Expedition Canada

The Return Begins Martin's River - Early morning a moment of tranquility before the drive back After 12,900km  our outward journey has ended and Tuesday 26th we commenced our return.  It has been an epic trip.   At its widest point (Yukon to Newfoundland) Canada is 5514 km, but of course that does not represent the driving distance and we were much further south where it is not as wide.  Our transit was about 9,000km, the rest was taken up with side trips and exploring.     Outbound we have been on the road 82 days, stayed at 33 campsites, consumed a lot of fuel, and in the first two weeks, a lot of duct tape!    See blog June 20th.   Apart from the glass sunroof getting smashed by a stone ten minutes into the trip; the refrigerator dumping our food all over the floor after traversing 19 km of corrugated iron on a unmade road diversion; a shower room door dropping off it's runners (for the same reason); getting whacked in the shin b...

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...