Southdale, MB
2015年9月10日, カナダ
⛅ 11 °C
The beginning of an arduous road trip to Atlantic Canada. Our destination today....Eau Claire, WI.
Eau Claire WI
2015年9月10日, アメリカ
☀️ 17 °C
It was an easy 9 hour drive with no problems getting through Minneapolis-St. Paul in rush hour.
Sarnia, ON
2015年9月11日, カナダ
⛅ 19 °C
We were expecting a 10 or 11 hour drive from Eau Claire to Sarnia. Because we took a non-interstate route to avoid rush hour traffic and construction in Chicago, it took us a very long, tiring 15もっと詳しく
Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON
2015年9月12日, カナダ
🌧 15 °C
A mere 5 hour drive and we arrived in beautiful Niagara-on-the-Lake. Our accommodation for the next 2 nights was at Graystone Bed & Breakfast. We enjoyed a beautiful home and gracious host who treatedもっと詳しく
Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON
2015年9月13日, カナダ
☁️ 13 °C
It rained non-stop all day but that didn't dampen our spirits. We visited 7 wineries, mostly smaller operations that were unknown to us. We purchased 10 bottles of our favourites to take home andもっと詳しく
Lévis, PQ
2015年9月14日, カナダ
☁️ 15 °C
It was another longer than expected drive today from NOTL to Levis, across the river from Quebec City. Google Maps predicted 9 hours but it took us 12 l/2 hours. To avoid the greater Toronto area, weもっと詳しく
Fredericton, NB
2015年9月15日, カナダ
⛅ 19 °C
Since we only had 600 km to drive today, we took our time and visited two touristy spots that the Visitor Centre recommended. The first was Grand Falls Gorge which took us too long to find and wasもっと詳しく
Fredericton, NB
2015年9月16日, カナダ
☀️ 20 °C
Before leaving Fredericton we walked along the waterfront and historic downtown area....a nice city with a population of 85,000. There was a jazz and blues festival happening in the city so thisもっと詳しく
Cornwall (near Charlottetown)
2015年9月16日, カナダ
⛅ 19 °C
Our journey today took us to Moncton, population 69,000. Not a very impressive city so we didn't spend much time there. We were surprised how small these Maritime cities are. Next stop was the coastalもっと詳しく
Charlottetown, PEI
2015年9月17日, カナダ
⛅ 20 °C
We started our day with a walking tour of Charlottetown. Lots of history here, particularly hosting the talks that led to Confederation. It's a small city full of character and friendly people....allもっと詳しく
Charlottetown Character Homes
2015年9月17日, カナダ
☀️ 22 °C
The historic homes throughout the island are very well maintained. Growing potatoes must be a lucrative business :)
East Coastal Drive, PEI
2015年9月17日, カナダ
☀️ 25 °C
Our afternoon was spent leisurely exploring the eastern region of the island. Coastal towns, lighthouses, and potato fields were aplenty.
Central Coastal Drive, PEI
2015年9月18日, カナダ
⛅ 19 °C
One drive....two coasts. We had a full day to explore both the north and south coast as well as the lush inland areas. We were blessed with a gorgeous day....the temperature was 29; the sun wasもっと詳しく
North Rustico, Green Gables Shore
2015年9月18日, カナダ
⛅ 25 °C
North Rustico is a fishing village with a population of 850. Deep sea fishing, kayaking and biking was available to tourists. The most adventurous thing we did was a leisurely stroll!
New Glasgow
2015年9月18日, カナダ
⛅ 26 °C
Lunch time! Although this restaurant was a tourist attraction and catered to tour buses, the setting was beautiful and the food delicious. I had a bacon wrapped potato pie, one of their signatureもっと詳しく
Inland Fields, Farms and Forests
2015年9月18日, カナダ
⛅ 26 °C
A short ten minute drive inland and we were in rolling hills and more potato fields. Apparently potatoes grow very well in the iron rich red soil. This was also one of our favourite regions on theもっと詳しく
Just goofing around :)
2015年9月18日, カナダ
⛅ 25 °C
I just might need that sou'wester in the days ahead!
The Red Sands Shore
2015年9月18日, カナダ
⛅ 22 °C
The southern coast has red sand beaches, views of the Confederation Bridge, fishing villages (Victoria-by-the-Sea was my favourite with its pastel coloured buildings), and beautiful sunsets. It was aもっと詳しく
Iona, NS
2015年9月19日, カナダ
☀️ 22 °C
Today we said goodbye to lovely PEI and pointed the Highlander in the direction of Nova Scotia. Our initial reaction on entering NS was "Not more forests!", thinking of our long, forest-rich driveもっと詳しく
Chéticamp, Cape Breton Island
2015年9月20日, カナダ
🌧 13 °C
Awoke to a cloudy, drizzly day. Our first stop was at a Farmer's Market in Mabou, home of the Rankin Family. The Market had the usual wares but in Cape Breton fashion there was also music by twoもっと詳しく
Cape Breton Highlands National Park
2015年9月21日, カナダ
☀️ 11 °C
The 298 km Cabot Trail runs through the National Park and lived up to its reputation as being one of the world's famous scenic drives. Wow!!
Hiking in the Highlands
2015年9月21日, カナダ
☀️ 13 °C
We did two hikes in the Park. The most popular one is the 7.5 km Skyline Trail, which is a well manicured trail that ends in a series of platforms overlooking the Cabot Trail. JS chose not to do theもっと詳しく
Wildlife in the Highlands
2015年9月21日, カナダ
☀️ 16 °C
I was so excited that we were able to see some wildlife along the hiking trail. The moose and her calf were lounging in a treed area. But the two coyotes were just nonchalantly walking on the trailもっと詳しく
Sydney, Cape Breton Island
2015年9月21日, カナダ
🌙 13 °C
After a long day of hiking, driving and sightseeing, we arrived at our historic bed & breakfast around 8 pm. It was very nice but we both felt it was a bit too formal for us, especially since we wereもっと詳しく
Louisbourg, Cape Breton Island
2015年9月22日, カナダ
⛅ 16 °C
We started our day with a visit to the fortress Louisbourg, built by the French in the 1700's and besieged twice by the British. JS was intrigued by the basic, underground toilet. Since it wasもっと詳しく