Sunday Oct 7, 2018 Map and road video – Saint John, NB to Bangor, ME Today seemed like a good day to return to the U.S. Tomorrow is Thanksgiving Day in Canada and most things are closed whereas tomorrow is Columbus Day in the U.S. and most things are open. However, the final Canadian spot … Continue reading Three Border Crossings in One Day
Friday Oct 5, 2018 Map and road video – Hopewell Rocks to Saint John, NB I returned to Hopewell Rocks this morning to see them at high tide. They were still interesting but you can only see one group so I only spent an hour there – and over half of that time was spent … Continue reading High Tide at Hopewell and Fundy NP
Thursday Oct 4, 2018 Map and road video – Charlottetown, PE to Hopewell Rocks, NB Another day with significant driving but one that offered a huge reward at the end. I left Charlottetown in light rain and headed to Cavendish on the northern coast of Prince Edward Island. This is the most popular tourist destination … Continue reading Red Sandstone Cliffs and the Amazing Hopewell Rocks
Sunday Sep 23, 2018 Map and road video – Moncton, NB to Annapolis Royal, NS Moncton has built a tourist industry based on two natural phenomena, Magnetic Hill and the tidal bore created by the incoming water flowing up the Petitcodiac river as the tide rises in the Bay of Fundy. It has even built … Continue reading Strange Phenomena
Friday Sep 21, 2018 Map and road video – Bathurst to Moncton, NB My motel room in Percé did not have a desk and I had to prepare Wednesday’s road video and blog post with the laptop on my lap. In addition the Internet connection was abysmally slow so this took longer than usual and … Continue reading Short Drive to Moncton
Thursday Sep 20, 2018 Map and road video – Percé, QC to Bathurst, NB Another day that consisted mainly of pleasant driving but, before I left Percé, I took a cruise to Parc national de l’Île-Bonaventure-et-du-Rocher-Percé. The pierced rock I mentioned yesterday. Bonaventure Island is one of North America’s most important migratory bird sanctuaries. The … Continue reading A Rock, Birds and Atlantic Canada
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