Today we Headed out to St. Martins (they let you abbreviate the “Saint”) to check out New Brunswick’s ship building heritage. We started with a visit to the Quaco (the Mi’kmaq name for St. Martins) Museum – a small but excellent museum recounting the industry in that community. We were lectured by a very entertaining […]
After lunch we boarded the bus and headed to Saint John (Our guide told us that you do not abbreviate the word “Saint”. OK.) We were met by a local city walking guide who toured us around to some of the historic sites and buildings. Saint John has been around for a long time –
We left Moncton heading for the Bay of Fundy and Hopewell Rocks. Arriving there we were met by Pierre Who gave us a short intro, led us in a bit of yoga, and took us downstairs to the sea floor The Bay of Fundy has the greatest change in tide anywhere in the world (somewhere
After crossing into New Brunswick we drove to Shediac Bay where we were treated to a lobster dinner cruise. It was great fun. The captain was very entertaining and we got to experience hauling in a lobster trap (planted with live lobsters), learning how to tell a male from a female, and how to cook, crack
Following The Anne visit we boarded the bus and moved to Dalvay-by-the-sea, another national park, where we lunched, learned about the history of the grand old house, and visited the beach. This is the north shore of PEI, on the gulf of St. Lawrence – big water, big wind, big shipwrecks, all that. Then we
Breakfast, Check Out, On the Bus On the way to Green Gables Cheryl asked me if I had mentioned corn mazes with short corn. But I also wanted to point out: Our first stop today was Green Gables. Lucy Maude Montgomery put PEI on the tourist map in 1908 when her first book “Anne of
After breakfast we had a lecture by local historian Dr. Richard Companaro. The guy’s a crackup! Following the lecture he took us on a walk around historical Charlottetown to view some of the exceptional architecture. Then to lunch. Following lunch (and an extra beer because, well, beer) we returned to our room. We had the
After breakfast we checked out of our motel and boarded the bus. We traveled from Baddeck back across the causeway to the mainland part of Nova Scotia and on to Pictou for lunch. After lunch we boarded the ferry for the 75 minute ride over to Prince Edward Island. We arrived, checked in, and determined
Seems like a routine now: Alarm, Up, Breakfast, Bus Today we headed across the island to the fortress of Louisburg. This is a reconstruction of a 18th century fort built by the French to protect their fishing interests in the area. The fortress traded hands between the French and the British a couple of times
After breakfast we boarded the bus for our trip around the Cabot Trail. This is a 185 mile road around the northern half of Cape Breton Island. Our guide for the day was local authority Paul Hanna. Paul regaled us with stories about what we were seeing and the history of the Acadians who settled