Expedition Canada

Destination reached! PEI Oysters - fantastic The Maritimes, comprising New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island (PEI) and Nova Scotia were some of the highlights of the trip and I wish we could have had more time to explore.  That said after nearly eighty days on the road a bit of trip fatigue was starting to set in. We start our return journey on August 26th and expect to be back on the Coast sometime in the 3rd week of September. Campground at Green Park PEI is the Oyster and Mussel capital of Canada.  It produces nearly 3,000 metric tons of oysters and 20,000 metric tons of mussels (80% of all Canadian production), together contributing over $70m to the economy.  They also harvest around 20,000 metric tons of lobster.  Needless to say seafood has been a staple of our time in the Maritimes, though I feel we didn't put a dent in their statistics despite our best endeavours. Inshore, PEI is nicknamed 'Spudland'... you guessed it, Canada's potato producing capital.  A...

New Brunswick and the Atlantic The Atlantic - my lovely legs are on the left Monday August 11th and we have dipped our toes (and paws) in the Atlantic; we have made it, West Coast to East Coast!   I was musing when we last dipped our toes in the Atlantic.  It was some years ago, probably in Rock, Cornwall, in 2020.  The place where Jack first learnt to swim about nine years ago.  He's been swimming ever since.  It was just as cold this side!  Fifty three kilometres shy of 11,000, 70 days, 28 campsites, 7 provinces (two to go) and lots of other useless statistics I haven't yet calculated.  I might leave the fuel cost until last! Bay of Fundy, our last three night stop in New Brunswick (NB) close to Alma, is just lovely.  We were told the campground was full, but it didn't feel like it.  Another well planned campground amongst trees.    The beach on the edge of the park had about a dozen people as we started exploring on Monday a...