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Day 150–153
April 3, 2024 - April 6, 2024
3 nights
⛅ 25 °C
Altitude: 245 m
United States Julian 35.905136, -79.66030435°54’18” N 79°39’37” W
Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina
Apr 3–6, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
Hitting the road and heading to The Collins’ in Virginia!
Stopped at the Peach State Aerodome in Georgia, KOA in South Carolina, and Circle W Alpaca Farm in North Carolina. All great places to spend a night after a day on the road 💕Read more
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Day 153–165
April 6, 2024 - April 18, 2024
12 nights
☁️ 14 °C
Altitude: 81 m
United States Maidens 37.669035, -77.88194137°40’9” N 77°52’55” W
Maidens Virginia
Apr 6–18, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
What a great stay on a beautiful farm! Joel and Sierra (along with a niece, 4 nephews, 4 goats, 4 horses, 2 dogs, some cats and an Audrey) were amazing hosts! Thanks for the outings, the time with the kiddos, the horse barn shower, the peace and quiet, the assistance while we were sick 🤒 and the delicious vegan meals. Love you and miss you! Can’t wait to see you all again soon. xoRead more
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Day 165–178
April 18, 2024 - May 1, 2024
13 nights
☁️ 8 °C
Altitude: 45 m
United States Washington Park 42.249115, -73.78597342°14’57” N 73°47’10” W
VA, PA, NY, NJ, MA, VT travel days
Apr 18–May 1, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 8 °C
Heading north towards Montreal now. Seen many states, low bridges and tunnels, farm stores, ancient barns, small towns, 1700/1800’s architecture, Amish farmers, Quaker country and so much more! What a drive. Take the slow road…skip the interstates…it’s soooo much better. Thoroughly enjoyed the Hudson Valley! Poughkeepsie, Hudson, Athens, Hyde Park and many many more, all easily accessible to NYC by car or train. The architecture and way of life is so old and slow. In a good way lol.
Had coffee and a snack from the Poughkeepsie Grind and ate at a cute little place in Hudson called Kitty’s. Not a single Walmart or Dollar General the entire ride. There must be some, but none that ever tarnished the landscape of the quaint little towns. Highly recommend! Spent our last 3 nights in the US in Plattsburgh NY. Tomorrow we are back in Canada baby!Read more
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Day 174–176
April 27, 2024 - April 29, 2024
2 nights
☁️ 17 °C
Altitude: 363 m
United States Thompsons Pond 42.785692, -73.19920342°47’8” N 73°11’57” W
Pownal VT
Apr 27–29, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
It was cold and rainy most of the time if I remember correctly…this is a late add to the “blog” and just a stopover…but there was a pond! And it was sunny when I snapped the one photo 💕
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Day 176–178
April 29, 2024 - May 1, 2024
2 nights
☁️ 11 °C
Altitude: 52 m
United States McDonough Park 44.699113, -73.4515744°41’57” N 73°27’6” W
Plattsburgh NY
Apr 29–May 1, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C
Just a couple of overnights and a shower before crossing into Canada! 🇨🇦 You’re welcome!
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Day 178–181
May 1, 2024 - May 4, 2024
3 nights
⛅ 15 °C
Altitude: 11 m
Canada Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes 45.459414, -73.57176645°27’34” N 73°34’18” W
Montreal/Verdun Quebec
May 1–4, 2024 in Canada ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
Back in Verdun! For Ron anyway…it’s been 37 years since he’s been back to where he spend his childhood (up to 13 years old). Lots of memories for him! Nostalgia and old stomping grounds. Parks, schools, homes, friends, memories, tragedies, and more. 💕 Too many feelings and experiences to put into words really. I’m just glad I got to experience it with him. 15 miles on the e-bikes and we can’t wait to do it again on our trip back west.Read more
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Day 181–182
May 4, 2024 - May 5, 2024
1 night
☁️ 17 °C
Altitude: 10 m
Canada Sainte-Anne 45.682604, -73.44090545°40’57” N 73°26’27” W
Varennes and Quebec, Quebec
May 4–5, 2024 in Canada ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
Went to Varennes on the way to our next overnight to find Ron’s fathers last home after searching for his gravesite. No luck on the gravesite but he is sure we found the stretch of street where the home was. The house is gone but there’s a new one in its place. More memories 💕
We stayed two nights at a KOA near the City and just relaxed and watched hours of videos we took on our bike tour. Heading towards PEI now! (Pictures to come…)Read more
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Day 184–190
May 7, 2024 - May 13, 2024
6 nights
☁️ 14 °C
Altitude: 156 m
Canada Edmundston 47.362743, -68.32622547°21’46” N 68°19’34” W
New Brunswick
May 7–13, 2024 in Canada ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
A Harvest Host, two Walmarts, a trail head and some campgrounds filled our days and nights here! Lots of rain, wind, cold temps and the occasional sunny moment. We are looking forward to PEI where we will be back at the beach! Atlantic Ocean this time. Also looking forward to shopping some local artisans and lots of potatoes. 🥔Read more
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Day 190–193
May 13, 2024 - May 16, 2024
3 nights
☀️ 14 °C
Altitude: 5 m
Canada Summerside 46.390336, -63.7932646°23’25” N 63°47’36” W
Summerside PEI
May 13–16, 2024 in Canada ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
What a beautiful place this is! Water, friendly people, lobster in abundance, sunsets, beaches, interesting architecture and so much more. We slept in the parking lot at a fish house and other than the 6am start of trucks and skidsteers it was a great sleep next to the North Atlantic. 💕
Can’t wait to continue exploring!Read more
TravelerLooks and sounds incredible!
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TravelerIt’s beautiful! Highly recommend. A week is more than enough to see the whole island 🥰
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Day 191
Tuesday, May 14, 2024 at 11:35 AM
⛅ 9 °C
Altitude: 4 m
Canada West Point 46.620303, -64.38690346°37’13” N 64°23’13” W
West Point PEI
May 14, 2024 in Canada ⋅ ⛅ 9 °C
A visit to the West Point Lighthouse today. Lunch of fresh seafood chowder and lobster (after a lobster and egg sammie for breakfast!) on the shore. It’s a beautiful day for a drive. 🥰😂💕
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Day 191
Tuesday, May 14, 2024
☁️ 13 °C
Altitude: 6 m
Canada Skinners Pond 46.965576, -64.12425246°57’56” N 64°7’27” W
Skinners Pond Harbour PEI
May 14, 2024 in Canada ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
After 3 attempts to visit a beach we finally found an accessible one! The others either turned from dirt road to a path or had construction on the access road. So we kept looking and found this one! Lovely spot with soft red sand, low tide and cliffs in view. Quite a bit cooler on that side of the island. We didn’t take many photos but we sure enjoyed our time in the sun at the sea. 🏝️Read more
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Day 191–192
May 14, 2024 - May 15, 2024
1 night
☀️ 15 °C
Altitude: 12 m
Canada Marsh Point 46.655922, -63.91260146°39’21” N 63°54’45” W
Alberton and Milligan Wharf PEI
May 14–15, 2024 in Canada ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
Visited a cute town called Alberton for coffee and a visit to the old train station that is now a library. We were going to stay the night there but the parking was tilted and minimal so we moved on to a fishing boat launch about 30 minutes away.
The parking lot here was large and empty. After a very quiet night, and next to no cell service which made it extra quiet, I woke up at 6:15 to dozens of trucks and trailers on the lot 🤣 busy place! Boondocking in PEI is proving to be successful!Read more
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Day 192
Wednesday, May 15, 2024 at 5:50 PM
☀️ 19 °C
Altitude: 31 m
Canada Kensington 46.437721, -63.63845846°26’16” N 63°38’18” W
Kensington PEI
May 15, 2024 in Canada ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
We decided to visit Kensington (yup for coffee and a fresh baked snack) on our way to Charlottetown and I’m glad we did. Cute shops, cafes, nice people and the drive was beautiful! Hills and valleys, scenery for miles, potato fields with tilled red dirt and ready for growth. Not to mention beautiful homes and barns 🤩Read more
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Day 192–193
May 15, 2024 at 5:54 PM - May 16, 2024
1 night
☀️ 19 °C
Altitude: 7 m
Canada Ferry Point 46.235226, -63.11862646°14’7” N 63°7’7” W
Charlottetown PEI
May 15–16, 2024 in Canada ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
Parked for the night at the cruise ship docks. Visited Victoria Row and the mall at the cruise docks. Nothing to buy because we live in 65sf but fun to look! We rarely post pictures of our food but this salad was too pretty not to photograph (this is for you Kath!) plus it has fresh lobster on it 🦞 so that’s worth a photo.Read more
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Day 193–194
May 16, 2024 at 2:52 PM - May 17, 2024
1 night
☁️ 10 °C
Altitude: 11 m
Canada Lake of Shining Waters 46.49813, -63.39159546°29’53” N 63°23’30” W
Cavendish PEI
May 16–17, 2024 in Canada ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C
Went to the beach here and enjoyed lunch seaside!
None of the tourist stuff is open yet but it was fun to see it all waiting for the people. Go carts, roller coasters, shops, restaurants, and so much more. Finally found a campground open so we can clean up and power up. Tomorrow, on to the next road trip adventure around the south/east side of the island!Read more
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Day 194–195
May 17, 2024 at 2:17 PM - May 18, 2024
1 night
☀️ 13 °C
Altitude: 3 m
Canada Knight Point 46.346523, -62.24778746°20’47” N 62°14’52” W
Souris PEI
May 17–18, 2024 in Canada ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C
Decided to stay put in Souris for the afternoon. Found this parking lot next to the lighthouse and it was too good not to enjoy it. Also, the bikes are coming off as a ride on the Confederation Trail is long overdue 💕 The lighthouse visit was the highlight for sure! Sea glass and sand form all over the world is displayed in the little museum. Sea artifacts of all kinds and 3 levels to explore. The ladder stairs were a bit much but we did it!Read more
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Day 194–195
May 17, 2024 - May 18, 2024
1 night
☁️ 20 °C
Altitude: 9 m
Canada Valleyfield River 46.164352, -62.64830846°9’52” N 62°38’54” W
Montague PEI
May 17–18, 2024 in Canada ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
Stopped at an empty parking lot for the night and visited a lovely maker shop and bakery nearby. Found a couple of gifts and a couple of cinnamon buns 😂 no photos apparently but we are on our way back to Charlottetown and then leaving to visit Nova Scotia 💕
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Day 195–196
May 18, 2024 - May 19, 2024
1 night
☁️ 19 °C
Altitude: 10 m
Canada Ferry Point 46.234592, -63.12045746°14’5” N 63°7’14” W
Charlottetown PEI
May 18–19, 2024 in Canada ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
Back to the cruise ship port for the night. Went for a walk, a nice lunch at the mall nearby and visited the art supply store for some more #beampaints 🤩
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Day 196
Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 11:00 AM
☀️ 10 °C
Altitude: 6 m
Canada Westmoreland River 46.210292, -63.48255546°12’37” N 63°28’57” W
Victoria PEI
May 19, 2024 in Canada ⋅ ☀️ 10 °C
Such a sweet little town on the water! Old and tiny and closed when we passed through but I would recommend it as a stop if you’re travelling through 💕
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Day 196–198
May 19, 2024 at 8:37 PM - May 21, 2024
2 nights
☁️ 11 °C
Altitude: 13 m
Canada Amherst Cove 46.256355, -63.67351246°15’23” N 63°40’25” W
Borden PEI
May 19–21, 2024 in Canada ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C
Just arrived at the camp spot for the next couple nights. We are 100ft from the Confederation Trail so a bike ride is in our future! EDIT: bike ride was amazing as usual. Views in abundance and big blue sky. The potatoes fields up close and we can see the bridge from here. It’s impressive from a distance even if it’s a bit blah when you’re on it.
Plus, charging devices, laundry and showers of course…😆 that’s what campgrounds are for.Read more
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Day 198–199
May 21, 2024 at 2:57 PM - May 22, 2024
1 night
☁️ 20 °C
Altitude: 6 m
Canada Gaspereau River 46.049789, -64.08835646°2’59” N 64°5’18” W
Port Elgin NB
May 21–22, 2024 in Canada ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
Drove over the 10km bridge from PEI and found this cute view right next to a gravel parking lot so we decided to stay! 💕 Not much here in the Village but the pharmacy is also the grocery, hardware, office supply and dollar store! Multitasking at its finest. Amazingly I found something I’d been searching for since Oklahoma so pretty happy I stopped in 🤣Read more
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Day 199–201
May 22, 2024 - May 24, 2024
2 nights
☀️ 23 °C
Altitude: 54 m
Canada Barrys Run 44.711461, -63.55686144°42’41” N 63°33’25” W
Dartmouth/Halifax NS
May 22–24, 2024 in Canada ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
Spent a night nearby in Masstown at the Masstown Market and made our way here today as we are meeting up with the Bailey’s soon! They are travelling on a train from Vancouver 🤯 (Kathy, Matt, Karla, Emma, Sophia and Karla’s mom Sandra) Apparently it was a tight squeeze on the train! We are looking forward to seeing them in Halifax for a couple days.Read more
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Day 201–204
May 24, 2024 at 2:29 PM - May 27, 2024
3 nights
☁️ 24 °C
Altitude: 115 m
Canada Little Deadwaters 44.830711, -63.78742244°49’51” N 63°47’15” W
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Upper Sackville/Halifax NS
May 24–27, 2024 in Canada ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C
Time to relax for a few days. We have been moving daily for weeks it seems. We will head to the downtown core to meet up with Kathy and the gang on Monday. ♥️
I feel like the “trip” is coming to an end. Once we start heading west it’s as though we are going home. I’d really hoped to shake the feeling that anywhere other than where I am is home, but until we are settled somewhere….I guess we aren’t home yet.Read more
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Day 204–207
May 27, 2024 - May 30, 2024
3 nights
☁️ 12 °C
Altitude: 9 m
Canada Halifax Citadel National Historic Site of Canada 44.646099, -63.57041544°38’46” N 63°34’13” W
Halifax NS
May 27–30, 2024 in Canada ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
Finally get to see the Baileys and especially the twins! Stopped at the shipping yards for a couple hours to relax then moved downtown to be near the family’s hotel. It’s noisy but we will be on the road again soon enough, enjoying some peaceful stops along the way.Read more
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Day 207–209
May 30, 2024 - June 1, 2024
2 nights
☀️ 20 °C
Altitude: 14 m
Canada Highland Village 45.395712, -63.65481745°23’45” N 63°39’17” W
Truro and Portapique NS
May 30–Jun 1, 2024 in Canada ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Spent a night at the Truro Walmart and a second night at a campground on the Bay.
Saying goodbye to the twins and the rest of the family was hard but we will see them again soon 💕
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