As you can see I have passed through many provinces since my last post and have made it all the way across Canada! Horray!
Montreal
In Montreal Dace and I wandered on Saint Denis street, which is full of shops and places to eat. We went for Mexican food at 3 Amigos (wouldn't necessarily recommend it) and slept a few streets away in a residential area in the van. The next day we continued our wandering and walked all the way down to Old Montreal, where we had delicious crepes at Cafe Suzette. We were going to stay another night, but Dace had brought her dog Mowgli, so she couldn't easily catch a bus, and we had seen most of what we wanted to, so we drove to Ottawa. I was there last Christmas, but it was nice to include it, as well getting a famous Obama cookie. We also went to a restaurant her friend owns called the Smoque Shack.
The farm I was planning to stay at in PEI for my last week of travel cancelled on me a few days before I was supposed to arrive, so I spent an extra day in Ottawa to find another farm. Ended up finding this place called Weedy Gardens near the center of the Island that I think I'll enjoy much better (just got here last night).
Quebec City
Thursday I drove to Quebec City, which is definitely one of the most beautiful places I have seen during this trip. I parked just off the main street (which has lots of different shops and eateries, including a delicious vegetarian buffet restaurant where I had dinner) for the night and slept there, but it was pretty loud. Somehow from Thursday to Saturday in each of the different cities I was in there was a free show to see. In QC Cirque de Soleil put on a full-scale outside show, with a stage, ramps, trampolines, etc. under this highway. There's also lots of historic stuff to see, such as a Citadel, churches, and old cobble-stone streets. I was tempted to stay there, learn French, and eat pastries!
New Brunswick
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| View from top of lighthouse |
Alas I departed Friday and drove to Fredricton. I got there in time to see the end of some live country music at the Lighthouse on the Green, which is a lighthouse on the St. John River. I picked up a tour pamphlet of the city and parking on random streets didn't seem to be too supported by the city, but I ran into this really nice family from France that was headed towards a Walmart, so I followed them there. They are traveling around North America for a year with their three kids. Pretty cool!
Saturday I got up and went to the Boyce Farmer's Market, full of produce and fresh-baked good and different art pieces. Yum fresh orange juice, soft pretzel and gouda! The town also has an Officer's Square where they do a changing of the guard demonstration with men marching around in bright red uniforms. I kept running into the family from the night before, and they are making their way West, so maybe I'll see them again on the island...
Nova Scotia
Then I headed to Halifax, Nova Scotia - the furthest point east on my trip! I drove straight through town to Point Pleasant Park, where a group called Shakespeare on the Sea puts on shows in the park every summer. I saw this hilarious comedy-rendition of Alice and Wonderland that would be worth a trip to Halifax by itself!
Long story short it was foggy that night and I got quite lost but finally found my way to a Walmart. As much as I may not like the store itself, they do get points for letting people stay in their parking lots overnight. The next morning I got up and drove to Peggy's Cove, which is further south along the Atlantic and probably the stereotype of what tourists (like me) think Nova Scotia looks like. It was nice but very touristy, of course, and I somehow managed to get lost again and drove around Purcell's Cove before finding my way back downtown. I walked along the harbourfront and got some lunch, then drove to Prince Edward Island. Last stop of the trip!
I could have taken the boat, but that's not very exciting living on the coast with the BC Ferries, so I took the Confederation Bridge. Longest bridge (over ice-covered waters?) in the world!
Thursday I drove to Quebec City, which is definitely one of the most beautiful places I have seen during this trip. I parked just off the main street (which has lots of different shops and eateries, including a delicious vegetarian buffet restaurant where I had dinner) for the night and slept there, but it was pretty loud. Somehow from Thursday to Saturday in each of the different cities I was in there was a free show to see. In QC Cirque de Soleil put on a full-scale outside show, with a stage, ramps, trampolines, etc. under this highway. There's also lots of historic stuff to see, such as a Citadel, churches, and old cobble-stone streets. I was tempted to stay there, learn French, and eat pastries!
Saturday I got up and went to the Boyce Farmer's Market, full of produce and fresh-baked good and different art pieces. Yum fresh orange juice, soft pretzel and gouda! The town also has an Officer's Square where they do a changing of the guard demonstration with men marching around in bright red uniforms. I kept running into the family from the night before, and they are making their way West, so maybe I'll see them again on the island...
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