September 4th - Max and Robert thought they could sleep in this morning but we get them up, time to check out the largest shopping centre between Denver and Minneapolis. First stop I-Hop for breakfast, then to the mall! Target, Macy's and a few in between, even found a Starbucks. Also decide to take in a movie, "Switch" with Jennifer Anniston. Just an ordinary day! Was fun, bought lots of goodies.
September 5th - Heading for Rapid City or as far as we can get today. Drive through a big black cloud but no rain, rolling hills beautiful country. Stop at the Missouri River and take some photos. Beautiful wide river valley. Decide to take the 35 mile drive through the Badlands that ends in Wall, South Dakota. Must see Wall Drug Store after passing all their signs and billboards for two days. $15 to drive through the Badlands but it is worth it. It is hot and sunny and the landscape is like a mini grand canyon. Beautiful colours, amazing. Find an RV Park in Wall and get settled, time for Pina Coladas then walk into town, do the drug store all 7500 sq ft of it, has everything! Over to the Cactus Cafe for a Buffalo Burger! Good!
September 6th - About 1:30 am it started to blow, the rv is rockin' then it starts to rain! Not a very nice morning but the sun is supposed to come out this afternoon but will be windy until tonight. We're away by 10:00 and drive on through Rapid City, bronze statues on every corner uptown, I'll have to google that! Arrive Keystone and find an RV Park, it is their last day they are closing tomorrow! Nice spot in a valley so not so windy, but we are higher up and it is cool. Have some lunch then off to Mount Rushmore, take some of the circle route, part of Custer State Park $25 for that one! Narrow road through forest and great rock formations, lots of tunnels through the mountains not wide or high enough for an rv. Also pigtail bridges! very cool. Saw sheep, deer and buffalo and of course Mount Rushmore - my goodness what a set-up very different than when I was a kid and we stopped here! Oh $10 to park. Walked up to the view platform, great view, great sunshine and blue skys but the wind is freezing cold! Head back to Keystone to look around and have some dinner (bad real bad!)
September 7th - Sunny this morning, the wild turkey's are wandering through the park, they are a bit too big for Skipper. We are away to Cody or Sheridan, not sure which. Beautiful day, drive through Deadwood, Wild Bill Hickock's burial place, and on to Hwy 90. Lots of coal in Gillette, open pit mine, train loads of coal, a black smudge in an otherwise rolling landscape. At Buffalo we decide to take Hwy 16 over to Worland and then up to Cody. Off over the Bighorn Mtns, elevation 9666 ft. lots of signs along the way telling the type of rock and how many billion years old it is! Absolutely gorgeous, the west side of the Bighorns is very rugged and apparently contains lots of caves (maybe another time!). Arrive in Cody and park at the KOA, have a quick dinner then drive uptown to check things out, tomorrow Buffalo Bill's Museum.
September 8th - Sunny and warm, a beautiful day. Head uptown for breakfast then on to Buffalo Bill Historical Centre and Museum. (Buffalo Bill is an ancestor of Max and mine) We arrive at 10 am and the front parking lot is already packed with cars! Soon see why, this is an amazing place. There is a section on Buffalo Bill but there is also: a huge Plains Indian exhibit, the largest gun collection in the world, Western Art exhibit, and Yellowstone exhibit. We only have time for Buffalo Bill, Art and the guys do half of the gun exhibit while we girls go shopping in the gift shop. Back to the KOA and check out. Head for Yellowstone but on the way stop at the Buffalo Bill damn on the Shoshone River, there is a great story about this damn but no time to tell it here (google?). Another beautiful drive to Yellowstone but when we enter the Park it is obvious they've had fires, leaving the countryside very ugly! Drive around the south side of the lake to Old Faithful, set to blow in 15 minutes or so, we wait and are not disappointed. Do an abbreviated walk and see a couple of smaller geysers blow. Back to the visitor's centre then for dinner and watch Old Faithful blow again. Getting dark as we leave and when we arrive at Madison Camp Ground we find that it is full so we drive on in the dark to West Yellowstone in Montana finally ending up at another KOA, it's very late so off to bed. So much more here we could see but again no time.
September 9th - Cool and cloudy this morning stop in West Yellowstone for fuel and propane and we head north along the Gallatin River, narrow, winding road, lots of fly fisherman. Past Big Sky and see river rafting in the river! Haven't done that yet. At Helena we stop at Walmart for a few supplies and hit the Burger King for lunch, stop at Wolf Creek for fuel and follow along the Missouri for a few miles, this is absolutely the most beautiful area I've seen (I'll try and put a photo on). Come down on to the flat prairie and pass through Great Falls, push on to Shelby and stop at the Shelby City Park, excellent spot! Only $18.
September 10th - Sunny and cool, take Skippy for a walk and end up with good sticky mud on my shoes! Only 34 miles to the Canadian Border. Stop for fuel and the duty free store and pass through the border with no problem. On up to Drumheller by early afternoon. Get settled just past the museum and get a call from my sister-in-law (Lin) that my brother (Doug) will drive down tonight and join us for the weekend! Yippee (only wish Lin could come with him). Have dinner and Doug arrives around 11:00, sit up and visit till 12:30.
September 11th - Bacon and eggs for breakfast then head for the Tyrell Museum. Excellent display of Dinosaurs. Spend a few hours taking in all the excellent exhibits. Back to the rv park for the farmer's market and purchase some fresh veggies from the Hutterites. Have dinner in town.
September 12th - After pancakes say our goodbyes and Doug heads north while we head west. Run into some road construction before Beseker the roughest 10k of road yet! Past Airdrie and Cochrane and into the foothills, too bad it's cloudy and most of the mountains are covered again. More road construction in the park, they are doing a beautiful job, the animal overpasses are excellent! We are impressed. After Golden it starts to rain, the traffic heading east is bumper to bumper! This is the Trans Canada Hwy and it is the worst piece we've seen in all our travels! Reach Canyon Hot Springs just after 5:00 and before 8 we are in the pools!
September 13th - Cloudy but some sun peeking out, very nice this morning. Stop in Vernon at the Swan Lake Fruit stand to have a look around, buy a few goodies. Stop in Oyama at Okanagan Sausage for some Kolbasa. Arrive at Max and Robert's around 2:00, the trip is over for them, we still have a few miles to go!
September 14th to 20th - Spent in Kelowna, visiting Jenny, Trevor and Caden, Mom and Steven and Dallace. Celebrate Trevor's birthday and find out I have an ear infection! On Sunday stop in Keremeos to visit friends, Doug and Sandy, catch the 5:20 ferry on Monday and are home after 7. The trip is over and I have to say I am sad!
Saturday, September 25, 2010
Friday, September 3, 2010
August 28th to September 3rd
August 28th - Sunny and warm and we are off to New York State. Takes forever to drive around Boston and then through Mass. Lots of trees, actually you don't see much else. Campgrounds are scarce in the Albany area so we hope for a Visitor's Centre but no luck we would have to drive into the downtown area, so there is one little tent on the map at Thompson Lake State Park just south of Albany, set our course and twist and turn until we find it tucked away! At first the attendent says they are full then she relents and gives us their overflow spots, not together, not even close but that's okay we only need a place to sleep and leave the rv's for tomorrow.
August 29th - Up at 6 am and drive into Albany, find the Amtrack Station and purchase our tickets to and from New York City. The train leaves at 8:05 and arrives in NY at 10:30. The trip is along the Hudson River and it is a spectacular day! The river is flat calm, there are boats anchored out for the weekend I guess, tugs and barges moving along, and lots of birds! Herons, egrets, hawks, osprey! The time passes quickly and then we are at Penn Station. Haven't had breakfast yet and the first thing we see (in the station) is a Tim Horton's! Excellent, coffee and a breakfast sandwich and we are ready to tackle the city. Walk over to the Empire State Bldg, and two hours later and $20 each we are back on solid ground. Seemed to take forever but I guess we are lucky from looking at all the stanchions placed around this could take all day! The view was awesome not too much haze in the air. Walk down Broadway to Times Square then on to Central Park where I just have to purchase a bottle of water and sit in the shade! It must be 100 degrees. Walk along to 5th Avenue and visit F.A.O. Schwartz (toy store) then just walk down 5th Avenue for a few blocks reading the signs, Versace, Hermes, Gucci you know the ones. Stop at Rockerfeller Centre then time to have an early dinner and catch the train home. Of course we did some shopping, touristy stuff, T-shirts and hats etc. The best are our NewYork Starbucks Mugs! :o) Catch the train at 7:15 and are back in Albany by 9:30ish.
August 30th - Away by 10:30 and it is another warm one. Love the heat but hate the humidity! Heading for Evangola State Park on Lake Erie. Travel through Syracuse, Rochester, Buffalo, more trees! The Park is okay, sits up on a bluff overlooking the Lake so if you want to swim you have to drive back over to the picnic area, we are too lazy. Have our dinner and listen to the ciccadas (sp?) very noisy. More tolls today, don't think I mentioned that earlier but all of these roads are toll, about $35 so far.
August 31st - Hot again, stop at a farmer's market for some fruit and vegetables. Also saw quite a few vineyards today. Pass through Pennsylvania into Ohio. Past Cleveland and Toledo then on to a little town called Wauseon to do some grocery shopping, our cupboards are bare. On to Harrison Lake State Park, beautiful spot! but at night the bugs really come out!
September 1st - Warm this morning but clouding up as we approach Chicago. We've passed through Ohio, Indiana and into Illinois. Had a few sprinkles, found Chicago Starbucks Mugs at a gas stop. Driving through the outskirts of Chicago it's like a parking lot for semis! Yikes we feel insignificant! Gain another hour! Only two hours behind home. Lots of corn and soybeans growing here. Our next stop Johnson Sauk Trail State Park, this one is really beautiful, the trees are awesome and the kitties like it! We are parked off by ourselves and it is so warm out, excellent.
September 2nd - Rained in the night so drippy this morning but the sun is peeking out. Went for a walk, saw another Cardinal, bluejays and a Bluebird!! Got some photos but not the greatest! Maurice changes the CB radio as the new one crapped out yesterday, the old one goes back in. He notices that we have no gauges on the dash, nothing is working and the alternator doesn't seem to be working! Oh no not again! So the little generator goes back into the truck box, hooked up to the battery so we can make it to the next little town about 6 miles down the road. Kewanee! They are setting up for "Hog Days" we'll have to miss it I hope! Find the Ford dealer and they take the truck right in, $177 later and we are on the road by 2:30. Replace the shifter, a wire shorted out and blew a fuse. It is really hot again, had to plug the 5th in at the garage to keep the kitties cool. We saw two huge praying mantis while we were hanging around the garage, amazing creatures. Cross over the Mississippi River and then drive through a great black storm cloud just west of Iowa City. Rain and wind! but doesn't last too long, we arrive at Rock Creek State Park, sun is out again but it has cooled off only 18 degrees. Find out that Wilson State Park on the Missouris is flooded out so will have to make alternate plans for tomorrow.
September 3rd - Today! Sunny and cool this morning, very windy and gets more windy as the day goes on. Bucking a headwind pretty much all day. Past Omaha and north until we leave Iowa and pass into South Dakota. More corn and soybeans but very hilly and pretty. Arrive Sioux Falls and head for Big Sioux State Rec area, only thing is the road is closed and the gps has just crashed so we pull over to do some manual calculations, then a very kind resident drives up and offers to lead us to the park, when we get there of course they are full (long weekend) so the kind resident offers to lead us to another park, we do get in their overflow. Anyways we have a new aquaintance who also travels south in winter, to Arizona/Texas. Might meet up somewhere along the way! Get settled then into town for dinner and to do the laundry! A long day! Oh and we finally have INTERNET! State Parks do not offer that service!
August 29th - Up at 6 am and drive into Albany, find the Amtrack Station and purchase our tickets to and from New York City. The train leaves at 8:05 and arrives in NY at 10:30. The trip is along the Hudson River and it is a spectacular day! The river is flat calm, there are boats anchored out for the weekend I guess, tugs and barges moving along, and lots of birds! Herons, egrets, hawks, osprey! The time passes quickly and then we are at Penn Station. Haven't had breakfast yet and the first thing we see (in the station) is a Tim Horton's! Excellent, coffee and a breakfast sandwich and we are ready to tackle the city. Walk over to the Empire State Bldg, and two hours later and $20 each we are back on solid ground. Seemed to take forever but I guess we are lucky from looking at all the stanchions placed around this could take all day! The view was awesome not too much haze in the air. Walk down Broadway to Times Square then on to Central Park where I just have to purchase a bottle of water and sit in the shade! It must be 100 degrees. Walk along to 5th Avenue and visit F.A.O. Schwartz (toy store) then just walk down 5th Avenue for a few blocks reading the signs, Versace, Hermes, Gucci you know the ones. Stop at Rockerfeller Centre then time to have an early dinner and catch the train home. Of course we did some shopping, touristy stuff, T-shirts and hats etc. The best are our NewYork Starbucks Mugs! :o) Catch the train at 7:15 and are back in Albany by 9:30ish.
August 30th - Away by 10:30 and it is another warm one. Love the heat but hate the humidity! Heading for Evangola State Park on Lake Erie. Travel through Syracuse, Rochester, Buffalo, more trees! The Park is okay, sits up on a bluff overlooking the Lake so if you want to swim you have to drive back over to the picnic area, we are too lazy. Have our dinner and listen to the ciccadas (sp?) very noisy. More tolls today, don't think I mentioned that earlier but all of these roads are toll, about $35 so far.
August 31st - Hot again, stop at a farmer's market for some fruit and vegetables. Also saw quite a few vineyards today. Pass through Pennsylvania into Ohio. Past Cleveland and Toledo then on to a little town called Wauseon to do some grocery shopping, our cupboards are bare. On to Harrison Lake State Park, beautiful spot! but at night the bugs really come out!
September 1st - Warm this morning but clouding up as we approach Chicago. We've passed through Ohio, Indiana and into Illinois. Had a few sprinkles, found Chicago Starbucks Mugs at a gas stop. Driving through the outskirts of Chicago it's like a parking lot for semis! Yikes we feel insignificant! Gain another hour! Only two hours behind home. Lots of corn and soybeans growing here. Our next stop Johnson Sauk Trail State Park, this one is really beautiful, the trees are awesome and the kitties like it! We are parked off by ourselves and it is so warm out, excellent.
September 2nd - Rained in the night so drippy this morning but the sun is peeking out. Went for a walk, saw another Cardinal, bluejays and a Bluebird!! Got some photos but not the greatest! Maurice changes the CB radio as the new one crapped out yesterday, the old one goes back in. He notices that we have no gauges on the dash, nothing is working and the alternator doesn't seem to be working! Oh no not again! So the little generator goes back into the truck box, hooked up to the battery so we can make it to the next little town about 6 miles down the road. Kewanee! They are setting up for "Hog Days" we'll have to miss it I hope! Find the Ford dealer and they take the truck right in, $177 later and we are on the road by 2:30. Replace the shifter, a wire shorted out and blew a fuse. It is really hot again, had to plug the 5th in at the garage to keep the kitties cool. We saw two huge praying mantis while we were hanging around the garage, amazing creatures. Cross over the Mississippi River and then drive through a great black storm cloud just west of Iowa City. Rain and wind! but doesn't last too long, we arrive at Rock Creek State Park, sun is out again but it has cooled off only 18 degrees. Find out that Wilson State Park on the Missouris is flooded out so will have to make alternate plans for tomorrow.
September 3rd - Today! Sunny and cool this morning, very windy and gets more windy as the day goes on. Bucking a headwind pretty much all day. Past Omaha and north until we leave Iowa and pass into South Dakota. More corn and soybeans but very hilly and pretty. Arrive Sioux Falls and head for Big Sioux State Rec area, only thing is the road is closed and the gps has just crashed so we pull over to do some manual calculations, then a very kind resident drives up and offers to lead us to the park, when we get there of course they are full (long weekend) so the kind resident offers to lead us to another park, we do get in their overflow. Anyways we have a new aquaintance who also travels south in winter, to Arizona/Texas. Might meet up somewhere along the way! Get settled then into town for dinner and to do the laundry! A long day! Oh and we finally have INTERNET! State Parks do not offer that service!
Saturday, August 28, 2010
August 24th to 27th
Aug 24th - sunny this morning and our first stop is the Anne Murray Centre in Springhill, N.S. An excellent display of her life and career. On into New Brunswick. I just want to go on the record as saying New Brunswick has the worst roads in the country!! Stop in Moncton, the guys have to check out Magnetic Hill. Well for $5 I don't know... On to Hopewell Rocks and check into an RV Park. Purchase a pass to walk around the rocks another $7 per person and when we get there they are closed so have to park on the road with a hundred other people, and walk two miles to get there!!! Well it is cool and was worth it to get Bay of Fundy mud on my toes! Tides here are pretty amazing.
Aug 25th - Off to Cape Rage, sounds good hey! Quite the road but we get the big rig up there and into the parking lot, oh another $4 each to get out and enjoy the view and check out the fossil beach. Saw a procupine on the road, they are slow! Watched the tide roaring into the channels, quite a change from when we went in to Cape Rage to when we came out. On to Alma, bought some more lobster, then into Fundy National Park, stay at the first campground, very nice not very busy. Good spot to take Skippy for walks. (except for dogs!)
Aug 26th - Rained in the night so foggy and misty this morning. Drive through the fog to Saint John big Carnival Cruise Ship in the harbour. On to New River Provincial Park. After lunch take the hike out on the point and along the beaches. Awesome rocks! Fill our pockets again. Great sandy beach. Sun finally comes out again so we can have dinner outside.
Aug 27th - Sunny this morning and we are off for the US border. Stop on the Canadian side just to ask about all the stuff we have purchased, gifts, wine etc. Beautiful new building just finished last November! Excellent staff member, very nice, very helpful. Away we go to the US side. There of course, "Please stay in your vehicle, give us the keys, do you have any pets in there?" Well I told them we had two cats, and there were three of them so how Skippy got out!!! But Max and Robert were behind us and she saw the guys go in and then the door opened and Skippy came out! Three lanes of traffic, plus the one coming into Canada! and Skippy on the loose. Well bless their hearts they were concerned, and they stopped all traffic until Skip headed into the bush across the road, three guys came after me and him but stopped in the field and had a smoke! I finally caught Skip and got him back in the RV, my legs were shaking and my heart was pumping! That was a scare!! I don't think our fifth got inspected at all, I don't even think they opened the fridge door! On through Maine, N.H. and into Ma. No room in the State Park at Salisbury Beach so into an RV Park $60!!! wow the most expensive we've had. Take a drive through Ipswich and Essex as that's where our forefathers came to America. John Cogswell and Phillip and Mary Code were nieghbours here back in the 1700's I think it was. Found some Cogswell streets. Dark when we head back so stop for dinner then home, all tired we have gained an hour and a half so I guess it's later than we think!
Aug 25th - Off to Cape Rage, sounds good hey! Quite the road but we get the big rig up there and into the parking lot, oh another $4 each to get out and enjoy the view and check out the fossil beach. Saw a procupine on the road, they are slow! Watched the tide roaring into the channels, quite a change from when we went in to Cape Rage to when we came out. On to Alma, bought some more lobster, then into Fundy National Park, stay at the first campground, very nice not very busy. Good spot to take Skippy for walks. (except for dogs!)
Aug 26th - Rained in the night so foggy and misty this morning. Drive through the fog to Saint John big Carnival Cruise Ship in the harbour. On to New River Provincial Park. After lunch take the hike out on the point and along the beaches. Awesome rocks! Fill our pockets again. Great sandy beach. Sun finally comes out again so we can have dinner outside.
Aug 27th - Sunny this morning and we are off for the US border. Stop on the Canadian side just to ask about all the stuff we have purchased, gifts, wine etc. Beautiful new building just finished last November! Excellent staff member, very nice, very helpful. Away we go to the US side. There of course, "Please stay in your vehicle, give us the keys, do you have any pets in there?" Well I told them we had two cats, and there were three of them so how Skippy got out!!! But Max and Robert were behind us and she saw the guys go in and then the door opened and Skippy came out! Three lanes of traffic, plus the one coming into Canada! and Skippy on the loose. Well bless their hearts they were concerned, and they stopped all traffic until Skip headed into the bush across the road, three guys came after me and him but stopped in the field and had a smoke! I finally caught Skip and got him back in the RV, my legs were shaking and my heart was pumping! That was a scare!! I don't think our fifth got inspected at all, I don't even think they opened the fridge door! On through Maine, N.H. and into Ma. No room in the State Park at Salisbury Beach so into an RV Park $60!!! wow the most expensive we've had. Take a drive through Ipswich and Essex as that's where our forefathers came to America. John Cogswell and Phillip and Mary Code were nieghbours here back in the 1700's I think it was. Found some Cogswell streets. Dark when we head back so stop for dinner then home, all tired we have gained an hour and a half so I guess it's later than we think!
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
August 16th to 23rd
Aug 16 - Raining this morning but we are on our way to Bonavista. Carmine and Gary call they are in Twillingate and heading for Fogo Island. As we travel inland the sun comes out and it turns warm again. Drive through Trinity, beautiful little fishing village, old, named from a Portuguese explorer who sailed into the harbour in 1501. Travel on to Elliston (terrible road!) and park at the Municipal Park $10 for water and power!! Linda and David are here! They tell us where we can go to see Puffins, just up the road! Everyone comes over to our place after dinner and we all have a good visit. Oh yeah we saw another moose today.
Aug 17 - Sunny and cool this morning but we are excited about Puffins! We walk up the road about a kilometer and out to the cliff and sit on the rocks and watch Puffins! Hundreds of them couldn't get a better view or better photos! Also saw guillemonts. After we are puffined out we head into Bonavista, first stop Dungeon Prov. Park, great arches in the rock where the surf comes in. There is a herd of goats here, they are looking for handouts but when they see we have nothing they are not interested in us. Then on to the point where John Chabot has a statue, supposedly he landed here in 1497. There are sheep, horses and cattle out here. On into town, lots of old fish drying racks still standing. Had lunch, I had Fisherman's Brewis (another one for you Heather!) I'm not sure this was as well made as it could have been but it was okay. Did a little shopping then back to the rigs and we're away. Next stop Terra Nova National Park. Luckily for us the road is rough and slow going as two moose step out on the road in front of us. Gave us a bit of a start! Terra Nova is beautiful park and we wish we had more time to explore it.
Aug 18 - Nice morning, the bunnies and squirrels are driving poor Skipper crazy! We're off by 10:00 heading for Dildo Run Provincial Park where we will meet Gary and Carmine. Some rain along the way but sunny and warm when we reach the park. Leave a note for G&C as they are off exploring. Have some R&R then do laundry, then decide to hike 4.4 k round trip out to Black Point. The trail is good but lots of roots and it's 24 degrees so we work up a sweat. Great view! After dinner we go over and visit with G&C tomorrow they will head east and we are heading west.
Aug 19 - Sunny morning and we are off to Twillingate. Drive out to the lighthouse and hike one of the trails - HOT - beautiful views and lots of wild blueberries. Oh I forgot to mention that they have a berry called bakeapple - found a few - not bad. Back into town to the Winery (Auk) and of course have to purchase a couple of bottles although it really isn't the greatest wine. Fish and chips for lunch then over to Foodland to look for Peanut Butter Kisses, I've never seen them anywhere but here in Nfld. so I stock up on a few bags. On our way back to the Park we do a few drive arounds one out to Kettle Cove - and there low and behold are fields full of Pitcher Plants!! I have been on the lookout for these, Nfld/Labrador's Provincial flower and they are amazing! I hike out into the moss/bog and snap a few photos, I am truely happy now! Out to Herring Neck and do another hike to a view point, we can see the fog rolling in, awesome. More wild blueberries. Stop at a Lobster pool and purchase 4 lobster for dinner. I guess I should tell you how Dildo Run got it's name - well years ago before there was the modern day dildo - dildo ment safe place, and the bay here was a safe run for the fisherman coming in from bad weather. Ummm is there any connection?
Aug 20 - Cloudy this morning and we are off to Springdale and another Municipal Park. Short trip. After lunch we drive out to King's Cove, there's a neat pottery store so we do some shopping then on to Coffee Cove where the ferry goes out to Little Bay Islands. The countryside here is different, the trees are taller and more deciduous. Saw a pair of grey jays in the campground.
Aug 21 - Cool and wet this morning. We are off to Stephenville. One stop at Cornerbrook for some Pelee Island Shiraz. Stephenville is quite nice and the drive out to Piccadilly Regional Park is awesome - huge cliffs falling into the ocean. The sun is trying to shine and it has warmed a little. The park is great and we get to park right along the beach! beautiful! Hike out to Blind Bird Point and have our dinner outside tonight. One thing about Nfld is there are no bugs! Sounds strange doesn't it but we have not been bothered by black flies or mosquitos! Also it seems like Nfld has just discovered vinyl siding, 80% of the houses have new vinyl siding so everything looks spiffy right now. It's funny because Nova Scotia is tearing all their vinyl siding off back to the original wood!
Aug 22 - Sun is trying to shine for Maurice's birthday! Bacon and eggs for breakfast then have our last walk on the beach. Away to J.T. Cheeseman Prov. Park 10k from Port aux Basque. Arrive to discover that we left our RV keys in the door and luckily for us they are still there!!!
Ride our bikes out to the beach (beautiful sandy) but it is very windy and there are some big black clouds threatening so we head back. I get waylaid as I see more pitcher plants in the fields so more photos. We just make it back before the rain hits. Change our clothes then head into town for a birthday dinner. Roast Turkey - well it was good! Tomorrow is our big ferry ride!
Aug 23 - Couldn't get through to the ferry by phone so don't know if they are on time or not. We are up at 6:00 and away by 6:45. Arrive at the ferry terminal at 7 and find out we will be one hour late. We will be leaving at 9:45 and we are on the Caribou. The crossing is excellent, flat but some fog so that slows us down but somehow we make up the time and arrive 3:45 Nfld time. This trip was more comfortable, less people more room and cheaper food! We make it to Antigonish and park at Wal Mart. Have dinner at McDonald's! It was good!! Do some shopping and too bed.
Aug 17 - Sunny and cool this morning but we are excited about Puffins! We walk up the road about a kilometer and out to the cliff and sit on the rocks and watch Puffins! Hundreds of them couldn't get a better view or better photos! Also saw guillemonts. After we are puffined out we head into Bonavista, first stop Dungeon Prov. Park, great arches in the rock where the surf comes in. There is a herd of goats here, they are looking for handouts but when they see we have nothing they are not interested in us. Then on to the point where John Chabot has a statue, supposedly he landed here in 1497. There are sheep, horses and cattle out here. On into town, lots of old fish drying racks still standing. Had lunch, I had Fisherman's Brewis (another one for you Heather!) I'm not sure this was as well made as it could have been but it was okay. Did a little shopping then back to the rigs and we're away. Next stop Terra Nova National Park. Luckily for us the road is rough and slow going as two moose step out on the road in front of us. Gave us a bit of a start! Terra Nova is beautiful park and we wish we had more time to explore it.
Aug 18 - Nice morning, the bunnies and squirrels are driving poor Skipper crazy! We're off by 10:00 heading for Dildo Run Provincial Park where we will meet Gary and Carmine. Some rain along the way but sunny and warm when we reach the park. Leave a note for G&C as they are off exploring. Have some R&R then do laundry, then decide to hike 4.4 k round trip out to Black Point. The trail is good but lots of roots and it's 24 degrees so we work up a sweat. Great view! After dinner we go over and visit with G&C tomorrow they will head east and we are heading west.
Aug 19 - Sunny morning and we are off to Twillingate. Drive out to the lighthouse and hike one of the trails - HOT - beautiful views and lots of wild blueberries. Oh I forgot to mention that they have a berry called bakeapple - found a few - not bad. Back into town to the Winery (Auk) and of course have to purchase a couple of bottles although it really isn't the greatest wine. Fish and chips for lunch then over to Foodland to look for Peanut Butter Kisses, I've never seen them anywhere but here in Nfld. so I stock up on a few bags. On our way back to the Park we do a few drive arounds one out to Kettle Cove - and there low and behold are fields full of Pitcher Plants!! I have been on the lookout for these, Nfld/Labrador's Provincial flower and they are amazing! I hike out into the moss/bog and snap a few photos, I am truely happy now! Out to Herring Neck and do another hike to a view point, we can see the fog rolling in, awesome. More wild blueberries. Stop at a Lobster pool and purchase 4 lobster for dinner. I guess I should tell you how Dildo Run got it's name - well years ago before there was the modern day dildo - dildo ment safe place, and the bay here was a safe run for the fisherman coming in from bad weather. Ummm is there any connection?
Aug 20 - Cloudy this morning and we are off to Springdale and another Municipal Park. Short trip. After lunch we drive out to King's Cove, there's a neat pottery store so we do some shopping then on to Coffee Cove where the ferry goes out to Little Bay Islands. The countryside here is different, the trees are taller and more deciduous. Saw a pair of grey jays in the campground.
Aug 21 - Cool and wet this morning. We are off to Stephenville. One stop at Cornerbrook for some Pelee Island Shiraz. Stephenville is quite nice and the drive out to Piccadilly Regional Park is awesome - huge cliffs falling into the ocean. The sun is trying to shine and it has warmed a little. The park is great and we get to park right along the beach! beautiful! Hike out to Blind Bird Point and have our dinner outside tonight. One thing about Nfld is there are no bugs! Sounds strange doesn't it but we have not been bothered by black flies or mosquitos! Also it seems like Nfld has just discovered vinyl siding, 80% of the houses have new vinyl siding so everything looks spiffy right now. It's funny because Nova Scotia is tearing all their vinyl siding off back to the original wood!
Aug 22 - Sun is trying to shine for Maurice's birthday! Bacon and eggs for breakfast then have our last walk on the beach. Away to J.T. Cheeseman Prov. Park 10k from Port aux Basque. Arrive to discover that we left our RV keys in the door and luckily for us they are still there!!!
Ride our bikes out to the beach (beautiful sandy) but it is very windy and there are some big black clouds threatening so we head back. I get waylaid as I see more pitcher plants in the fields so more photos. We just make it back before the rain hits. Change our clothes then head into town for a birthday dinner. Roast Turkey - well it was good! Tomorrow is our big ferry ride!
Aug 23 - Couldn't get through to the ferry by phone so don't know if they are on time or not. We are up at 6:00 and away by 6:45. Arrive at the ferry terminal at 7 and find out we will be one hour late. We will be leaving at 9:45 and we are on the Caribou. The crossing is excellent, flat but some fog so that slows us down but somehow we make up the time and arrive 3:45 Nfld time. This trip was more comfortable, less people more room and cheaper food! We make it to Antigonish and park at Wal Mart. Have dinner at McDonald's! It was good!! Do some shopping and too bed.
Monday, August 16, 2010
Aug 11 to 15
Aug 11, off to L'anse aux Meadows, site of Lief Erickson's discovery in about the year 1000. Chilly today 13 degrees but at least it's not raining. Very interesting site, sits on what looks to us like tundra, peat, scrub shrubs, not very inviting but I guess it was easy to find when they made their trips. The sod buildings are well done and the depressions left are amazing! Back to the campground and away. We are heading back to Gros Morne then on to St. John's and will take our time working our way back. Nfld looks small on a map but everywhere you go is one way in and the same way back, so double the mileage. The trip back down is not very nice, lots of rain, but on the other hand it is not foggy so we can at least see what we missed coming up, great shoreline! Around Port au Choix the clouds start to breakup and the sun comes out on the water, very beautiful, it's calm flat water, just what I like! Arrive Cow Head in beautiful sunshine and stay at the Sea Breeze RV Park so that we can get wifi. Small park around 10 spaces all across the road from the bay. We saw saw five moose today.
Aug 12, cool, calm and sunny this morning. Skippy and I take a long walk, the air is so fresh and clean, invigorating! Off we go, will do one stop on the way to St. John's so we have a long day today. When you don't leave until 10:30 or so and stop at 3:00ish it's a short day to cover 300 k. Anyways our destination is Notre Dam Prov Park 389 k. The road (TCHwy) is pretty good, one of the best we've travelled. The landscape is grand and we have a good trip. The park is big and very nice, Skippy and I wander about the edge of the bush. Meteor showers tonight.
Aug 13, make reservations for Pippy Park in St. John's and we're off. Saw a black bear in Terra Nova National Park, would be nice to explore this park a bit but no time this time. Lovely spot though. Just west of Clarenville my phone starts to beep, how exciting! Pass by "Come by Chance" and "Little Heart's Desire" great names. Arrive Pippy Park at 3:00 and get setup in the overflow area for tonight, tomorrow we'll get pull through sites. Unhook the truck and head to the waterfront. Walk about Water Street, take photos and do some shopping. The harbour is quite small to what I had pictured, and a very narrow entrance, I guess you'd say a perfect harbour! Have dinner at Bianca's excellent!!!!
Aug 14, all out this morning enjoying the sunshine, even Missy who decides when we're not looking to go for a walk about. Takes the five (Skippy too) of us, half an hour to find her sitting under a tree watching us! Just like her. The guys drive down to the office and get our new spots which are not empty yet so we decide to head for Signal Hill and Cape Spear. Signal Hill is awesome for the view and how many times the English and French fought over it. Great spot! Oh yes Marconi too for all of you historians. Then off to Cape Spear to see the most eastern tip of Canada. Great views again and see more whales off shore. We could sit up here all day but Robert has an appointment for an oil change on the motorhome so we have to head back. We go and get settled while M&R go to the appointment. this is a chance for me to get some photos on my blog and facebook and write some postcards. So just hang out until 7ish then off to the mall for a movie. Saw "Inception" with Leonardo Di Caprio.
Aug 15, Our last day here so away to Witless Bay. Take a tour boat out of Bay Bulls. It is windy, cool and lumpy!! But the sun is shining. We see several humpback whales right alongside the boat. The boat just travels along beside them at their speed (couldn't do that at home) and of course who cares if we are wallowing in the trough of the swells, there are whales to see!! Then off to one of the Islands in the Ecological Reserve to see Puffins. There are thousands of puffins, they are so cute!! An awesome day!! The trip back is pretty chilly but once we are back to shore the sunshine kicks in. Away we go to Water Street area again to wander about and have dinner, this time at Blue on Water, another excellent restaurant. All except Maurice have lobster! So good, we're going to miss it!! Hate to admit it but on the way home we make a stop at WalMart! got to buy a couple more movies to watch at night! Ha Ha some things never change!!
Aug 12, cool, calm and sunny this morning. Skippy and I take a long walk, the air is so fresh and clean, invigorating! Off we go, will do one stop on the way to St. John's so we have a long day today. When you don't leave until 10:30 or so and stop at 3:00ish it's a short day to cover 300 k. Anyways our destination is Notre Dam Prov Park 389 k. The road (TCHwy) is pretty good, one of the best we've travelled. The landscape is grand and we have a good trip. The park is big and very nice, Skippy and I wander about the edge of the bush. Meteor showers tonight.
Aug 13, make reservations for Pippy Park in St. John's and we're off. Saw a black bear in Terra Nova National Park, would be nice to explore this park a bit but no time this time. Lovely spot though. Just west of Clarenville my phone starts to beep, how exciting! Pass by "Come by Chance" and "Little Heart's Desire" great names. Arrive Pippy Park at 3:00 and get setup in the overflow area for tonight, tomorrow we'll get pull through sites. Unhook the truck and head to the waterfront. Walk about Water Street, take photos and do some shopping. The harbour is quite small to what I had pictured, and a very narrow entrance, I guess you'd say a perfect harbour! Have dinner at Bianca's excellent!!!!
Aug 14, all out this morning enjoying the sunshine, even Missy who decides when we're not looking to go for a walk about. Takes the five (Skippy too) of us, half an hour to find her sitting under a tree watching us! Just like her. The guys drive down to the office and get our new spots which are not empty yet so we decide to head for Signal Hill and Cape Spear. Signal Hill is awesome for the view and how many times the English and French fought over it. Great spot! Oh yes Marconi too for all of you historians. Then off to Cape Spear to see the most eastern tip of Canada. Great views again and see more whales off shore. We could sit up here all day but Robert has an appointment for an oil change on the motorhome so we have to head back. We go and get settled while M&R go to the appointment. this is a chance for me to get some photos on my blog and facebook and write some postcards. So just hang out until 7ish then off to the mall for a movie. Saw "Inception" with Leonardo Di Caprio.
Aug 15, Our last day here so away to Witless Bay. Take a tour boat out of Bay Bulls. It is windy, cool and lumpy!! But the sun is shining. We see several humpback whales right alongside the boat. The boat just travels along beside them at their speed (couldn't do that at home) and of course who cares if we are wallowing in the trough of the swells, there are whales to see!! Then off to one of the Islands in the Ecological Reserve to see Puffins. There are thousands of puffins, they are so cute!! An awesome day!! The trip back is pretty chilly but once we are back to shore the sunshine kicks in. Away we go to Water Street area again to wander about and have dinner, this time at Blue on Water, another excellent restaurant. All except Maurice have lobster! So good, we're going to miss it!! Hate to admit it but on the way home we make a stop at WalMart! got to buy a couple more movies to watch at night! Ha Ha some things never change!!
Saturday, August 14, 2010
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
August 5 to 10th
Aug 5 - Rain has stopped and the sun may even shine. Hear from friends from home, Gary and Carmine that they are in a campground in Bras de Or so we decide to head there instead of Louisbourg. They are taking the ferry tomorrow for Nfld. We meet a great couple at Battery, Linda and David from Peterborough, Ontario. They give us a few suggestions for Nfld as they are headed that way again for the 4th time! They have a cat named Cassie, same as Gary and Carmine so I tell them if they meet a couple from BC travelling in a Eurovan, with a cat, to go up and ask if Cassie is home. You never know! Have a good drive along Bras de Or lake and arrive early in the afternoon. Do some laundry then Gary and Carmine return so we visit then decide to head into town for dinner, I think there is only one restaurant in North Sydney but it is a good one, I have lobster again!
Aug 6 - Gary and Carmine are off, sunny this morning so we head off to Fort Louisbourg. Awesome place, very well done. In 1961 the government decided rebuilding the Fort would be a good way of putting coal miners back to work on Cape Breton Island. I wonder how much that bill was, but it is a great piece of history. They fire a couple of cannons and their pea soup is good, not sure about the bread though! Did a little shopping on our way home tomorrow we catch the ferry to Nfld.
Aug 7 - Sunny again, should be a good crossing. We call in to check that our boat is sailing on time and of course it isn't. We were supposed to depart at 9:30 but it will now be 11:00. Still have to be there by 8:00. What a gong show loading this ship! Takes forever!!!! and we hear that they over booked so have turned away three or four semis, anyway we finally get aboard and we're off by 11:45 or so. We are on the Vision, new boat for this line, like a small cruise ship with many cabins and not much seating. Carmine calls as we are loading, they are at Barachous Point Prov Park so we will see them there. Find a seat in the Bar and have a glass of wine - terrible stuff - but a place to sit. Max and Robert find a good spot out on the deck so we join them there. Good crossing and fast, we are doing around 41 knots. We arrive Port aux Basque around 4:30 but again it's a gong show getting off. You are not allowed onto the car deck until the boat is completely docked. The stairwells are packed with people, kids yelling etc. Away to the campground just south of Cornerbrook. Saw a momma black bear and little cub, run across the road in front of us, so cute! Arrive the campground just after 7 pm, Gary and Carmine right behind us, they've been out exploring. David and Linda are here too, Carmine had to tell me about these people coming over to ask about Cassie - so it did work! We all sit around and visit, Maurice even got out the little propane fireplace.
Aug 8 - We are all six of us heading for "Blow Me Down" Provincial Park. Sounds good what? Finally get to see a little of Nfld. a very majestic landscape! Rugged, and desolate looking. Head out to the coast and Blow me Down park in the picnic area on the beach so we can all be together. Very WINDY! of course. We take the hike up the hill, 423 steps, 150 meters. The view is breathtaking! then back to the beach to pick rocks - we are rock hounds! Big yacht comes into the bay, into York Harbour, where Blow Me Down Days are being held. Name looks like Caraid? Beautiful ship but looks out of place.
Aug 9 - Still blow me down windy this morning but sunny. We are off to Cornerbrook for supplies and will meet up with G&C in Gros Morne. Get stopped in some road construction and had a great chat with the flag guy, when he sent us off he said "Look out for bullwinkle" so far we have not seen any moose. There was a sign when we got off the boat that said there have been 22 accidents so far this year - moose/vehicles. Stop at the visitor centre in Gros Morne and they send us up to Shallow Bay Campground. The scenery is just beautiful. I have some great photos but unfortunately not enough internet time to get them on, will keep trying though. Gary and Carmine fit in our space with us so we save a few $$. Put out the awning to keep the showers off for happy hour then it really starts to rain and it is windy too so everyone heads home for the night.
Aug 10 - Windy and rain in the night but a bit better this morning, we have a long way to go, 301 km to St. Anthony or Pistolet Bay Provincial Park. Foggy and misty all the way to St. Barbe Bay so we don't see much. Then the clouds break and the sun shines! Yahoo! We ran over a little mouse today and Robert's words of wisdom were "Better a mouse than a moose!" Arrive the campground around 3:00 and decide to head into St. Anthony right away so leave a note for Gary and Carmine and we're off. First stop Tim Horton's for coffee and a snack, Gary and Carmine spotted us on the road so they come in and join us. Then we drive out to French Bay and look for icebergs, no luck but we see whales! Max actually seen one broach, we think they are humpback they are BIG! Gorgeous spot and the sun is shinning - it is cold though! A couple of oddities are small gardens (vegetable, mostly potatoe) along the road, each one with it's own little fence and sometimes a scarecrow! and also all the piles of firewood along the roadside. The young lady at the campground tells us that when they put the road in they dug up good soil in places and the residents came along and took little plots for their gardens. As for the wood, they get their permit and in winter drag out the wood with these small sleighs and skidoos or whatever to the roadside, in summer they cut it up to dry. We decide to check out Raleigh and Ship Cove, little fishing villages, or used to be. Saw two moose!
Aug 6 - Gary and Carmine are off, sunny this morning so we head off to Fort Louisbourg. Awesome place, very well done. In 1961 the government decided rebuilding the Fort would be a good way of putting coal miners back to work on Cape Breton Island. I wonder how much that bill was, but it is a great piece of history. They fire a couple of cannons and their pea soup is good, not sure about the bread though! Did a little shopping on our way home tomorrow we catch the ferry to Nfld.
Aug 7 - Sunny again, should be a good crossing. We call in to check that our boat is sailing on time and of course it isn't. We were supposed to depart at 9:30 but it will now be 11:00. Still have to be there by 8:00. What a gong show loading this ship! Takes forever!!!! and we hear that they over booked so have turned away three or four semis, anyway we finally get aboard and we're off by 11:45 or so. We are on the Vision, new boat for this line, like a small cruise ship with many cabins and not much seating. Carmine calls as we are loading, they are at Barachous Point Prov Park so we will see them there. Find a seat in the Bar and have a glass of wine - terrible stuff - but a place to sit. Max and Robert find a good spot out on the deck so we join them there. Good crossing and fast, we are doing around 41 knots. We arrive Port aux Basque around 4:30 but again it's a gong show getting off. You are not allowed onto the car deck until the boat is completely docked. The stairwells are packed with people, kids yelling etc. Away to the campground just south of Cornerbrook. Saw a momma black bear and little cub, run across the road in front of us, so cute! Arrive the campground just after 7 pm, Gary and Carmine right behind us, they've been out exploring. David and Linda are here too, Carmine had to tell me about these people coming over to ask about Cassie - so it did work! We all sit around and visit, Maurice even got out the little propane fireplace.
Aug 8 - We are all six of us heading for "Blow Me Down" Provincial Park. Sounds good what? Finally get to see a little of Nfld. a very majestic landscape! Rugged, and desolate looking. Head out to the coast and Blow me Down park in the picnic area on the beach so we can all be together. Very WINDY! of course. We take the hike up the hill, 423 steps, 150 meters. The view is breathtaking! then back to the beach to pick rocks - we are rock hounds! Big yacht comes into the bay, into York Harbour, where Blow Me Down Days are being held. Name looks like Caraid? Beautiful ship but looks out of place.
Aug 9 - Still blow me down windy this morning but sunny. We are off to Cornerbrook for supplies and will meet up with G&C in Gros Morne. Get stopped in some road construction and had a great chat with the flag guy, when he sent us off he said "Look out for bullwinkle" so far we have not seen any moose. There was a sign when we got off the boat that said there have been 22 accidents so far this year - moose/vehicles. Stop at the visitor centre in Gros Morne and they send us up to Shallow Bay Campground. The scenery is just beautiful. I have some great photos but unfortunately not enough internet time to get them on, will keep trying though. Gary and Carmine fit in our space with us so we save a few $$. Put out the awning to keep the showers off for happy hour then it really starts to rain and it is windy too so everyone heads home for the night.
Aug 10 - Windy and rain in the night but a bit better this morning, we have a long way to go, 301 km to St. Anthony or Pistolet Bay Provincial Park. Foggy and misty all the way to St. Barbe Bay so we don't see much. Then the clouds break and the sun shines! Yahoo! We ran over a little mouse today and Robert's words of wisdom were "Better a mouse than a moose!" Arrive the campground around 3:00 and decide to head into St. Anthony right away so leave a note for Gary and Carmine and we're off. First stop Tim Horton's for coffee and a snack, Gary and Carmine spotted us on the road so they come in and join us. Then we drive out to French Bay and look for icebergs, no luck but we see whales! Max actually seen one broach, we think they are humpback they are BIG! Gorgeous spot and the sun is shinning - it is cold though! A couple of oddities are small gardens (vegetable, mostly potatoe) along the road, each one with it's own little fence and sometimes a scarecrow! and also all the piles of firewood along the roadside. The young lady at the campground tells us that when they put the road in they dug up good soil in places and the residents came along and took little plots for their gardens. As for the wood, they get their permit and in winter drag out the wood with these small sleighs and skidoos or whatever to the roadside, in summer they cut it up to dry. We decide to check out Raleigh and Ship Cove, little fishing villages, or used to be. Saw two moose!
Thursday, August 5, 2010
July 23 to Aug 4
July 23, we are off to Upper Sackville KOA for a couple of nights. Time to get the oil changed in the truck, do laundry and do a final shop before Jenny and Caden arrive tomorrow.
July 24, haircut this morning then head into Halifax around noon, find Cogswell Street and head to the waterfront. Beautiful day! Walk about, have a Starbucks, shop! Excellent! Then we are off to the airport to pick-up Jenny and Caden who arrive right on time! 7:20 pm. They had a good flight but long! We are so happy to see them. Caden is more interested in the John Deere riding lawnmower exhibit!
July 25, woke to rain. Off to Peggy's Cove, warm but misty and foggy. Beautiful spot but would be even better in the sunshine! Managed to spend a little money then we're off again heading for Risser's Beach Prov. Park. Lobster for dinner!
July 26, sunny this morning and we are off to Lunenberg. Take the cable ferry at LeHave $5. Have a great day walking about, going for a horse and buggy ride, shopping, tasting vodka etc. Beautiful spot! Back home again via the cable ferry, hot dogs for dinner. Made some calls today, found out Uncle Harlan is in the hospital so we are praying for his speedy recovery!
July 27, pack up and head across the road to the beach, beautiful sandy beach but cool water and windy. Max and Robert bought Caden some beach toys, shovels and buckets etc so he has a wonderful time digging and playing in the water. The outside showers on the RV's are a blessing! We are off again to Lockeport nice little campground with a pool. Caden loves the pool! After everyone has a dip we drive into town to have a look and check out Crescent Beach, another beautiful sandy beach!
July 28, Maurice and I head out early for Shellburne to visit Jim and Ruth Banguay who used to be our neighbours in Ladysmith. They live on Dock Street, the house Jim was raised in. It was built in the 1770's and Jim's dad found two cannon balls in the walls of the house! They are across from the old govt dock. When Max and Robert and Jenny and Caden come we go for a walk about, then we're off for Yarmouth. Nasty campground, lots of mosquitos, Maurice slices open his forehead on the slideout trying to hook-up the water and keep away from the bugs!
July 29, misty morning and foggy as we drive through Yarmouth and on to Digby. Pretty scenery along the way, a few fields etc where it has been mostly forest, scrubby forest compared to BC. Call my friend Heather's sister Sandy, who lives just down the road and Moe and I drive over for a visit. They are building a new home two k up the road so we go over for a tour. Sandy and Tony, very nice people, have a great visit and take some photos for Heather. Once back at the campground we all head into Digby for some famous Digby Scallops. They are good but I like lobster better! and our westcoast prawns are even better!
July 30, decide to drive out Digby Neck but are disappointed as it is not at all what we expected. We were looking for sand dunes and beaches. Found a couple of beaches and think we saw a whale. So drown our sorrows at Diary Queen in Digby!
July 31, heading for Blomidon Prov. Park. On the way drive into Annapolis Royal to look up Cosby House! It is the oldest recorded wooden house in N.S. Beautiful area, many lovely old homes and Fort Anne! 13 battles were fought here. Very interesting and the setting is lovely. Do some shopping, find a German Bakery! Yum! Head off the main road at Greenwich, great farmland, dyked! Apples, onions, broccoli, carrots, corn! Good corn too! Blomidon Park is full so they put us in the Group Area, couldn't be better! Private and quiet, we love it and stay two nights. Blomidon is a huge headland jutting out into Minas Basin, Bay of Fundy, the tides here are up to 50 feet!
Aug 1, after breakfast head to Scot's Bay Beach, great for rock picking. The tide is waaaaay out, very cool, and as it comes in over the rocks the water heats up! Very warm, like your bathtub almost! Stopped at the Look Off for a grand view of Annapolis Valley and Minas Basin! Into Wolfville for a look around and shopping. Tonight I let Jenny color my hair! Wait till you see it!!
Aug 2, takes awhile to get going this morning but soon we are on our way, drive through Gran Pre but don't stop, wish we had. On past Avonport no stopping here either, sorry Heather. Through Windsor and on up to Noel where we turn south and head back to the airport. We have decided to cancel our reservations at KOA and find something close to the airport as Jenny and Caden have to be there by 6:30 am. End up at Dollar Lake Prov. Park for the night. Our last play time with Caden.
Aug 3, late getting away and then Maurice realizes he's left the keys in the RV door so we have to turn around and go back. Adds half an hour or so to our trip into Halifax. We arrive the water front again and discover chaos! No parking! People everywhere. We head back uptown a bit and find parking then walk about, shop and have an early dinner. There is a yacht at the dock, called "Destination Harbour Too" odd name, beautiful boat owned by the guy who owns Tim Horton's. There are two tanker trucks here filling the fuel tanks, apparently another two are on the way! On the way back to pick up the RVs we are looking for two cooked lobster for Jenny to take home, well that wasn't easy! We are late getting back to the RVs and we have to hook up and head back to the airport, we are parking behind the Petro Can station for the night.
Aug 4, cool and cloudy this morning. We are up by 5:45 and we all hop in the truck and take Jenny and Caden to the airport. Get them checked in and get in the security line which is almost out the door. Maurice and I stand in the line while the rest head to Tim Horton's to get her a coffee and bagel. Then they are gone! How sad! Caden is such a bundle of energy but he has been an awesome traveller!! We will miss them greatly but not as much as Max will! Back to the RVs and we are off, our earliest morning yet. Head up to Truro, and across to Antigonish and back over to Cape Breton. Stop in Port Hawkesbury for a McLobster - yes at McDonalds - we had to try one but we won't have another! Not so good. On to St. Peters and Battery Prov. Park. A beautiful park but it is blowing and raining and just plain nasty! Have a great view of the Atlantic, white caps etc. Robert makes shepherd's pie for dinner, nice comfort food! Jenny has called and she is home safe!
July 24, haircut this morning then head into Halifax around noon, find Cogswell Street and head to the waterfront. Beautiful day! Walk about, have a Starbucks, shop! Excellent! Then we are off to the airport to pick-up Jenny and Caden who arrive right on time! 7:20 pm. They had a good flight but long! We are so happy to see them. Caden is more interested in the John Deere riding lawnmower exhibit!
July 25, woke to rain. Off to Peggy's Cove, warm but misty and foggy. Beautiful spot but would be even better in the sunshine! Managed to spend a little money then we're off again heading for Risser's Beach Prov. Park. Lobster for dinner!
July 26, sunny this morning and we are off to Lunenberg. Take the cable ferry at LeHave $5. Have a great day walking about, going for a horse and buggy ride, shopping, tasting vodka etc. Beautiful spot! Back home again via the cable ferry, hot dogs for dinner. Made some calls today, found out Uncle Harlan is in the hospital so we are praying for his speedy recovery!
July 27, pack up and head across the road to the beach, beautiful sandy beach but cool water and windy. Max and Robert bought Caden some beach toys, shovels and buckets etc so he has a wonderful time digging and playing in the water. The outside showers on the RV's are a blessing! We are off again to Lockeport nice little campground with a pool. Caden loves the pool! After everyone has a dip we drive into town to have a look and check out Crescent Beach, another beautiful sandy beach!
July 28, Maurice and I head out early for Shellburne to visit Jim and Ruth Banguay who used to be our neighbours in Ladysmith. They live on Dock Street, the house Jim was raised in. It was built in the 1770's and Jim's dad found two cannon balls in the walls of the house! They are across from the old govt dock. When Max and Robert and Jenny and Caden come we go for a walk about, then we're off for Yarmouth. Nasty campground, lots of mosquitos, Maurice slices open his forehead on the slideout trying to hook-up the water and keep away from the bugs!
July 29, misty morning and foggy as we drive through Yarmouth and on to Digby. Pretty scenery along the way, a few fields etc where it has been mostly forest, scrubby forest compared to BC. Call my friend Heather's sister Sandy, who lives just down the road and Moe and I drive over for a visit. They are building a new home two k up the road so we go over for a tour. Sandy and Tony, very nice people, have a great visit and take some photos for Heather. Once back at the campground we all head into Digby for some famous Digby Scallops. They are good but I like lobster better! and our westcoast prawns are even better!
July 30, decide to drive out Digby Neck but are disappointed as it is not at all what we expected. We were looking for sand dunes and beaches. Found a couple of beaches and think we saw a whale. So drown our sorrows at Diary Queen in Digby!
July 31, heading for Blomidon Prov. Park. On the way drive into Annapolis Royal to look up Cosby House! It is the oldest recorded wooden house in N.S. Beautiful area, many lovely old homes and Fort Anne! 13 battles were fought here. Very interesting and the setting is lovely. Do some shopping, find a German Bakery! Yum! Head off the main road at Greenwich, great farmland, dyked! Apples, onions, broccoli, carrots, corn! Good corn too! Blomidon Park is full so they put us in the Group Area, couldn't be better! Private and quiet, we love it and stay two nights. Blomidon is a huge headland jutting out into Minas Basin, Bay of Fundy, the tides here are up to 50 feet!
Aug 1, after breakfast head to Scot's Bay Beach, great for rock picking. The tide is waaaaay out, very cool, and as it comes in over the rocks the water heats up! Very warm, like your bathtub almost! Stopped at the Look Off for a grand view of Annapolis Valley and Minas Basin! Into Wolfville for a look around and shopping. Tonight I let Jenny color my hair! Wait till you see it!!
Aug 2, takes awhile to get going this morning but soon we are on our way, drive through Gran Pre but don't stop, wish we had. On past Avonport no stopping here either, sorry Heather. Through Windsor and on up to Noel where we turn south and head back to the airport. We have decided to cancel our reservations at KOA and find something close to the airport as Jenny and Caden have to be there by 6:30 am. End up at Dollar Lake Prov. Park for the night. Our last play time with Caden.
Aug 3, late getting away and then Maurice realizes he's left the keys in the RV door so we have to turn around and go back. Adds half an hour or so to our trip into Halifax. We arrive the water front again and discover chaos! No parking! People everywhere. We head back uptown a bit and find parking then walk about, shop and have an early dinner. There is a yacht at the dock, called "Destination Harbour Too" odd name, beautiful boat owned by the guy who owns Tim Horton's. There are two tanker trucks here filling the fuel tanks, apparently another two are on the way! On the way back to pick up the RVs we are looking for two cooked lobster for Jenny to take home, well that wasn't easy! We are late getting back to the RVs and we have to hook up and head back to the airport, we are parking behind the Petro Can station for the night.
Aug 4, cool and cloudy this morning. We are up by 5:45 and we all hop in the truck and take Jenny and Caden to the airport. Get them checked in and get in the security line which is almost out the door. Maurice and I stand in the line while the rest head to Tim Horton's to get her a coffee and bagel. Then they are gone! How sad! Caden is such a bundle of energy but he has been an awesome traveller!! We will miss them greatly but not as much as Max will! Back to the RVs and we are off, our earliest morning yet. Head up to Truro, and across to Antigonish and back over to Cape Breton. Stop in Port Hawkesbury for a McLobster - yes at McDonalds - we had to try one but we won't have another! Not so good. On to St. Peters and Battery Prov. Park. A beautiful park but it is blowing and raining and just plain nasty! Have a great view of the Atlantic, white caps etc. Robert makes shepherd's pie for dinner, nice comfort food! Jenny has called and she is home safe!
Thursday, July 22, 2010
July 17th to 22nd
July 17th, Robert makes lobster omelet for breakfast, yummy! Catch the 1:00 ferry to Pictou, Nova Scotia. A beautiful day for a ferry ride! Find our RV park then drive into Pictou to have a look around. There's a Farmer's Market that we will have to catch tomorrow as it closes in 5 minutes. There is an "Adopt a Lobster" centre here, talk to a young lady who works here, it's a Federal Government lobster hatchery. The area here has declining lobster stocks so they are trying to reverse that. The cylce is 7 years and they are in year 4. They have lobster from 1-3 days old! very cool. Running into more mosquitos and black flies! We don't like it!
July 18th, we do visit the Market before we head out of town. Take some of the scenic route to Antigonish then on and over the Canso Causeway and we are on Cape Breton Island. Beautiful sunny day and the drive is awesome. We are not impressed with the info we have from the Nova Scotia tourist bureau, trying to find a campground is not easy. Finally find MacLeod's RV Park on Dunvegan Beach, we are in the overflow but the beach makes up for it. The very best beach and water we have found yet! And the rocks are cool too we fill our pockets. Wiener roast for dinner.
July 19th, another beautiful day and we truck on through Margaree Harbour, Cheticamp and then stop at Flora's Gift Shop, manage to buy a few things! Starting to climb now so stop at a few view points, what can I say unbelieveable! I was here 28 years ago and remember it as being beautiful but this is really something to see. We climb then descend really working the Triton V10 - yikes our brakes must be hot! Finally over and coming down the Atlantic side we find an RV Park just out of Ingonish "Broad Cove". Ride our bikes over to the beach and swim or I should say dunk in the Atlantic. It's a might cold and the beach is very pebbly, hard on the feet.
July 20th, off today to complete the circle tour, the whole Cabot Trail! The reminder is certainly not as impressive as we've seen in fact we could of missed this part. Stop in Baddeck on Bras d'Or lake for fuel. A lovely little town with lots of sailboats in the water. Stop in Margaree Forks at a corner store and ask about camp grounds end up on Lake Ainslie and get a spot right on the lake. Lovely spot! Drive into Whycocomagh to find a place for dinner, we luck out and have a good dinner - no lobster! :o)
July 21st, we're away back over Canso Causeway and into Antigonish, find a Wal Mart and Superstore and stock up. Then we're off for the Eastern Shore, down highway 7 to Stillwater and a campground called "Nimrod" on a little lake and quite pretty. Meet some people from Crofton! She worked at CIBC and he worked for BC Tel. Amazing!
July 22nd, awoke to rain, we have a small lake forming around us. Finally turns to drizzle and we are off. Stop in Sherbrooke Village but do not tour the village, we visit the Info Centre and get more information on campgrounds and Provincial Parks. Then we're off along a very rough road, and lots of construction. It's very much like driving along the Pacific Rim, scrubby trees, misty and not very prosperous. Finally find Porter's Lake Provincial Park and get a couple of great spots, great view and it's not raining! Watch RV with Robin Williams tonight - sure am glad I'm not travelling with him! lol
July 18th, we do visit the Market before we head out of town. Take some of the scenic route to Antigonish then on and over the Canso Causeway and we are on Cape Breton Island. Beautiful sunny day and the drive is awesome. We are not impressed with the info we have from the Nova Scotia tourist bureau, trying to find a campground is not easy. Finally find MacLeod's RV Park on Dunvegan Beach, we are in the overflow but the beach makes up for it. The very best beach and water we have found yet! And the rocks are cool too we fill our pockets. Wiener roast for dinner.
July 19th, another beautiful day and we truck on through Margaree Harbour, Cheticamp and then stop at Flora's Gift Shop, manage to buy a few things! Starting to climb now so stop at a few view points, what can I say unbelieveable! I was here 28 years ago and remember it as being beautiful but this is really something to see. We climb then descend really working the Triton V10 - yikes our brakes must be hot! Finally over and coming down the Atlantic side we find an RV Park just out of Ingonish "Broad Cove". Ride our bikes over to the beach and swim or I should say dunk in the Atlantic. It's a might cold and the beach is very pebbly, hard on the feet.
July 20th, off today to complete the circle tour, the whole Cabot Trail! The reminder is certainly not as impressive as we've seen in fact we could of missed this part. Stop in Baddeck on Bras d'Or lake for fuel. A lovely little town with lots of sailboats in the water. Stop in Margaree Forks at a corner store and ask about camp grounds end up on Lake Ainslie and get a spot right on the lake. Lovely spot! Drive into Whycocomagh to find a place for dinner, we luck out and have a good dinner - no lobster! :o)
July 21st, we're away back over Canso Causeway and into Antigonish, find a Wal Mart and Superstore and stock up. Then we're off for the Eastern Shore, down highway 7 to Stillwater and a campground called "Nimrod" on a little lake and quite pretty. Meet some people from Crofton! She worked at CIBC and he worked for BC Tel. Amazing!
July 22nd, awoke to rain, we have a small lake forming around us. Finally turns to drizzle and we are off. Stop in Sherbrooke Village but do not tour the village, we visit the Info Centre and get more information on campgrounds and Provincial Parks. Then we're off along a very rough road, and lots of construction. It's very much like driving along the Pacific Rim, scrubby trees, misty and not very prosperous. Finally find Porter's Lake Provincial Park and get a couple of great spots, great view and it's not raining! Watch RV with Robin Williams tonight - sure am glad I'm not travelling with him! lol
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
July 10 to the 16th
We spend two nights at Black Point. Our neighbours are great, all local people, very friendly. We walk the beach and swim and just take it easy.
July 11th we are off today on the Coastal Scenic route 134 through Bathurst, Caraquet, lots of Acadian flags. On through Miramichi - roads are ROUGH! Lots of fishing boats sitting in yards. On to Kouchibouguac Nationa Park, a bit rainy. Find the RV Park and get our spots, great place and we are able to eat out under the awning. Stopped today and bought some lobster, cooked and ready to eat.
July 12th we get on our bikes and ride over to the beach area. Walk the board walk over the sand dunes and to the beach. Sky threatening rain but I get my feet in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. We are off for PEI over the Confederation Bridge, very impressive! 12.6 km. Cross over PEI to Oyster Bed Bridge and find our RV Park. Beautiful countryside, lots of potatoes growing. Eat our lobster tonight.
July 13th, off to Charlottetown. Very busy with construction and of course Regis and Kelly are here taping and doing some live shows. We head down to the waterfront to check it out. A big cruise ship is in the harbour. Take a walking tour and do some shopping. Visit Confederation House and see where it all started, Canada that is! Very hot and humid today. Drive over to Summerside for dinner but have a difficult time finding a restaurant. When we do we are very disappointed, the potatoes are hard! and here we are in PEI! I guess they ran out of new potatoes.
July 14th, raining today but we pay for another night and we're off in the truck to do some touring. Head to Cavendish, did some shopping along the way and took some detours to various beaches. Watched a little fox try to find lunch. Dropped by Green Gables boy has it changed since I was here 28 years ago! Back to Summerside for groceries and stop at Subway for a Lobster Sub - yummy! Rain finaly stops.
July 15th woke to a sunny day. We are off heading for the East Point Lighthouse. Discover our battery is not charging properly, the inverter for the computer is squealing. I guess it is the alternator, oh great. Make it to Red Point Provincial park overlooking the Gulf, very beautiful. Check out the beach, great but chilly water and lots of red jelly fish. The park host tells us of a restaurant back at North Harbour so we decide to head there for dinner. Have an awesome meal and Leeta, our waitress (1st Nations) is absolutely great! And the truck makes it. North Harbour is Canada's Tuna Fishing Capital, lots of boats out fishing. They hold the record for biggest tuna caught at over 1400 lbs.
July 16th, my brother Richard's birthday, time to reflect on memories. Maurice spends time on the phone looking for an alternator. The Ford dealer in Montague finds one in Charlottetown and says he will have it by noon. So Moe puts the little Honda generator in the truck box and wires it to the truck battery somehow and off we head for Montague. We do make it, the Ford dealer is right on the highway so we just pull in pick it up and we are away to our next destination. Panmore Island Provincial Park, pull in and get settled. Moe changes the alternator then we are off to the beach. Beautiful sandy beach, sand dunes, and sun. We go for a swim, cool but refreshing. Awesome day.
July 11th we are off today on the Coastal Scenic route 134 through Bathurst, Caraquet, lots of Acadian flags. On through Miramichi - roads are ROUGH! Lots of fishing boats sitting in yards. On to Kouchibouguac Nationa Park, a bit rainy. Find the RV Park and get our spots, great place and we are able to eat out under the awning. Stopped today and bought some lobster, cooked and ready to eat.
July 12th we get on our bikes and ride over to the beach area. Walk the board walk over the sand dunes and to the beach. Sky threatening rain but I get my feet in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. We are off for PEI over the Confederation Bridge, very impressive! 12.6 km. Cross over PEI to Oyster Bed Bridge and find our RV Park. Beautiful countryside, lots of potatoes growing. Eat our lobster tonight.
July 13th, off to Charlottetown. Very busy with construction and of course Regis and Kelly are here taping and doing some live shows. We head down to the waterfront to check it out. A big cruise ship is in the harbour. Take a walking tour and do some shopping. Visit Confederation House and see where it all started, Canada that is! Very hot and humid today. Drive over to Summerside for dinner but have a difficult time finding a restaurant. When we do we are very disappointed, the potatoes are hard! and here we are in PEI! I guess they ran out of new potatoes.
July 14th, raining today but we pay for another night and we're off in the truck to do some touring. Head to Cavendish, did some shopping along the way and took some detours to various beaches. Watched a little fox try to find lunch. Dropped by Green Gables boy has it changed since I was here 28 years ago! Back to Summerside for groceries and stop at Subway for a Lobster Sub - yummy! Rain finaly stops.
July 15th woke to a sunny day. We are off heading for the East Point Lighthouse. Discover our battery is not charging properly, the inverter for the computer is squealing. I guess it is the alternator, oh great. Make it to Red Point Provincial park overlooking the Gulf, very beautiful. Check out the beach, great but chilly water and lots of red jelly fish. The park host tells us of a restaurant back at North Harbour so we decide to head there for dinner. Have an awesome meal and Leeta, our waitress (1st Nations) is absolutely great! And the truck makes it. North Harbour is Canada's Tuna Fishing Capital, lots of boats out fishing. They hold the record for biggest tuna caught at over 1400 lbs.
July 16th, my brother Richard's birthday, time to reflect on memories. Maurice spends time on the phone looking for an alternator. The Ford dealer in Montague finds one in Charlottetown and says he will have it by noon. So Moe puts the little Honda generator in the truck box and wires it to the truck battery somehow and off we head for Montague. We do make it, the Ford dealer is right on the highway so we just pull in pick it up and we are away to our next destination. Panmore Island Provincial Park, pull in and get settled. Moe changes the alternator then we are off to the beach. Beautiful sandy beach, sand dunes, and sun. We go for a swim, cool but refreshing. Awesome day.
Sunday, July 18, 2010
Saturday, July 10, 2010
July 5 to July 9
Left Quebec City (Levi) area just before the heat wave, the morning we left it was 28 at 8 am. Hot and humid!! Not a good nights sleep last night as Skipper caught another mouse at 2 am, and of course he always has to bring it to bed for us to see and admire! Yuk.
We are following Hwy 132 along the St. Lawrence River, lovely drive, one diary farm after another. Much more affluent than what we saw coming into Quebec. Stop in St. Jean Port-Joli, apparently the wood carving capital of Quebec. They have a museum here like the wax museum but wood carvings. We bought a puffin for the boat. On to Bic National Park, raining! We discover that they will not allow us to stay here as we have pets so on we go to Rimouski and find a very nice RV Park that won #1 park in Quebec last year.
July 6, off to Cap Chat weather is good so the view is great! Stop at Jardins de Metis (Reford Gardens) and spend a couple of hours walking and admiring the gardens. They have an area called "festival" where various creative genius have created their idea of the "perfect?" gardens. Well if you are familiar with Quebec "art" you will know these are very unique. There is one garden of 16 varieties of potatoes and a house built into the ground that contains 1000 potatoes wired together to produce sound and light. Remember those experiments in school? Anyway off to Cap Chat find a spot on the river, walk the beach, get my feet wet! Have our first lobster dinner here, very basic but the lobster is excellent!
July 7, (SKIPPER: Yes Missy and I are still on this trek with our parents! This morning I had the scare of my life! I was out trying to soak up a little sun when I hear these thundering feet coming at me down the beach, and then into view came these HUGE four legged creatures - monsters to me! My Dad thought they were great, but I ran to the 5th wheel as fast as my four legs could travel and hid under the table for the remainder of the morning!!)
Some fog this morning but it disappears quickly, at La Martre just below the red lighthouse there is a very bad accident involving a motorcyle it looks like, we have to detour, hate to see these kinds of things. The road is like a roller coaster! up and down and around some of the grades are 14 to 17% unbelievable!! Hope we have good brakes. The scenery is beautiful though and all we need is the sun to shine and we would be happy. Stop in Forillion National Park for lunch then off to Gaspe, drive through a patriotic spot, many Canadian flags! Then arrive in Perce and discover a quaint little tourist town, people everywhere. The rock is awesome! not a disappointment at all!! Our camp ground has a view of the rock so we decide to spend two days here instead of one.
July 8 we head into Perce for breakfast and to do some shopping, it's a beautiful day the sun is shining! Do some touring around. Go to dinner at a Pasta Restaurant, the food is to die for!! Some thunder and showers but just another excellent day.
July 9th we are up and off by 9:00!! amazing! I must admit that it is usually closer to 11:00 before we are on the road. The drive along the south coast of the Gaspe is totally different than the north, much less rugged and much more populated. In fact it seems a continuous string of homes and towns. Very hot today up to 33! and still very humid. We finally cross into New Brunswick and find our campground at Black Point, right on the water, Chaleur Bay and again we decide to spend two nights. Max and I go for a swim and cool off. Not long until the thunder starts and the clouds roll in and the rain comes, but it doesn't last long and we are able to eat outside.
In closing today I must say we were all a little nervous of the reception we would receive in Quebec. But after our time there we are all very impressed with the friendliness of the Quebecers. Everyone treated us very kindly and were interested in where we came from etc. Max and I feel like we need to learn some french!!
We are following Hwy 132 along the St. Lawrence River, lovely drive, one diary farm after another. Much more affluent than what we saw coming into Quebec. Stop in St. Jean Port-Joli, apparently the wood carving capital of Quebec. They have a museum here like the wax museum but wood carvings. We bought a puffin for the boat. On to Bic National Park, raining! We discover that they will not allow us to stay here as we have pets so on we go to Rimouski and find a very nice RV Park that won #1 park in Quebec last year.
July 6, off to Cap Chat weather is good so the view is great! Stop at Jardins de Metis (Reford Gardens) and spend a couple of hours walking and admiring the gardens. They have an area called "festival" where various creative genius have created their idea of the "perfect?" gardens. Well if you are familiar with Quebec "art" you will know these are very unique. There is one garden of 16 varieties of potatoes and a house built into the ground that contains 1000 potatoes wired together to produce sound and light. Remember those experiments in school? Anyway off to Cap Chat find a spot on the river, walk the beach, get my feet wet! Have our first lobster dinner here, very basic but the lobster is excellent!
July 7, (SKIPPER: Yes Missy and I are still on this trek with our parents! This morning I had the scare of my life! I was out trying to soak up a little sun when I hear these thundering feet coming at me down the beach, and then into view came these HUGE four legged creatures - monsters to me! My Dad thought they were great, but I ran to the 5th wheel as fast as my four legs could travel and hid under the table for the remainder of the morning!!)
Some fog this morning but it disappears quickly, at La Martre just below the red lighthouse there is a very bad accident involving a motorcyle it looks like, we have to detour, hate to see these kinds of things. The road is like a roller coaster! up and down and around some of the grades are 14 to 17% unbelievable!! Hope we have good brakes. The scenery is beautiful though and all we need is the sun to shine and we would be happy. Stop in Forillion National Park for lunch then off to Gaspe, drive through a patriotic spot, many Canadian flags! Then arrive in Perce and discover a quaint little tourist town, people everywhere. The rock is awesome! not a disappointment at all!! Our camp ground has a view of the rock so we decide to spend two days here instead of one.
July 8 we head into Perce for breakfast and to do some shopping, it's a beautiful day the sun is shining! Do some touring around. Go to dinner at a Pasta Restaurant, the food is to die for!! Some thunder and showers but just another excellent day.
July 9th we are up and off by 9:00!! amazing! I must admit that it is usually closer to 11:00 before we are on the road. The drive along the south coast of the Gaspe is totally different than the north, much less rugged and much more populated. In fact it seems a continuous string of homes and towns. Very hot today up to 33! and still very humid. We finally cross into New Brunswick and find our campground at Black Point, right on the water, Chaleur Bay and again we decide to spend two nights. Max and I go for a swim and cool off. Not long until the thunder starts and the clouds roll in and the rain comes, but it doesn't last long and we are able to eat outside.
In closing today I must say we were all a little nervous of the reception we would receive in Quebec. But after our time there we are all very impressed with the friendliness of the Quebecers. Everyone treated us very kindly and were interested in where we came from etc. Max and I feel like we need to learn some french!!
Friday, July 9, 2010
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