http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/Noella Bujold/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Noella Bujold en-us Sun, 12 Oct 2008 22:39:10 BST Sun, 12 Oct 2008 22:39:10 BST This last August my grandson James and I spent a week at a cottage owned by a friend of mine. The cottage is in my home village of PointeALaGarde and has a view of the Baie des Chaleurs the peninsula which gives the village its name and the New Brunswick coast. We were lucky to be there at the time of the full moon and got some great photos. I wanted to share some of them with you all. http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/Canada/Quebec/Gaspesie/blog-320628.html We visited the great state of Utah twice. Three times if you count our little incursion through Mexican Hat when we were traveling from Monument Valley to Mesa Verde We explored Arches National Park in 2001 while on a camping trip that took us through the midwest Colorado Utah and all the way to L.A. then back home via Arizona New Mexico Texas and then north through Tennessee and Kentucky.W http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/Utah/Arches-National-Park/blog-273228.html With our home base in Flagstaff we set out to explore the many attractions in the immediate area. At the top of our list was Sedona. Situated at the southern edge of Oak Creek Canyon about 20 miles from Flagstaff. The drive itself is very picturesque the highlight being Slide Rock State Park where hundreds of people were picnicking bathing or simply relaxing among the rocks and pools. Then Sed http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/Arizona/Flagstaff/blog-272522.html Now that we had wheels we decided to go ahead with our original plan and visit Monument Valley and Mesa Verde which is in Southwestern Colorado. Since both are roughly in the same area we thought we'd do both on the same outing. We left Flagstff and drove through miles and miles of NOTHING. The Navajo nation owns practically all of the land between Flagstaff and the Four Corners area that we wante http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/Utah/blog-271627.html The first time we visited the canyon was with a group. At the Motel Dubeau where we were staying they had an organized daily tour which we joined on our first day. . The distance from Flagstaff to the south rim is about 80 miles driving through Cococino national forest.The bus driverguide was excellent. He cheerfully shared all the pertinent information with us and then left us to enjoy the magn http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/Arizona/Grand-Canyon-National-Park/blog-271292.html In the summer of 1995 we decided to drive to Arizona to discover the Grand Canyon and other natural or man made wonders that we had read about. The nearest town to the canyon is Flagstaff so that was our destination. However we only got as far as Toronto when our vehicle developed some major problems. I guess you'd call having the entire muffler and tail pipe go crash clatter bang on the 401 http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/Arizona/Flagstaff/blog-270985.html We had one more major stop on our list and that was Mount Rushmore. First though we took a quick tour of The Little Big Horn battle site where general Custer and his men were soundly defeated by Cheyenne and Sioux warriors in 1876. We then settled for the night at a campground in South Dakota where they had a really neat feature. In the evening after dark they had a resident native person I th http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/South-Dakota/Custer-State-Park/blog-269975.html Next we made our way into Montana Big Sky Country. It really was quite exciting driving through the rolling hills with nary a city or even a town for miles and miles. We left the interstate a little east of Butte heading for Yellowsone National park which occupies the South East corner of Wyoming. It was on top of our list of places to visit and what a thrill it was So much to see so little t http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/Montana/West-Yellowstone/blog-266826.html Leaving Vancouver we decided to go home via the United States since there were many places we wanted to visit along the way. We stayed in Seattle one night. Considering the area's rainy reputation we were lucky and got a fine evening in which to take a stroll on the waterfront. There was a Japanese tall ship docked in the port and two of the sailors were kind enough to allow us to take a pho http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/Washington/Seattle/blog-266108.html After a week's driving with stops we finally reached Vancouver. We settled in at Simon Fraser University. During the summer months most universities rent out their dorms to travelers for a very reasonable price. In this case we were quite happy with our accomodations. We had a private room with public bathroom and access to kitchen and laundry facilities.Since we were on a peninsula we t http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/Canada/British-Columbia/Vancouver/blog-265452.html From Calgary we headed into the Rockies. Our first stop was Banff. After a little exploring of the town we drove over to the Banff Springs Hotel. Eddy's company had designed and manufactured many of their lighting fixtures so we sort of felt as if we owned the place. And what a place And what a viewAfterwards we walked up to the Rimrock Resort Hotel and from there took a cablecar to an obse http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/Canada/Alberta/Banff-National-Park/blog-264448.html In July 1996 Eddy and I set out to drive across Canada to Vancouver. Our first hurdle and I mean that literally was getting across Ontario What a huge province We left on Friday after work and made it as far as a town called Deep River on the first night. The following night we stopped in Thunder Bay and the night after that we slept in Sault Ste Marie. FINALLY on the third day we made http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/Canada/Manitoba/Winnipeg/blog-263368.html The very first trip Eddy and I took together was a weekend in Niagara Falls. It was in May 1993. The weather was perfect the fruit trees were in bloom there were flowers everywhere it was perfect I had never been to the falls so I was enchanted. We did the usual the trek under the falls the ride on the Maid of the Mist the observation tower etc. But we also took time out to wander the beau http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/Canada/Ontario/Niagara-Falls/blog-262442.html In July 1997 not long after the completion of the Confederation bridge my sister Gerry and I took a short trip to Rustico Prince Edward Island. We wanted to familiarize ourselves with a part of our family history. Our great grandfather left the island in the mid 1800's to resettle in St Alexis de Matapedia.We were only there for two nights. The first night we set up our little tent I thought http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/Canada/Nova-Scotia/Halifax/blog-262083.html This region of Quebec is most dear to my heart because it is where I was born. I hail from a very small village called PointelaGarde. It is at the entrance to the Baie des Chaleursroughly translated as Bay of Heat so named by Jaques Cartier in 1534 as he sailed into said bay probably on July 15th. Since it the only real hot day we have not The trip around the peninsula is a must goi http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/Canada/Quebec/Gaspesie/blog-261002.html Quebec City our provincial capital is celebrating it's 400th anniversary this year. All kinds of events are planned. Some have already been held. Quebec's winter carnival is known worldwide and attracts many visitors. It's centuryold buildings the citadel the Plains of Abraham the Dufferin Terrace and of course the magnificent Chateau Frontenac all contribute to the city's charm. The surrou http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/Canada/Quebec/blog-260995.html We love to travel Doesn't everyone We have visited much of North America and some countries in Europe and Asia. Mostly we travel on a restricted budget so whenever possible we camp. If camping is not possible we try to stay in hostels or other unexpensive lodgings. This has led us to some interesting experiences which I may share with you. Rather than proceed by road trips http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/Canada/Quebec/blog-260726.html