Jun 18, 2018 - Swan River

I walked into town this morning to the Post Office to mail a card to a special little person who’s having birthday #3 at the end of the month. I had a nice chat to the ladies in the Post Office who then told me I should go & get out of the heat – it was 27C, forecast to get all the way to 30C today. I couldn’t find anything of interest in the town & it was too far to walk to the Tourist Information so I came back & watched the tennis (Queen’s Club London). I’ve read that in the early 1800s, Swan River was one of the regions being disputed...

Jun 17, 2018 - Whale Watching

Sun., June 17th – No visit to the Bay of Fundy is complete without a whale watching cruise. Brier Island is where it’s all happening. The two ferry hops in the truck first to Long Island and on to Brier Island were part of our adventure. We allowed ourselves plenty of time to explore the island’s lighthouses and rugged coastline before our early afternoon booking with Brier Island Whale Cruises. The Humpbacks are rarely seen until late June, but they arrived early this year and our captain brought us up close and personal to these amazing...

Jun 17, 2018 - Still traveling along

Just traveling along & will be in Alaska in about four days, when we do cross over the border my MiFi should work & I can get caught up on my postings. Can't wait to show you some of the awesome sights we have seen. Hope you all are doing well, safe travels to all who are on the road.

Jun 17, 2018 - Dauphin to Swan River

Because the main summer season hasn’t started yet, a lot of the attractions are only open on weekends at this time of year. Not in Dauphin. Fort Dauphin which also contains the 2nd Tourist Information office, is open 9-5 Mon to Fri. How stupid. I was already steaming a bit before I got there because the supermarket I shopped at didn’t accept Visa, just Mastercard or cash. Fortunately I had just enough cash – I think I had 15 cents left so then I had to find an ATM which I finally tracked down at a 7-Eleven store. At least my new PIN...

Jun 16, 2018 - Riviere-du-Loup,Quebec

June 11th At Sherbrooke there is a real transition in the landscape. From small wineries, cideries and cheese farms we start to see logging trucks and logging production everywhere. We also start to notice patterns that repeat in the small Quebec towns. What I thought were Christmas Tree farms, (there seemed to be regular rows of small pines and spruce planted as far as the eye could see and they looked like they could be from the book the Crooked Little Christmas Tree) but after seeing stands of pines and spruce that were very tall we...

Jun 16, 2018 - Edmundston, New Brunswick

June 12th Finally we reach the St. Lawrence River near Riviere du Loup. We have a first glimpse of the muddy water as be crest one the many hills of the northern Appalachian Mountains that makes up this landscape. It is our second time viewing the St. Lawrence but here it is immense. To think that this water originates at the head of Lake Superior, travels through the Great Lakes and ends up here is awe inspiring . The river is easily 15 kms wide at this point. The wind is howling off the water as we pull into an RV park and we end up in a...

Jun 16, 2018 - Caraquet New Brunswick

June 15th We are determined to slow down now that we are finally in the Maritimes. We are travelling coast lines that are right out of a New Brunswick travel log. White homes sit at the top of open cliffs overlooking Chaleur Bay on the Acadian Peninsula. Stop at Caraquet at a spot right on the Bay. We are even serenaded by a travelling guitar player. This time I will let the photos speak for themselves.

Jun 16, 2018 - Dauphin

It’s amazing what you find when you take the time to wander around a town. The very impressive Dauphin Railway Station is just a block away from the campground across the street from the Arts Centre which used to be the Dauphin Town Hall then it became the RCMP headquarters. Built in 1912, the architecture of the Railway Station reflects the importance of Dauphin as a major distribution centre for the Canadian Northern railway which at that time rivalled the mighty Canadian Pacific. There are still plenty of trains coming through here but...

Jun 16, 2018 - Annapolis Royal

Sat., June 16th – Today we traveled to Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia, our destination for the next 4 nights. We had just enough time to stroll the streets of downtown in the evening. Bruce walked down to the muddy beach and came up covered to his knees with silty mud. It grabbed his leg like quick sand. Luckily, he was able to pull himself out with the rail of the steps! We’re making memories for sure!

Jun 16, 2018 - Visit Hartland, NB with Longest Covered Bridge and Potato Chip Factory

We traveled in our cars to Hartland, NB for lunch and a talk on the history of Hartland and the longest covered bridge in the world. After lunch, we visited the longest bridge and walked halfway across. It is the custom to drive halfway, stop and kiss your partner. We walked halfway and kissed and also drove halfway, stopped and kissed. The bridge is a one-way drive and cars take turns driving across. We next visited the Covered Bridge Potato Chip Factory for a tour and bag of chips. The peeled and sliced potatos are conveyed to a large vat...

Jun 15, 2018 - Winnipeg Beach to Dauphin

I’m still covering some of the same ground I saw last year. I came through Dauphin when I came north from Riding Mountain National Park but I didn’t stay here. The campground is right in town so I can look around tomorrow without packing up which is nice. This should be the last place where I cross last year’s path because I’m heading north from here until I run out of roads. It was an uneventful drive today through much flatter farm country than I’ve been used to with lots of cows, most of them with small calves. I’m not really into the...

Jun 15, 2018 - Hopewell Rocks Park

Fri., June 15th – What a difference a day makes! Without a cloud in the sky and temps in the 70s, we decided to make this a 2 for 1 day. Our morning was spent experiencing low and high tides at Hopewell Rocks Park, south of Moncton. Here, we walked the ocean floor at low tide, then scurried back up the several flights of metal steps to watch the high tide come in and completely cover the area around the rocky coastline where we were just walking. The wild tides of the Bay of Fundy are incredibly interesting. At 2pm, we started day 2 (2nd...