OFO Sarnia Convention

Travel to Sarnia

September 18, 2025

We elected to go by Bancroft, Orillia & Mount Forest to avoid busy Hwy 401. We left at 6 am, and after two stops, arrived in Sarnia at 4:30 pm. That’s a lot of driving!

Our Ottawa friends, BarbC and Tamara, went by the shorter route in the latter’s EV. This proved to be a challenge, as they needed to stop three times to recharge the battery. Barb said it was 7 hours of driving and 3 hours of charging; so, it was about the same total time, but they did not get in until after 10 pm.

We had gorgeous scenery, particularly from Ottawa to Bancroft. At Tory Hill, we saw a bunch of White-throated Sparrows. Near Head Lake, we saw two Sandhill Cranes. And just outside of Orillia, we saw an adult and juvenile Osprey with fish.





We checked in to the Quality Inn, and, getting a text from BarbC that they would be late, we went ahead and ate a simple supper at the hotel restaurant. We set the alarm and turned in early to get ready for the birding adventure the next day.