Blogs from New Brunswick, Canada, North America - page 17

Bein oh bein oh bein... Here we go readers, the final country of our tour and so one of the final posts. It's been a long time coming, as Canada was when we were on the road. But once we arrived it was certainly worth it. We made it up to Canada after getting a painfully early bus from Boston to the border, where Ginette (Em's Mum) and Geraldine (Em's Memere) met us. After confusing the US border cops, who interpreted our search for a toilet as us trying to run the border, we made it into Canada rattled but ready for the wedding. The reason we arrived so early in June was for Emilie's cousin's wedding, at which Suzanne the bride had asked Em to be a bridesmaid. The wedding was lots of fun, held ... read more

wow. Today I got to walk in the Bay of Fundy at Hopewell Rocks. We stayed the night in Moncton and got to the park at almost low tide. After climbing down 99 steps I walked where they have 45 foot tides. Just like the pictures, it was something I'd always wanted to see. Then we drove over the 13 km long Confederation bridge to PEI and had a traditional lobster supper. I actually ate mussels and clam chowder. For 2 nights we're staying in a grand old hotel in Charlottetown and the Aussies and I have taken to going to pubs. Tonight we found one with live local music. Tomorrow the tour goes to the musical Anne of Green Gables and then we will be back at the pub where I will introduce them to ... read more

New Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only constitutionally bilingual province (English and French) in the federation. The provincial capital is Fredericton. ... read more

Today marks a month until my departure to Ghana. Things are slowly but surely coming together and my emotions are a mix of everything. For those of you who don't know much about my upcoming trip, I'll try to fill you in as best I can. This past December I was accepted into a program offered through my school (St. Thomas University, located in Fredericton NB!) called Intercordia Canada. Intercordia sets itself apart as an organization that invites students to 'See the world through the eyes of their heart. Intercordia participants are not expected to be agents of change. Change comes slowly and Intercordia strives to show students that when we give of ourselves, making use of the gifts and talents we already possess, we can have a positive influence on the lives of others. Intercordia ... read more

Et oui... Le départ de Montréal, après avoir vendu notre maison. Nous avions plein de chose à faire tel que le déménagement. Nous avons donc loué un camion U-Haul avec une remorque pour l'auto. Cependant, nous avons eu quelques petits accrochages en cours de route. Voici comment le tous c'est déroulé... Après 8hrs de boite et remplissage, le camion étais pratiquement plein il était environ 1hrs AM et nous étions crevé, nous avons donc décidé de se coucher pour ensuite terminer le lendemain matin. Première malchance, lorsque que j'ai verrouillé la porte pour aller me coucher la serrure a cassé et la porte ne pouvais plus se barrer ou débarrer. Le lendemain matin, nous avons donc eu besoin d'attendre que Rona soit ouvert pour aller acheter une autre serrure pour la changer. Par la suite, nous ... read more