Fort Louisbourg is another national historic site. The site of a former French colony perched on the east coast of Cape Breton, which was important both for its geographic position (more or less on a direct line from France, making it easier to find) and its fishing, there are ruins of the old fort thereContinueContinue reading “A hurried trip into the past at Fort Louisbourg (and a long boat ride)”
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Cape Breton: the insider tour edition
On Sunday we drove from Halifax to Cape Breton, meeting up with friends from Alberta and staying with their parents for a couple days at their home in Port Hood. The house was right on the beach. My friend took us for a boat ride, and then we wandered down the beach, collecting sea glass,ContinueContinue reading “Cape Breton: the insider tour edition”
Beer! And other important Halifax stops.
The apartment I stayed in was nice and close to the new Halifax farmer’s market. I love farmer’s markets, so this was obviously my first stop of the day when I set out last Saturday. It was one of the few truly rainy or drizzly days I’ve encountered this trip, and I walked the HalifaxContinueContinue reading “Beer! And other important Halifax stops.”
Walking up hills
Last Friday I spent the day winding my way up from Bridgewater, NS to Halifax via the scenic coastal route. It was beautiful, and only a combination of friends and spotty or non-existent Internet access has kept me from telling you all about it. Lunenburg was as adorable a town as one could want. InContinueContinue reading “Walking up hills”
Journey to the ocean floor
So today, I walked on the ocean floor. The really muddy ocean floor. Thankfully, the fine folks who operate Hopewell Rocks have spray hoses for those of us who couldn’t resist going for a stroll. Which is good because my shoes and feet were positively slathered in mud. That part of the Bay of FundyContinueContinue reading “Journey to the ocean floor”
Fiery Fredericton and “calm” capes: lovely New Brunswick
(Note: Now with photos). Yesterday was a driving day and a somewhat prosaic mall evening.. It wasn’t very exciting, though the scenery coming into New Brunswick from Quebec was just lovely. I did a large chunk of the river scenic route rather than the main highways, passing through Grand Falls and other smaller towns. NewContinueContinue reading “Fiery Fredericton and “calm” capes: lovely New Brunswick”
Up close and personal with the falls
Watching about six million cubic feet of water fall a minute is quite the awe-inducing experience. In other words, I went to Niagara Falls for the first time this past weekend. My friend from Guelph came with me, and we made a day of it, heading there on Saturday. I even went on the boatContinueContinue reading “Up close and personal with the falls”
Castles, Capone and bears, o my
It turns out I’m getting the Al Capone tour of Canada. After the rumours of Mr. Capone in Moose Jaw, SK, I’m now in Guelph, ON, and my friend just took me to a mansion that people of the city are extremely sure has connections to Al. So that’s an inadvertent theme of this trip.ContinueContinue reading “Castles, Capone and bears, o my”
On top of the world and the bottom of the ocean
My feet have utterly given up on me. Toronto, at least the areas I explored today, is blessedly flat. I put 20 kilometres on ye olde feet today. Before dinner I had to hobble back to the hostel and put moleskin, along with socks and sneakers instead of my sandals, just to make it throughContinueContinue reading “On top of the world and the bottom of the ocean”
Yesterday rocked
The road between Thunder Bay and Sault Ste. Marie was astonishingly beautiful to drive. The road between Saulte Ste. Marie and Toronto, however, wasn’t anything special. And that’s what I did today (I just arrived in Toronto in the last hour or so) so let’s talk about yesterday. I idled in the luxury of wakingContinueContinue reading “Yesterday rocked”
Victoria Paterson 