Maritimes, Travel

Maritime Adventure

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Deborah and I lived together in the Toronto area for over thirteen years – I’d spent my entire life there, but neither of us had ever been to the Maritimes or Newfoundland.  Since we migrated to the west coast in 2006 we felt that this was a big miss and it was unlikely that we’d ever get to do that trip.  Little did we know that when we scheduled our Australian circumference cruise in October 2016 that we’d start to rethink about the possibility of a Newfoundland adventure as we toured New Zealand with our good friends, Ian & Wendy Hair.   There was emails, SKYPE calls, itinerary development and scheduling and a few long-distance phone calls but we agreed that we’d both fly into Toronto on Labour Day (September 2017) and rent an SUV for our six (6) week maritime adventure.  I’ve added just a couple of the thousands of pictures that I took on this trip – I hope you enjoy.

This was a real weird town in rural Massachusetts that had hundreds of dressed mannequins covering all forms of pop culture in front of all the shops and homes in the town.

Me and my friend in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia

Fenway Park – Boston, Massachusetts

 

Niagara Falls, Ontario

Our good friends, Ian & Wendy Hair (Sydney (Davidson), Australia

Peggy’s Harbour, Nova Scotia

Peggy’s Harbour, Nova Scotia

Our favorite – Muskoka Chairs – A New Australian Business Opportunity

 

Halifax, Nova Scotia

 

Gros Morne National Park, Gros Morne Newfoundland

 

Gros Morne National Park

Our final itinerary ended up as I’ve listed below, but hundreds of small little, quaint towns in between.

  • Toronto, Ontario
  • Ottawa, Ontario
  • Montreal, Quebec
  • Quebec City, Quebec
  • Iles d’Orleans, Quebec
  • Bar Harbour, Maine
  • Charlottetown, P.E.I.
  • Glace Bay, Nova Scotia
  • North Sydney, Nova Scotia
  • St. Johns, Newfoundland
  • Gander, Newfoundland
  • Gros Morne National Park, Newfoundland
  • Cornerbrook, Newfoundland
  • Port Aux Basques, Newfoundland
  • Halifax, Nova Scotia
  • Boston, Massachusetts
  • Gananoque, Ontario
  • Toronto, Ontario

It was a long, long road trip, covering just short of 10,000 kilometers, but oh the things that we saw.  Unfortunately NO moose, but thousand of picture-perfect shots of landscape that I’ve posted below.  I think that if Deborah and I were to revisit the Maritimes we just would not pass up Ile d’Orleans, Quebec  or Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island – both of these places were just fantastic and needs to be re-explored.  There’s just too many places to comment on here so please enjoy the pictures.

 

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