On our way

Part of travel for us at this point in time is finding a place for Ricky. He’s too much maintenance to leave at home and unfortunately our usual kennel was booked. We found Belinda who has five cats of her Continue reading On our way

Good to be home

Penny and I got up early to head back to the observation deck to see the sunrise as well as the bridge crossing at Levis (Québec City). It was a calming ride along the St. Lawrence through lush farm fields. Continue reading Good to be home

Our many modes of transportation

As we wait for our bus to Truro I thought I’d recap the number of different modes of transportation used on this trip: Grace drove us to the airport Airplane to Halifax Bike to downtown Halifax via the ferry Rental Continue reading Our many modes of transportation

Always listen to the locals!

Looked as though we’d be getting rained on when we woke. Penny went to check out and shared our proposed route with our host who warned us that most roads are not paved with the exception of the Trans Canada. Continue reading Always listen to the locals!

Loved the Chanterelle on to Whycocomagh

As you know, we made a last minute change and ended up staying at the Chanterelle Inn. When I left off in the previous entry we were talking to Nancy, our server, why enjoying some local craft beer (Big Spruce). Continue reading Loved the Chanterelle on to Whycocomagh

Slight change of plans

Alfred mentioned that the ferry at Englishtown is out of commission. The alternate route to get to our destination was more than we could handle so Day 4 will now take use to the Chanterelle Inn in North River Bridge. Continue reading Slight change of plans

Why Google Cycling is in Beta

We had a great route planned from the airport to downtown Halifax using Google maps. When the road went from pavement to gravel to rocks and then a baracade we started to question our chosen path. A quick check told Continue reading Why Google Cycling is in Beta

Last training day!

I once read that the planning and preparation – and anticipation – of a vacation can be more fulfilling than the vacation itself. When I heard this my reaction ‘yes’. I like the online searching and booking of travel and Continue reading Last training day!