Disney World seemed like a good idea after the intensity of emptying the house. As it turned out, Disney itself was pretty intense–but lots of fun. Our cat Kaela had never seemed to pay attention to the scenery outside the Read more…
We learned many things during the three years it took to execute our decision to sell the house and become full-time RVers. Almost everything takes longer than one would think. Three or four days of estate sales stretched to 13. Read more…
Marine Atlantic operates two ferries from North Sydney to Newfoundland. The trip to Port aux Basques is 106 miles and 6-8 hours. The trip to Argentia is 312 miles and takes 17 hours. We took the Argentia ferry to Newfoundland, Read more…
July 23, 2016 This was the last full day of the Gaspe’ portion of the caravan and the first full day of the Maritimes portion, and the motorcoach (bus) was at capacity. Because participants could take either tour or combine Read more…
July 21-23, 2016 Mi’kmaq Culture We wanted to learn more about the Mi’kmaq communities and First Nation culture, and the Wagmatcook Culture and Heritage Center was nearby. A brochure said “Mi’kmaq guides interpet their culture and traditions, and give a Read more…
July 20-23, 2016 The drive from Halifax to North Sydney was one of the longer ones, and Jane took a turn driving the coach for the first time since–well, for the first time in a long time. She started on Read more…
July 18, 2016 A Lunch Adventure Dave has learned that employees at visitors centers won’t usually recommend places to eat in general, but that they will answer specific questions like “Where can we find a gluten-free menu?”. We took a Read more…
July 16-19, 2016 Peggy’s Cove Peggy’s Cove is a fishing village and tourist destination on St. Margaret’s Bay. Except for the busloads of tourists (us included), it was a scenic, unspoiled fishing village. Peggy’s Cove Lighthouse Our guide, Read more…
July 14-15, 2016 On a drive-around afternoon, we stumbled upon what looked like a naval vessel, listing in the Lehave River in Bridgewater. It turns out the ship was built as an Italian fishing trawler in 1965. It was converted Read more…
July 14-15, 2016 Once settled into the Lunenburg Board of Trade Campground (on a hill overlooking town; best wi-fi of the trip for $1 per day!), we went looking, as usual, for a little adventure. A guide book pointed us Read more…