I spent today wandering around the grand sights along the Ottawa river and I loved it. Unlike most other capital cities, this place is very human and an oasis of calm compared with Washington, London or Paris – even as tourists line up for tickets to tour the Parliament building and take selfies everywhere.. All … Continue reading Day 12 – O Canada, What A Great Capital You Have
I have visited both Quebec and Montreal twice before and figured there probably was not a lot that was new in the “old town” area of each city. Since I have been spending so much time in the car I was looking for opportunities to walk in both cities. In Quebec the Montmorency Falls Park … Continue reading Day 11 – Mainly Montreal
I decided to include the map into today’s post to explain my route. I wanted to travel between Quebec and Montreal along the scenic byway that runs along the northwest bank of the St. Lawrence Seaway. However, the US-Canada border, rather inconveniently, bends away from this path such that a straight shot would have meant … Continue reading Day 10 – I’m not following “that” border!
This morning I went into Woodstock to get some Canadian currency but there are no touristy things to do there so, after a delicious breakfast at the local truck stop, I hit the Trans-Canada Highway for the drive to Quebec. The highway follows the border very closely as it goes north to the St. Lawrence … Continue reading Day 9 – Follow that border
When I considered the possible routes to get to the Canadian border I looked at my paper maps to see if any routes were designated as scenic. Interstate 95 running directly north from Bangor to the border is “scenic” for a significant portion of the distance but it barely stays within 50 miles of the … Continue reading Day 8 – First Border Crossing
Today I awoke to rain and feared my visit to Acadia National Park might be a washout. A quick check of the weather predicted that things would clear by 1 PM so I relaxed over Sunday breakfast and delayed my start. The weather forecast turned out to be correct and I spent a wonderful few … Continue reading Day 7 – Acadia National Park
Getting north of Boston and away from the big cities of the east coast was something I was looking forward to and started enjoying today. I did some online research on the coast road, route 1, that parallels the interstate highway to see which parts I should travel. Several writers said that route 1 from … Continue reading Day 6 – Boston to Bangor, an enjoyable drive that disappointed