Blogs from New Brunswick, Canada, North America - page 24

To FrederictonBrad and Treena From Charlottetown PEI, to here in Fredericton has been our most consistent biking of the trip. We are consisitently biking 100km day after day, and are now giving ourselves a break. Today is the first day we have had off since we started cycling again from Stephenville. From Charlottetown we rode 60km to the Confederation Bridge. Bikes are not allowed on the bridge, so we had to be shuttled across. There is a toll booth, cameras, traffic workers who think they are cops, its not one of those things where you can just go for it. It is also 12, or maybe 20 km long. We stopped for snacks after the shuttle. and biked another 50 km to where we camped. We had 2 more hugely rewarding days to follow. The first ... read more

We are Nancy and Hector, leaving on January 3, 2007 for a 4 month trip. We are celebrating Nancy's retirement after 35 years as an educator. This trip is intended to break the 'think about work all the time' mode whihc has been part of Nancy's life for many years. We will return to some places for which we have fond memories from earlier trips, reconnect with old friends, and visit new locations that we have always wanted to see. We plan to travel through New Zealand, Australia, South Africa, Lesotho, Qatar and Spain between January and end of April. This blog will allow our many family members and friends to share our experiences.... read more

Voilà, déjà la dernière journée de cette longue fin de semaine dans les maritimes. Nous nous sommes réveillé à l'aube et avons profité d'un joli lever de soleil au cap Enragé. Puis, nous sommes retournés voir les Hopewell Rocks tôt le matin (avant même que le Parc n'ouvre ses portes et nous demande de payer), car la marée était basse vers 7-8 heures. Ce midi, nous avons mangé du homard à l'Ile du Prince Edouart que nous avons atteint en traversant le pont de la Confédération. Au retour, Julie a réussi à s'égarer sur cette minuscule province pendant que je faisais une sieste. Évidemment, retrouver notre chemin fut assez rapide. Nous avons alors passé l'après-midi à rouler vers le nord pour que je puisse prendre le train en soirée. Encore une fois le voyage en train ... read more

Nous sommes partis en direction du parc national de Kouchibouguac sur la côte est de la province. Après avoir longé la rivière Tobique et traversé maints forêts (trop souvent coupées à blanc), nous sommes enfin arrivé à destination. L'automne nous a offert ces plus belles couleurs et la plage était vide et calme. Il a fait moins froid cette nuit là et nous avons dormi confortablement sous la tente, après avoir fait un feu et mangé du crabe en boite.... read more

Nova Scotia …… I have to say in all my travel planning and dreaming, Nova Scotia had never really entered my consciousness. As we were now poised to travel around the area, I began to give it some thought. The name Nova Scotia…..New Scotland, may give a clue, but it remains to be seen how accurate this analogy is. Nova Scotia is Canada’s 2nd smallest province. It is almost an island, surrounded completely by water, but for the slender 9.73 mile border it shares with New Brunswick .The coastline is varied and beautiful & where the Atlantic meets the East coast, there are hundreds of beaches, rugged coves and headlands. On the interior shores the world’s highest tides ebb and flow along the Bay of Fundy, creating long stretches of deserted red sanded and pebbled beaches. ... read more