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Easter at Mont Tremblant
Easter for us was spent at Mont Tremblant, which is in Quebec about 2 hours north east of here.One of the nicest things about the weekend was the drive - the countryside was more interesting than that...
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Oh how the wheel (earth) has turned
20 degrees, perfect for a glass of wine on the balcony......and we read about Melbourne's "freeze". Only 7 more weeks of spring/summer before we have to rug up again.
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Tulip festival
A big week here - Mum and Shiela arrived in Ottawa on Monday, and it's the Ottawa Tulip festival.We've had a wet and cold spring so the tulips were probably slow to bloom, but the warm and sunny...
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On the road again....
One of our last "flings" is a 3 week trip to "the Maritimes" - the east coast of Canada. We'll be going to the provinces of Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick, with a detour at the...
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Day 2: Four States in One Day
New York, Vermont, New Hampshire and Massachusetts.Today was a beautiful day for a drive, and what a magnificent drive it was.We headed south and east through the Adirondaks,We need to remind them to...
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Day 3 - Boston
Today was a big day - we had lots to squeeze in, as well as a long commute. There are no campgrounds close to the city centre, so we are staying about 30 miles away, although from the looks of the...
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Day 4 - Harvard and the Minutemen
The rain and cold of yesterday cleared and so we spent some very pleasant hours at Harvard. The academic year has finished, although there were a few groups graduating, so it was nice to see all those...
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Day 5 - on to Maine
This was a big day's driving, as we went north through Massachusetts, then New Hampshire and then in to Maine. Lunch was in Bath, a picturesque coastal fishing village. Little did we know that every...
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Day 6 - back to Canada
And so we continued along the Maine coast, lunching at a diner in Calais, just at the US/Canadian border. After eating some pretty good food everywhere we went in the US, the diner didn't disappoint,...
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Day 7 - on to Nova Scotia
Another big driving day, this time with fewer towns and traffic, as we headed further east to Halifax, Nova Scotia.On the way we called in to Hopewell Rocks, where you can "walk on the ocean floor" at...
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Day 8 - Halifax
Well, technically, it's Dartmouth, because the only campground near Halifax is in Dartmouth, just across the harbour (a short 10 minute ferry ride). However, we spent almost all of today in Halifax,...
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Day 9 - Halifax citadel and Peggy's Cove
Today was a real hit with everyone, which was especially satisfying since I don't think we expected it to be so much fun.First up was the citadel, which sits imposingly on a hill just up from the...
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Day 10 - the Nova Scotia coast
We drove east, along the coast, and then a little inland, and ended up in a place called Havre Boucher. It was more of a stopover really, and we had had enough driving by the time we got to...
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Day 11 - Cape Breton Island
We packed the van, and the minute we finished it started raining. The drive north was pretty grey, but still beautiful.Our destination was Louisbourg, the site of the Fort of the same name, where the...
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Day 12 - Fort Louisbourg
Today was a fabulous day. We went back to Fort Louisbourg and spent over 4 hours there, after our time there yesterday as well.The big difference was that today there were many staff in action -...
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Day 13 & 14 - The Cabot Trail
We left our camper behind at the camp ground and began our drive around the Cabot Trail, a scenic drive around the 'top" end of Cape Breton, including the Cape Breton Highlands National Park.It...
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Day 15 - On to PEI
or Prince Edward Island, Canada's smallest province. Also known as the Gentle Island, and a more apt description I don't think I've ever come across.We're camping in the Prince Edward Island National...
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Day 16 - in which we pay a visit to our friend Anne (with an "e")
Not sure how many of you will have already guessed where we spent our time today, but for the uninitiated, we went to Green Gables, home of Anne Shirley.We've all listened enthralled to the audio book...
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Day 17 - more lovely PEI
I'm not sure what I say about PEI that Lucy Maud Montgomery hasn't said better: "It has always seemed to me ever since early childhood, amid all the commonplaces of life, i was very near to a kingdom...
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Day 18 - through New Brunswick towards "home"
A long drive today, through the seemingly endless forests of New Brunswick.Apart from the amazing greenery, one thing which struck us was the preponderance of francophone Acadian towns. Some didn't...
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