North Atlantic Canada 2019

We wanted to end our day within 20-30 minutes of the location of the ferry to Newfoundland (at North Sydney) since we’re taking it to Port aux Basques, Newfoundland tomorrow morning.  Working backwards from there we decided to visit the Fortress of Louisburg (MUCH more on the fortress later) On our way we saw ourContinue reading "8-21-19 Louisburg"

Our plan is to meander along the Cabot trail on the west side (we basically started on the east side and are driving counter clockwise so the ocean is on the passenger side of the car) and camp at another Cape Breton National Park campground – Cheticamp.  If possible, the views on the west sideContinue reading "8-20-10 Cheticamp"

We have been excited to drive on the Cabot Trail since we first came up with this trip idea.  Today is the day that we will finally be on what is known as one of the most beautiful drives in North America. However, we have a problem with our camper’s water pump so our firstContinue reading "8-19-19 The World Famous Cabot Trail"

Today we descend upon Cape Breton Island – a very scenic island that is part of Nova Scotia, but is east of the main island (where Halifax is).  Cape Breton is home to the world-famous Cabot Trail, Cape Breton National Park, the ferry to Newfoundland and countless other things. We really bonded with the FiveContinue reading "8-18-19 Cape Breton Island"

Springhill is our first destination of the day.  Tom had read that at the Anne Murray Centre you can record yourself singing a duet with Anne Murray, so we set off for Tom’s new career as a recording star. I feel very fortunate that when Tom becomes rich and famous I shall be able toContinue reading "8-17-19 Springhill and Museum of Industry"

We left Lunenburg and headed for the very small town of Five Islands.  The night before Tom had found a campground there called Diamond Shores. We were not sure what we would find because making a reservation meant simply leaving our name – no credit card, no deposit, nothing. When we turned off the highwayContinue reading "8-16-19 Five Islands"

We wanted to explore Lunenburg (UNESCO World Heritage site) so we started by walking from our campground to the Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic.  Yes, we were able to walk from our campsite (we chose the campground for that very purpose) at the Lunenburg Board of Trade Campground.  En route we admired the streets inContinue reading "8-15-19 A Day in Lunenburg"

Today, we drove from New Brunswick to Nova Scotia.  I wish I could take credit for the title of today’s blog, but that is the tagline on the license plates in the Nova Scotia Province.  Nova Scotia has over 4000 miles of coastline so they deserve it. Our destination was Lunenburg – a UNESCO WorldContinue reading "8-14-19 Nova Scotia – Canada’s Ocean Playground"

Breakfast in Acadia National Park: While on one of our hikes we talked to a woman who is a part time resident of the area and has been coming here for 50 years.  She mentioned that there is a café in Southwest Harbor called Common Good that makes popovers and is completely donation based.  AllContinue reading "8-13-19 Maine to Canada!"

Tom and I figured that we should dip a toe at least in the East Side of Acadia.  OMG!!!! I am so glad we did not camp on that side.  A jillion people! We were so frustrated after just a couple of hours that we beat a fast retreat to our quiet side of theContinue reading "8-12-13 “The Zoo” aka the East Side of Acadia"