Check-Ins

Security rolled by at 1AM to tell me that overnight parking isn’t allowed in this lot. Which personally I think is crazy since it’s so big! Maybe for a stealthier van would be ok but didn’t work out for me. He let me sleep through the night here but always a bummer when flashing lights wake up up haha

*Kigali Burundi Embassy update*

Ok just an update as there was a recent chat about this.
We visited the Burundi Embassy in Kigali this morning. Currently they are not offering the 30 day visa as their 'tool' is broken 🤷🏻. He said this will be fixed in June. After several phone calls, he was convinced that we will not be granted a 30 day visa on arrival at the land border, and the transit can only be extended in the capital. We asked how much is fine if we do not get the extension within 3 days, he said $10 per day but will confirm with me later on that. We asked if we could get an embassy letter to explain the challenge of cycling to the capital in that amount of time, but it was not offered. The receptionist finished the conversation with this parting comment "You know our president Peter? He cycled to the border in 1 day, so you can do it in 3. You are experts." 😂

a few other things
- try phoning ahead and to check
-location is slightly inaccurate on Google maps, on the other side of the road 200 meters down

Tienda en la que venden comidas, bebidas y artículos esenciales.
La dueña es muy amable y nos dejó pasar la noche debajo del Pavilion que está junto al restaurante.
Tienen agua en tanques pero no es bebible y es escasa, así que lo mejor es llevar agua para beber o comprar allí.
Siempre es una buena idea comprar algo para ayudar a la subsistencia de la tienda.

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Store that sells food, drinks and essential items.
The owner is very kind and she let us spend the night under the Pavilion next to the restaurant.
They have water in tanks but it is not drinking water and is limited, so the best option is to carry water to drink or to buy it in there.
It is always a good idea to buy something to them to help the business survive.

@viviendoelcamino

Super friendly staff, good stock
we changed our tires there without appointment
high recommended

Lieu de camping parfait: 10$/camper accès douche, wc, piscine, petit espace de cuisine en extérieur avec prises électriques. Front de mer calme et ombragé. Les propriétaires sont sympas et prévenants.

$34 to car camp with 15amp power. They also have tent camping spots. Threaded hose spigots to fill water tank. We asked to fill water even though we were at a car camping spot in our van- no problem. Coin-op laundry and super clean heated bathrooms. 4 bars of 4G on Verizon. Awesome place.

Tim Hortons adjacent a Home Hardware, 24/7 Tim's
Semi Trucks will come and go constantly as it's the place to go for Tim's, but if you can sleep through that it's very peaceful. (I enjoyed the background noise, which actually helped me sleep)

This place is permanently closed.

quiet place without no parking signs. in front of houses, close to the sea.

This place is permanently closed.

Gravel parking lot with no amenities, no signs providing camping. Stayed one night after hiking the beautiful lakeside trails with no issues.

Description are ok. Really quiet, first come first serve. Clean. Didn’t ear the dog. $20 cash only.

O lugar é bem tranquilo e seguro, mas o estacionamento agora é pago e pertence a empresa terceirizada. Ainda é possível pernoitar por uma noite sem custos, mas a partir da segunda é cobrado R$100,00 a cada 24h. Além disso, ficou um pouco confuso se eles ainda disponibilizam pontos de agua, energia e chuveiro. Eles estão em processo de mudança e cada funcionário tem uma informação diferente. Para nós foi informado que não havia chuveiro nem pontos de energia disponíveis, apenas os banheiros da loja. Porém quando conversamos com outros viajantes que também estavam no local, eles disseram que foram informados que havia a possibilidade de usar energia, agua e chuveiro. Portanto é muito importante tentar se informar com o gerente da loja antes de dormir no local para não serem surpreendidos na saída.

Lugar tranquilo, bonito com montanhas ao redor.

Pela manhã os caminhões fazem os barulhos da saída, mas foi uma noite tranquila!

É possível tomar banho!

I spend 3 days here because high winds and rainy days , I paid 140 rand per night 1 person whit a bike, I use the kitchen to avoid the winds, the personal was very nice.

Some of the only water I've found that hasn't been winterized.

Good spot to spend the night.
Sign does say no overnight camping but doesn’t say no overnight parking 😊
Restrooms & running water.

Bel endroit 4 saisons! Sentiers de randonnée et raquettes accessibles aux chiens (respectez la signalisation!). Accueil avec toilettes et douches super propres. Pavillon Desjardins à 400 mètres avec espace commun, toilettes, etc. 18$ pour le stationnement + 8$ pour l’accès aux sentiers et installations plus taxes. Ça vaut les frais!

Beautiful 4-season location! Dog-friendly hiking and snowshoeing trails (respect the signs!). Super-clean reception area with toilets and showers. Pavillon Desjardins 400 meters away with common area, washrooms, etc. $18 for parking + $8 for access to trails and facilities, plus taxes. Well worth the fee!

Quiet and peaceful place to spend the night with pleasant rain. However, I got in around 3am and my GPS took me down Hamm road and after about 40 minutes of being here, a cop found my car and asked me what I was doing here. Apparently, there are two lockdown facilities on the peninsula. One is a rehabilitation juvenile detention along Hamm road and the other is a mental hospital for criminally convicted psych patients at the very end of the peninsula. The parking lot is directly between the two with woods in between. Because I came in so late and stopped at a stop sign for two minutes, he said the juvenile detention facility thought I was helping someone breakout because that happens from time to time apparently. The cop told me they had me on camera and started doing bed checks and went into full lockdown mode. The cop was very nice and after checking out my ID and realizing my story checked out and I was just wanted somewhere to sleep, he let me be. He told me that this area is pretty save because there is a ton of police activity, so that might be the cars others are talking about coming and going in the night. I am a white man, so take that for what it is. So needless to say it made it a little spookier but I still stayed the night and everything was fine. Might consider staying the night again but would hesitate to arrive so late.

Perfect to Visit Tallahassee.
$35, 10 min Wall from downtown.
HUGE field can accommodate any size
Élect. and water. 50-100 spots.

gas station with perfect Service. fair price. Very nice staff. 48 Liter, 300.000 rials

We went a bit further on the track to find good shade.

Peaceful place in the nature without anything or anyone to disturb you.

Nice visitor center and staff, a gal told us we could stay up to 3 days and have us theirs Wifi password. Free coffee, tea or hot chocolate. Big parking lot, we parked at the farend of the parking lot by an open field w\a dirt road. We took a walk after dinner, it was nice.

This place is permanently closed.

Stayed here during the eclipse. Bunch of rvs/ people camping out. There was someone either shooting up or high off their mind outside of the Walmart late at night but other than that really quiet. Just be safe and you’ll be fine!

Buen lugar para dormir, pasan algunos lugareños durante el día, no hay señal de celular o es baja con entel. El paisaje es espectacular.
El camino no está pavimentado es estrecho pero se puede transitar con cualquier vehículo.

A realy nice direkt on the lake. I made a day Tour and I see is beautiful

Nous nous sommes garé au fond du parking avec l’accord du Monsieur qui entretient les lieux. Très aimable.
Nuit très calme et nous avons pu aller faire la promenade le lendemain sans aucun souci.
Sanitaires très propres

J’ajoute quelques photos :-)
Seul inconvénient: emplacement à l’ombre

It looks like an old abandoned municipal campsite with many gazebos, each with water, many showers and toilets. We spent a quiet night here; there was no one there except us.