We backtracked a bit this morning, to visit the Reserve Faunique de Matane – otherwise known as a wildlife preserve. Since it’s supposed to be prime habitat for moose, we figured we HAD to finally see one – and we did! He (she?) was totally chill, just kind of stared…
Today has been totally awesome. We actually slept in a little this morning, as we were both a bit tired. Late this morning we drove out to Forillon National Park, which is the main attraction here in Gaspe. We drove over to the east side of the peninsula, which is…
We drove down the coast to Percé today. On the way down the coast, we got a great view of the Gaspe peninsula and Forillon Park from the other side of the cove: It was a beautiful drive down the coast. As we got near to Percé, the road got…
Not too much to blog about today. We took a very long drive down the southern coast of the Gaspe peninsula… tons of small fishing villages and farms, and cove after cove. We had a great lunch in a little local place we found in a town called Bonaventure. It…
We left Miramichi pretty early this morning, as we had another long drive in front of us. Unfortunately the weather’s been very rainy and foggy all day, so we definitely missed some beautiful scenery along the way. We stopped for lunch in Truro, at the most unassuming looking little place….
Fair warning, this post was written while tipsy. The weather was still pretty gray and windy this morning. This was the sea on the St. Lawrence side of the island, so I can only imagine what the Atlantic must have looked like: Then we drove out to Bras d’Or Lake,…
Today was the day we’ve been most looking forward to – the Cabot Trail through the Cape Breton Highlands Park. We had some camera mishaps, so we aren’t sure if we’re going to be able to recover our pictures or not, but fingers are crossed (what’s the point of being…
It was another cold and rainy day today. We were sad to leave Glenora behind, we really enjoyed our time there. Maybe we’ll get back one day. We ended up driving through the Eastern Shore of Nova Scotia, along the Atlantic. It looked a bit better on the map than…
We definitely had fun in Fundy today! This place has always been on my bucket list, and it was totally cool. Much muddier than I expected though. We drove out to the Fundy Tidal Interpretive Centre, which was weird and not as interesting as we’d hoped. It’s located on the…
Today we said goodbye to Nova Scotia. We both definitely would like to come back here again, we didn’t even begin to explore it all. On the drive towards New Brunswick, we took a brief detour to Mastodon Ridge, because honestly, we just haven’t seen enough super weird stuff on…
We left St. Andrews Friday morning after a look around the town and harbor. It’s a beautiful spot, we’d love to come back here one day. And that inn was superb. Driving towards the border, we got enticed by the sign that read ‘Canada’s Chocolate Town’ for a town called…
Hi all, As most of you know, for the last couple of years we’ve been taking these epic road trips through Canada. So far we’ve driven something like 11,000 miles, but we’ve decided it’s just not enough. This year we are traveling to Newfoundland Canada. For the geographically challenged amongst you…
It was another long day of driving today, but at least we got to look at pretty stuff instead of just highway. As soon as we left the hotel this morning we saw a turkey at the side of the road, then a deer and then another turkey. Wildlife sightings…
Today was ferry day. We were both a little nervous, because honestly, neither of us likes boats at all. Fortunately, the day was very calm, and the ferry itself is ginormous: It was fun leaving, but the actual ferry ride was pretty boring. We took a walk out on deck…
After a lovely breakfast, we said goodbye to the lighthouse and set out towards Gros Morne National Park. We’re really excited about this part of the trip, we’re expecting it to be the highlight of the vacation. We had a moose sighting along the way, in the middle of a…
The weather this morning was not great – it was rainy and cold. But we’re here, right? So off we went. We started the day at the Visitor’s Center just down the road. As soon as we pulled into the parking lot, we found another Land Cruiser. It’s like my…
The weather was beautiful when we woke up this morning. Over breakfast we decided on a change of plans, and booked a reservation on the boat tour of Western Brook Pond. We had intended to go tomorrow, but we were a little afraid if something happened we’d miss our chance,…
Happily the weather today was great, blue skies and sunshine all around. We started the day by treating ourselves to breakfast in town, at the same place we had dinner last night. Yummy. We decided to hike Green Gardens, which is back on the southern side of the park. We…
Today ended up being another long day of driving, to end up basically at the end of the world. We left Norris Point where we’d been staying in Gros Morne, and set out north, with the Gulf of St. Lawrence on our right. We stopped in Cow Head (which is…
Icebergs and Vikings on the Northern Peninsula today. The weather was nasty today, a little rainy and a lot foggy. We decided to head over to Saint Anthony in the morning – that’s the biggest town out here – in the hopes the weather would clear up some in the…
We bid a fond farewell this morning to our innkeepers Wayne and Sheryl, and hit the road again. We had to backtrack our way down the Northern Peninsula, as there is only one road. We ran into a small family of caribou, who were totally unimpressed with us: Not long…
We left Deer Lake in more dismal weather, and continued east on the Trans Canada highway. Small side note here – we’ve now traveled something like 99% of the Trans-Canada, we’ve only missed the sections on Vancouver Island, between Montreal and Ottawa, and from here down to St. John. Not…
Today was all about dramatic scenery and icebergs. We started the morning with a boat tour to get up close to some icebergs. Fortunately, there are two in the bay so we didn’t have to venture too far into the North Atlantic. It was awesome! Remember, what they say about…
We said farewell to Twillingate this morning, and set off to backtrack our way across Newfoundland. We did see some beautiful scenery and a couple of last icebergs on our way: Then there was this: Just to put the icing on the cake, they’re right next to each other. I’d…
The ferry was quite a bit rougher going home than going to Newfoundland. Or maybe it just seemed that way because it was night and we were trying to sleep. Either way, we were both pretty relieved to disembark early this morning. No more boats for awhile, I think. The…