We are here, our last Province and an island at that. We had smooth sailing across the Gulf of St. Lawrence on the Ferry, Caribou. We were treated to a whale watching cruise at that. We steamed through a great pod of Pilot Whales about half way through our six hour sailing. Continue reading Greetings from Newfoundland:
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Gaspé Peninsula:
We have spent most of the past week working our way around the Gaspé Peninsula. This is the southern boundary of the Saint Lawrence Seaway. The scenery is spectacular to the point that the travel brochures literally run out of superlatives to pile on. The Fontenelle National Park was spectacular and with the help of a naturalist we learned about and observed Herring Gulls, Double Crested Cormorants and Red Legged Kittiwakes. Continue reading Gaspé Peninsula:
The Broken Record:
I guess records are made to be broken, but this is ridiculous. Here we are in the middle of the Sonora Desert, in Quartzsite Arizona. At this moment there is lightning flashing and thunder rolling, and the rain is pelting down. There is an inch of water all about the coach, and the wind is whistling around the corners. Continue reading The Broken Record:
It’s Just Incredible.
Here we are at a rally for people with the same brand of motor home as we have; an Alpine. We are in Quartzsite, Arizona. This is a somewhat flat stretch of the Sonora Desert. This is where a rather large group of “Snow Birds” hang out for the winter. They camp out on the desert on BLM land. Continue reading It’s Just Incredible.
Wine Country Explorations:
Gary and Judy drove North and Ed and Sarah drove West and we all met in Healdsberg in Sonoma County California. We both started out independently. Gary and Judy braving the traffic on I-808 through the heart of the East Bay from San Jose through Oakland and San Rafael to get to 101. Ed and Sarah running the I-80 gauntlet through Napa and Sonoma. Continue reading Wine Country Explorations: