Hi Cody, Patrick and Bryce:
This is a story just for you. I know you all like monster trucks. I want to tell you about monster tractors. Tractors are what farmers use to plow their fields. They have big huge wheels on the back and small tires on the front. They are not made to go fast like race cars, or mash cars like monster trucks. They are made to pull hard. Continue reading Tractor Pull:
“ watching the tide roll away ” is part of the lyrics from Sittin’ On The Dock of the Bay. You get the feeling the person is whiling the time away doing nothing. Sort of like watching grass grow, and that can be somewhat boring. A tidal bore in the Bay of Fundy, however, is anything but boring. Continue reading Tides Can be Boring:
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:
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:
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: