Sept 7-12 inclusiveThe 12.9 km Confederation Bridge takes us to PEI.  The bridge is an awesome sight, stretching off into the distance and then curving off.  It is an engineering marvel. Prince Edward Island is 54% farmland; thus we have seen lots and lots of potato fields, as well as corn, and hayfields.  The soil […]

August 31 – We travel past Dartmouth to Eastern Passage, a very pretty fishing harbor. There is also a huge Autoport here. There are thousands and thousands of new cars in parking lots, most shrink-wrapped in white plastic. We can see VW, Porsche, Land Rover, and even domestic Fords all lines up.  There is a […]

August 27 – We take a tour and tasting of the Glenora whiskey distillery ($150 a bottle) – a very picturesque setting with a lovely inn and restaurant.  We learn the difference between single malt and blends, as well as whiskey, scotch, rye, and bourbon.  A stop in Judique at the Celtic Music Interpretation Centre […]

Aug 24 Time to hit the Cabot Trail. We spend the day driving up the winding roads stopping along the way at a couple of overlooks. The views are okay, but the views along the Gaspesie drive were nicer. Our only stop of the day is a 1 1/2 hike in Cape Breton National Park […]

Aug 20 Headed out to Blow Me Down Provincial Park to enjoy the sunshine and a nice walk. This turned out to be not nearly as windy as the name implies. Walked up the Governor’s Staircase trail that leads us up a very steep staircase to gorgeous views of the Bay of Islands. We continued […]

The 17th of August found us at Flower’s Cove. This area has limestone barrens with rare plants growing in the cracks of the limestone.  We also walked among thrombolites – only found here and at one site in Australia.  These bun-shaped fossils are the only known forms of life dating back 3.5 billion to 630 […]

After a cold windy night, we head out in the morning for L’anse aux Meadows National park, the site of a Viking settlement used over a 1000 years ago. The settlement is thought to have been used by Leif Erikson on his expedition from Greenland looking for trade goods. The settlement was temporary and used to gather […]

After arriving in Newfoundland in the early evening, we spend the next couple of hours heading to Stephenville to overnight. The next morning we head off to Port Au Port West and hike down the Gravels trail. This takes us along sea bluffs covered in wind-blown stunted trees. The shoreline is dotted with numerous coves with clear […]

With our base in Sydney, we take some day trips in the area.  We visit Baddeck, a very picturesque village with lots of sailboats heeling over in a good breeze on Bras d’Or Lake.  Here we visit the Alexander Graham Bell National Historic Site.  We are impressed by his genius.  This amateur inventor developed the telephone, […]

We spent our first day in Nova Scotia driving down the Northumberland Shore down the red pavement highways past red earth farmlands and the occasional sea harbor. Our first stop of the day is in Pictou, home of the Hector, a replica of the ship that brought the Scottish settlers to the area. Besides the Hector, […]