Saturday, August 10, 2019 This morning, we headed out on our bikes to the Newfoundland & Labrador Folk Festival in Bannerman Park. We were armed with directions to the park from the RV kiosk attendant and a poor map (no astrolabe). Along the unmarked bike trails, we became confused several […]
Friday, August 9, 2019 Today we completed the final leg to St. John’s via the Trans Canadian Highway. We dieseled-up shortly after leaving Terra Nova National Park and made good time until we came upon stopped traffic. For awhile it was stop-and-roll driving as we zipper-merged, rolled past a construction
Thursday, August 8, 2019 The Indian River Overlookat Blue Canoe Campground The Fresh Veggie Stop – Gambo Look Off Today was another traveling day on our journey from the Newfoundland west coast to St. John’s on the east coast. Before departing the Blue Canoe Campground, we had a nice discussion
Wednesday, August 7, 2019 Today was a traveling day with Jane at the helm. Except for exits for diesel fuel, lunch, and the campground, we progressed along the Trans Canadian Highway (TCH). When I am the driver, Jane can freely go to the rear bathroom, hence, we discovered the disadvantage
Tuesday, August 6, 2019 After breakfast, we walked to the campground office and with the help of our friendly hostess, Alice in Newfoundland, we made reservations at campgrounds for tomorrow night and for this weekend (F-Su). Thursday is still TBA. I also posted yesterday’s blog because the wi-fi at our
Monday, August 5, 2019 Jane and I got up, ate breakfast and broke camp early today. On the way to the ferry, we topped off the diesel tank and added a little DEF (diesel exhaust fuel). We received our tickets at the check-in booth and queued up in lane 11
Sunday, August 4, 2019 Flipping Flapjacks We slept late and again brunched on pecan pancakes in the RV. We agreed that we needed a day of stationariness and so, decided to stay put and enjoy our nice campsite. I took advantage of the good wi-fi and caught up on blogging
Saturday, August 3 After breaking camp, we connected back to the Cabot Trail and headed south around the western side of Cape Breton Island. On a Saturday morning, we almost had the roads to ourselves. Down the road, we exited the Cabot Trail to take a coastal loop for more
Friday, August 2 On the Way to Meat Cove Jane slept until 10:22 this morning! I enjoyed the free time to to continue reading my ebook, The Martian. We hurried to be out of our site by 11:00 and moved to another site at the same campground. We didn’t plug
Thursday, August 1 On Thursday, we awoke to no electricity and very weak water pressure. Due to a rainstorm during the night, the local area was experiencing an electrical outage. So, we had no AC, but we had enough battery power to make coffee and water in the fresh tank
Wednesday, July 31 Final Ride at Whidden Park Campground Jane went to bed early last night and slept late this morning (Wednesday). I think all the passenger seat driving she did yesterday wore her out. Once she arose and after we had breakfast (blueberries, croissants with blueberry jam and the
Another Province! Tuesday morning, we broke camp and headed out early (for us), 9:30. We drove out of Fundy Park, down a country road, then hit the main highway. We stopped at the Nova Scotia welcome station which was very nice. I had another round with Verizon about charges. We’ve
The Cape Enrage Lighthouse Monday morning, we slept late, ate blueberry pie for breakfast, and then biked to the Fundy National Park visitors center. Using the park’s wi-fi, I called to get our phone data plan set up correctly for international calls & data. Jane called State Farm about the
Sunday morning, Jane & I packed up and left Hadley Point Campground around 10 am. The drive through upper Maine was beautiful and although some of the roads were a bit rough, uneventful. Our entry into Canada went smoothly, no one else was at the entry point, we presented our
Our Ride for the Tour This morning, Jane & I took the free bus into Bar Harbor to embark on a four-hour fully-narrated expedition of Acadia National Park with Oli’s Trolley. The tour followed the 27-mile scenic drive built by J. D. Rockefeller and known as the “Park Loop Road”.