I Need A Vacation; Why Not Take A Trip Around The World
Janes holiday travels
After a very informative drive through Halifax, we travelled via the Lighthouse Route, a road that winds through dramatic rock formations that eroding glaciers left in their wakes millions of years ago, to arrive at Peggy’s Cove, a rustic fishing village with just a few dozen full-time residents. We saw lobster traps and fishing boats,…
Nova Scotia means New Scotland. Nova Scotia is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. Cape Breton Island is at the eastern end of Nova Scotia. Sydney is the historic capital of Cape Breton and largest urban centre on the island. An example of some of the local homes are pictured below, and…
I was looking forward to docking in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, home to Anne of Green Gables. This was an unscheduled stop, and a pleasant surprise. So off to see where Anne of Green Gables lived, as depicted in the book by Lucy Montgomery. The book was based on Lucy Montgomery’s life and was a…
Saguenay, Quebec was formed in 2002 by merging the cities of Chicoutimi, Jonquiere, La Baie and Laterrière. The Saguenay Fjord is 146 miles long in Parc National du Fjord du Saguenay and is rugged with dense forests. We had to travel up the fjord to reach the town of Saguenay. The town is closely associated…
First port after our departure from Montreal was Quebec and what an interesting and quaint town. Quebec sits on the Saint Lawrence River in Canada’s mostly French-speaking Quebec province and is the capital of the Canadian Provence of Quebec. Founded in 1608 by Samual de Champlain, Quebec City is one of the oldest cities in…
Linley and I arrived by train into Montreal after a sad farewell in Beauville, leaving Deb and Ian after having spent a wonderful week in Picton with them. What fun we had, and so many laughs. Thank you both so much. We stayed at the St Germain Hotel, a quirky boutique hotel in downtown Montreal….
We had a chipmunk visit our cabin this morning and kept us entertained!! He was too scared to leave the cabin and so climbed the curtain and then hid behind the books. I had just been out with Deb to see if we could entice any chipmunks out with food as I hadn’t seen one,…
Pottering around the little town of Bloomfield. Last day with Deb and Ian, before Linley and I head off to Montreal for our next adventure. We went to the County Cider Company in Waupoos and had magnificent homemade pizzas with a flight of homemade ciders! We also went to the local cheese factory and sampled…
A great morning spent in the local town of Picton. Such a pretty town with a yacht club at the end of the street. Most days I would go for an 8-10 kms walk around the area. The countryside is very similar to that of NZ and the UK and is just so peaceful…
Kingston is a city in Ontario, Canada. It is located on the north-eastern end of Lake Ontario, at the beginning of the St. Lawrence River and at the mouth of the Cataraqui River. The city is midway between Toronto, Ontario and Montreal, Quebec. It is also famous because Queens University is there and family members…