Blogs from Nova Scotia, Canada, North America - page 48

Now that we have internet access again I feel like I need to use it so a short odds and ends message. We have had clam chowder, fish chowder and seafood chowder in several places along the way from Maine on into Canada. All have been delicious and fun to taste different ones. All of the chowders we have had have been of a broth soup consistency, much thinner than traditional New England chowder, but very good. We both feel we have had a 2 year supply of coleslaw and french fries. It seems like most fish meals you order come with those 2 items. You know you have had too many fries when you start comparing them among restaurants as you would with steak or a glass of wine. We have been expecting more "traditional" ... read more

This will be a long entry. We have been communication challenged. Something happened to our voice mail at home and we can't access it. I should be able to access voice mail on my cell phone, but can no longer use the shortcut I established since we are out of the US. I don't have the instruction book with me and don't have complete number so can't access that voice mail either. We have also had difficulties finding campgrounds with wi-fi so we are basically incommunicado. Since our last entry we have discovered a number of things. 1) Gray skies don't always mean rain. Today they do. We have had a lot of days that start out cloudy, clear up and then cloud up again, but no rain. This seems to be the pattern in ... read more

After I left Ontario I flew to Halifax. The Halifax area was overcast and so we could not see the ground until shortly before landing. It was very exciting when the plane finally broke through the clouds and Nova Scotia was right below. The first thing that struck me was just how many lakes there are near Halifax - the entire landscape was dotted with lakes and rivers. They had a late spring in the Maritimes so the trees were mostly still barren and I knew I was a long way away from warm, sunny Vancouver which had bloomed in to spring months before. I made my way in to the city of Halifax where I met up with Mike, Sean and Garreth, three friends from UBC. I spent a few nights with them and ... read more

You are going to have to bear with me on this one - this computer has been hijacked and replaced its apostrophe with an è!! We waved au revoir to Niagara and headed off to Halifax with the words of a taxi driver ringing in our ears: there is not much crime here because last year a man snatched a purse and got sent to Federal Prison for 12 years. Not so in Halifax, we spotted the remnants of a smashed car window which indicated to me that we were indeed in Banditville. If only Mr. Taxi Driver knew; he would be unable to sleep at night! As befits our romantic status as Newleyweds, the hostel went all out to get us a private room. Shame that it had bunk beds in it though! Not to ... read more

Heey, wel ja waar jullie in dat echt niet zo koude kikkerlandje een kerstvakantie hebben, hebben wij hier in het Trotse Noorden (lees: ijskoude Canada) een X-mas break :) Eerst kerstmis; leuk met mn gastgezin en familie hier thuis, lekker eten en gezellig. Dit 2 dagen lang :) Erg veel cadeautjes van ze gehad, onder andere zelfs een mobieltje en een mand vol Nederlands eten :D Een paar dagen daarvoor ook een Formal Xmas Party gehad - een grade 12, invite only feestje waar iedereen in galajurken / pak moest komen. Was gezellig, maar ook wel errug The OC-achtig (mooi huis met zwembad, meisjes die fancy drinks en hapjes maken :P) New Years dan, een enorm feest bij een meisje thuis. Nog nooit 250+ mensen in 1 huis gezien, erg leuk gehad, helaas alleen geen echt ... read more