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Month: September 2016

Fortress of Louisburg in Nova Scotia: Sep. 23-25, 2016

Fortress of Louisburg in Nova Scotia: Sep. 23-25, 2016

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After enjoying Cape Breton Highlands National Park for a week we headed over to North Sydney, Cape Breton. We left Cheticamp early in the morning and stopped by the Alexander Bell Museum in Baddock. It is an interesting museum and we enjoyed learning more about the man behind the phone invention and his family. It was a very dreary, cold and wet day so we didn’t spend much time touring Baddock. Instead, after visiting the museum we continued onto the…

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Cape Breton’s Cabot Trail, Nova Scotia – Sep. 16-23, 2016

Cape Breton’s Cabot Trail, Nova Scotia – Sep. 16-23, 2016

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We arrived at the Cape Breton Highlands National Park campground, in Cheticamp, mid-late afternoon. I was like a kid in a candy store. As soon as we parked the RV I was ready to tour the Cabot Trail. Charlie was tired from driving all day, but he was a sport and hopped in the Jeep’s passenger seat. I happily jumped into the driver’s seat and headed out onto the famous Cabot Trail. The road is mountainous and curvy, meaning it…

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Lunenburg, Nova Scotia: Sep. 11-16, 2016

Lunenburg, Nova Scotia: Sep. 11-16, 2016

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This has been one of our favorite places to visit on our trip. Lunenburg is designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site for its status of having “the best preserved North American example of an eighteenth century British colonial town plan.” The city was founded in 1753. It is located on a beautiful harbor with many sailboats anchored throughout. Unlike the Bay of Fundy, which has dramatic water level changes due to the tides, the tidal change in Lunenburg is…

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Nova Scotia – Annapolis Valley #2 – Sep. 6-11, 2016

Nova Scotia – Annapolis Valley #2 – Sep. 6-11, 2016

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We spent our second week in the Annapolis Valley Region of Nova Scotia about mid-way down the Bay of Fundy, at The Cove Campground in Annapolis Royal. This campground was suggested to us by a Nova Scotian we met on PEI. We were originally planning to stay at another CG nearby (Dunromin). We were given a large spot in the front row, overlooking the Bay of Fundy. Since it was past Labor Day Weekend we essentially had the place to…

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Nova Scotia – Annapolis Valley #1 – Sep. 1-6, 2016

Nova Scotia – Annapolis Valley #1 – Sep. 1-6, 2016

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Sep. 1: We arrived at our first Nova Scotia campground, Highbury Gardens in Wolfville, late afternoon. The campground is pretty small, especially when you compare it to where we stayed at on PEI. It is also fairly wooded so there will be no TV for the next 5 days. I’m quite happy, while Charlie is trying to cope. We were originally going to spend the Labor Day Weekend over at King Neptune campground, near Peggy’s Cove. However, in speaking with…

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Prince Edward Island, Canada: Aug. 25 – Sep. 1, 2016

Prince Edward Island, Canada: Aug. 25 – Sep. 1, 2016

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We left Quebec for PEI August 24th. We decided to take the long route and go through St. John, New Brunswick (NB) to see the Reversing Falls and then to take a driving tour through the Fundy National Park. The Reversing Falls is a unique phenomenon created by the collision of the Bay of Fundy and the Saint John River. At low tide the river empties into the bay causing a series of rapids and whirlpools. As tides rise they slow the…

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