Expedition Canada

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...

French Fix Street art - and it wasn't raining! This last week Ros has been with us in Quebec and it's been great!  It has meant reprising some of the places we have already been to, but also an opportunity to explore old Town Quebec.  It is a most beautiful part of the city and after several years of not visiting France, it was a good French fix.   The citadel Ros flew in from Vancouver with Air Canada and enjoyed two flights and a seven and a half hours of delays, missing the connecting flight due to tech problems and medical emergencies (on both aircraft).  Still, she got a $15 food voucher at Toronto during the wait.  A tired and not very happy bunny arriving at her airport hotel at 0130. We missed an evening with Ros because of all this. Monday August 4th, Ros and Fred explored the old town while I took Jack for a trail walk and got some errands done.  The following day, Ros was my tour guide, we walked some 8k climbing around 150m, up to the Citad...