One of the neat things about traveling like this is the opportunity to make new friends that are from a totally different background. Last evening we all got together with some new friends and had a birthday bash. Judy turns 29 again on the 16th. Al just celebrated his 39th birthday at the end of July and our new friends, Gilles and Janet Landry from Sunderland Ontario were celebrating Janet’s 29th birthday of August 11. Continue reading Making New Friends:
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The People of PEI:
For several days we have been touring around the Island Province of Prince Edward. We have toured some museums, ate lunch in different towns and stopped at every information center we came across. The people we have talked to are quite friendly and helpful. Continue reading The People of PEI:
A Prince of a Place:
We are really getting into the swing of the Maritimes now. We spent the past two days in Cap Pelé, which is in the far eastern end of New Brunswick, where it attaches to Nova Scotia and the bridge to Prince Edward Island. We gathered our wandering friends all together in one campground. Continue reading A Prince of a Place:
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:
Romantic Quebec:
The antithesis of Urban Montréal is Romantic Quebec. Of course we just walked around inside the fortified city that grew up in the 1700’s. We had flashbacks to our introduction to the old-world flavor of our two vacations in France in 1990 and 1999. The streets are narrow and crooked. The cars park on the sidewalk. If a truck is delivering something it simply blocks the whole street. Continue reading Romantic Quebec: