Surprising Scotia
4. juli 2019, Canada ⋅ ⛅ 25 °CThis part of Nova Scotia is pretty as a picture. The forested countryside undulates and then open’s out to clearing’s where colourful houses have spectacular views over lakes. These lakes leadLes mer
This part of Nova Scotia is pretty as a picture. The forested countryside undulates and then open’s out to clearing’s where colourful houses have spectacular views over lakes. These lakes leadLes mer
The forecast was 18 degrees and sunny intervals, ideal for a walk. An old railway line has been turned over to a trail the ‘Musquodoboit Trailway’ which is ten minutes from where we are staying.Les mer
The rain was coming down like stair rods as we left the motel at Cavendish on PEI to catch the ferry at Wood islands an hour and twenty minutes away. It was full and as I had booked in advance, we gotLes mer
1172 miles travelled
We journeyed through the forests of New Brunswick over the eight mile long confederation bridge to Prince Edward Island (P.E.I.). The first thing that struck us was how red theLes mer
845 miles travelled
Picked up the car from Montreal airport and had an unremarkable journey along the trans-Canadian highway through Quebec to New Brunswick where we changed time zones. The onlyLes mer
We wandered aimlessly around Montreal and found ourselves in the Old town. While pleasant to look around it really wasn’t for us. Too many stalls selling T shirts and maple syrup. Then we took theLes mer
I have renamed our Airbnb in Montreal the ‘eyrie’ it is situated on the 19th and top floor of a block of flats. When I look out the open window I get that tingling feeling of apprehension as ILes mer
Today we walked up the steep hill to Mount Royal, the park that overlooks the city with some fine views. We did feel out of place as mostly the people we were walking up with were giving the illusionLes mer
475 miles travelled.
I do like the wide loading gauge of North American trains. We certainly didn't feel cramped on our published five hour trip to Montreal. On the journey we got stuck behind aLes mer
Our last day in Toronto was forecast to be a scorcher and it was. We did what most locals do on weekends like this and rode the ferry across Lake Ontario to the islands. Only ten minutes away fromLes mer