From Hampton Harbor Nova Scotia (blog post here) we continued east along the Bay of Fundy to reach Burntcoat Head Park. This park is home to the world’s highest recorded tides. The difference between low and high tide averages over…
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If you’ve been following our Canadian Maritime posts you know that these areas were the highlight of 2022. Not only was the scenery in Quebec Province, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland stunning, but the people…
The lighthouse at Peggy’s Cove is a photogenic location that’s a relatively short drive from Halifax and thus, a very popular spot. In fact, there are several tour buses that drop here each day. If you’re lucky enough to…
Halifax is the capital and largest city in Nova Scotia. It owes its existence largely to the navy who found its large, deep, ice-free harbor, convenient. Today its harbor is often filled with huge cruise ships and its waterfront…
The Cabot Trail is a scenic roadway around Nova Scotia’s Cape Breton Island that is touted as one of the most famous drives in Canada. Driving it without stopping and without traffic (both probably unheard of) would only take…
The Cabot Trail is a well-known scenic roadway around Nova Scotia’s Cape Breton Island. If you visit Nova Scotia, no doubt it’s on your list of things to do, but before you reach the official trail (if you drive…
Some people don’t like living history activities like Williamsburg, Renaissance faires, or Civil War reenactments, which I don’t altogether understand. What’s not to love about the theatrics of travelling back in time to meet knights, bar wenches, pilgrims, revolutionary…
The Bay of Islands is just 50 minutes outside of Corner Brook, Newfoundland. The dark blue mountains towered over the deep greenery that lined one side of the road. The bay was dotted with blue islands, beckoning to be…
A bushing that allows Doug to attach the front wheel to his bicycle was lost just before we entered Canada and we discovered the issue in Quebec City, which we planned to ride around. Rushing from bicycle shop to…
I’ve already mentioned that we were fast-tracking it back from St. John’s to Channel-Port aux Basques to catch the shortest ferry possible for the dog. After a couple of days in and around Bonavista (post here) we had one…
