Tag: Canada
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Pacific Rim National Park Reserve – Ucluelet, BC
After gallivanting around Ucluelet we focused our activities on Pacific Rim National Park Reserve, the only national park on Vancouver Island. A parade of rental RV’s driving around its 120,000+ acres every day proved how popular it is. The park resides within the traditional territory of the Nuu-chah-nulth First Nations. The park’s management has been…
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Wonderful Jasper National Park – Jasper, AB, Canada
This post details stop #4, at Jasper National Park.  It’s loaded with pictures of stunning scenery and awe-inspiring natural wonders of the Rocky Mountains. Although the weather was not always picture perfect, I managed to capture a lot of the surrounding beauty.  The cameras stayed warm on this stop! We didn’t waste any time upon our arrival in…
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A hidden crown jewel – Waterton Lakes National Park, Canada
It’s always music to our ears when “Randy” (our Rand McNally GPS) announces we’re crossing a state border, but it’s even more exciting when we cross an international border. So it was as we entered Alberta at the Chief Mountain crossing, just north of Glacier NP. After answering questions such as “Did you bring firewood?”, “Where do you…
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Our final stop in the Maritimes – St. Andrews-by-the-Sea
For those of you just joining us on our Canadian Maritime adventure, we are actually back in the USA now – sitting on the coast of Maine at the moment. Â This post is a catch-up to cover our final stop and end of our Canadian travels. Â We were having such a great time and seeing…
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Peggy’s Cove and the beautiful Nova Scotia shoreline
The day after we got an overload of colors at Lunenburg, we continued our sightseeing along the shores of Nova Scotia.  Our plan was to visit Peggy’s Cove, which is famous for its picturesque lighthouse.  Fortunately, we were tipped off to go there after 5:00pm, as busloads of tourists teem over the cove and lighthouse during the day.  So,…
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A tapestry of colors – Lunenburg, NS
We ventured out to the southern shore of Nova Scotia and headed for the old town of Lunenburg. Enroute we caught a glimpse of the longest line of bras we have ever seen (yes – bras – as in women’s undergarments)! Â We are not sure if those were decorations or for sale. (Thanks to Bax…
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Betsy goes to the hospital and we go to Halifax, NS
After many enjoyable experiences it was time to leave picturesque Prince Edward Island – for a price! Â The outrageous bridge toll is paid when leaving the island, and after paying this one we’ll never again complain about how high the tolls were on California bridges! This was one of our longer drives, from PEI to…
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Island Girls meet on Prince Edward Island – fun, fun, fun!
Prince Edward Island was such a fitting place for the “island girls” to meet. Â But before I reveal who they are, allow me to first share more sights and scenes around PEI. Â Being a small island, its waters are teeming with all things seafood – including lobsters, mussels, oysters, quahogs and bar clams, among others.…
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Exploring Fundy Trail Parkway- St Martins, NB
Our next adventure took us to the coastal wilderness where we experienced yet another Bay of Fundy phenomenon – a coastline sculpted by the worlds highest tides. Â It was a long and scenic drive to the Fundy Trail Parkway, and a bit foggy when we arrived. Â So, you may wonder, what is the Bay of…
