Canada - Blogabond

Green Gables

A quick call to wish Neil a Happy Birthday but he was working, so we left a message. Then down to a lovely breakfast of scone followed by sautéed diced potato with omelette made with lardons and mushrooms which set us up well for the day. First call of the day was to New Park Corner to...

written by

rickandsuejohnson on August 8, 2012 from Murray Harbour, Canada

from the travel blog: Go West then go East

Round the Rocks and Over the Bridge

We were back at Hopewell Rocks just after 9am and headed for the beach access just short of the shore area where we saw the Sandpipers the previous evening. Only a few people around at this point and we wandered along what had been the ocean floor a few hours before in amongst the wonderous...

written by

rickandsuejohnson on August 7, 2012 from Kensington, Canada

from the travel blog: Go West then go East

When in France...

Quebec is by far my favourite Canadian city. The old city is beautiful, atmospheric and cultural and, as usual, the locals were really friendly. We began with a visit to the Citadelle to watch the changing of the guards, a 40-minute long process involving soldiers in English-style red...

written by

lucy3119 on August 7, 2012 from Quebec, Canada

from the travel blog: Canada and a little USA 2012

Everything's breakfast in Tennessee

As we were packing up the van ready to head to Quebec, a man approached us, informed us that "everything's breakfast in Tennessee", and asked us if we were selling beer. Back to camping again in Quebec after two comparatively luxurious nights in a hostel. We arrived late afternoon in time...

written by

lucy3119 on August 6, 2012 from Quebec, Canada

from the travel blog: Canada and a little USA 2012

Rocks, Fossils and more tides

Woke to the predicted rainy start to the day. An excellent breakfast with a lovely family from New York. They loved that the house was Victorian and said that they were very into historic houses; they currently have a house from the 1920's that they are renovating and this is their second old...

written by

rickandsuejohnson on August 6, 2012 from Hillsborough, Canada

from the travel blog: Go West then go East

Mud and Tides

First stop the chimney next to the Wolfville town library – strange but true! The chimney is all that remains of the local dairy, long since demolished. As it has for many years been an overnight roost for the aptly named 'Chimney Swifts', it was saved from demolition by the local community. ...

written by

rickandsuejohnson on August 5, 2012 from Parrsboro, Canada

from the travel blog: Go West then go East

Pirates of Montreal

Our day of sightseeing in Montreal. Most of the group went for some jet boating while Ross and I went to see what we could find around the harbour. We ended up stumbling upon an art exhibition of work by indigenous Canadians, as well as a pirate-themed restaurant that we thought looked like...

written by

lucy3119 on August 5, 2012 from Montreal, Canada

from the travel blog: Canada and a little USA 2012

Dinner in the dark

We arrived in Montreal late afternoon and checked into our hostel (a welcome change from camping on mats for a week!) With no time for sightseeing we headed to O. Noir, a restaurant where you eat in complete, pitch darkness with only the blind waiters to help guide you. It was one of the most...

written by

lucy3119 on August 4, 2012 from Montreal, Canada

from the travel blog: Canada and a little USA 2012

Along the Bay of Fundy

A poor wifi signal so we texted Zoe a happy birthday. The mist was still present when we went down for breakfast and met our fellow guests at the table. The couple we met on the ghost tour last night from Halifax, a couple from Toronto visiting family and a French couple from Angers. We had...

written by

rickandsuejohnson on August 4, 2012 from Wolfville, Canada

from the travel blog: Go West then go East

A hooker initiate and ghosts

A bright sunny start and breakfast over, Pat (our hostess) showed us how rugs were 'hooked'. 'The Goodwin' has any number of them – wall hangings, seat covers, rugs and mats. Pat is a self confessed addict. She recommended a workshop on our way to Annapolis Royal where you could try it out...

written by

rickandsuejohnson on August 3, 2012 from Annapolis Royal, Canada

from the travel blog: Go West then go East

Viewing 31 - 40 of 361 Entries
first | previous | next | last