clayton, so being right in the middle allowed us to plan activities along the river without having to worry about being gone too long from the dogs. It also has a market and ice cream shop right at the front of the park - you know we had to go try that!!

Boldt Castle was a real treat. On our Two Nations Tour , we stopped off here for about 90 minutes. I wish we had longer to explore the history. There is an app that you can use for an audio tour and enjoy some of the history of Heart Island and the castle. The castle has a very sad story.