Here we go!
19. kesäkuuta 2019, Englanti ⋅ ⛅ 16 °CNice place to start in the spoons at Gatwick
Nice place to start in the spoons at Gatwick
No problems with the flight except my dried up pasta. Then after the chaos of the airport we set out on bus, subway and bus for the Airbnb.Transport is frequent however the paper transfer seems a bitLue lisää
160 Miles travelled.
Our coach was due to leave the Dragon city shopping mall in Chinatown at 08.30. At 08.02 I got a call from Alex the guide wanting to know where we were! After legging it for a bitLue lisää
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 fromLue lisää
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 aLue lisää
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 illusionLue lisää
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 ILue lisää
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 theLue lisää
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 onlyLue lisää
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 theLue lisää