Blogs from Saskatchewan, Canada, North America - page 28

June 20, 2006- Someone famous once wrote " We saw stars and waves, we saw sand too, and despite many crises and unforseen disasters, we were often bored, just as we are here." People travel the world in search of adventure and happiness, but no matter where they are and who their with on this rock, the universal restlessness of the human spirit prevents them from being completely satisfied. Some would say that if travel and adventure only create a a thirst for more travel then why not stop, save your money, find someone to love and get on with the natural progression of life: marriage, a pet chinchilla, divorce, fighting over custody of the chinchilla, etc... Maybe one day that will make sense for me. But for now, I'm ok with existing to feed that ... read more

Geoff and I have found ways to occupy ourselves on the long drives… we play music, listen to books on tape, Geoff does his business, and we play rhyming games. Following our Wednesday in Winnipeg we had to get an early start to get to Regina. The drive was the first true drive through the prairies…. We saw nothing for miles except for wheat, farmhouses, telephone poles, and pickup trucks. And some cows. Winds were high, so we had to be careful about a cross wind that might cause us to sway a little bit, but other than that, the travel was easy. The highways are in excellent condition and as we got closer to Regina the weather improved. We took a little bit of an unscheduled stop in a field to take some pictures of ... read more

Nova Scotia - Canada's Ocean Playground (as their license plate says) Indeed the province is almost surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean. A province of 1 million people (Sask size) - mostly Celtic (Scottish and Irish) origin, 18% French Acadians, 4% Blacks and 20,000 Mi'kmaq'. The Mi'kmaq of course were here first, the French were the next settlers but most were expelled by the English in the great deportation in 1755, some to Louisiana where they became Cajuns (southern term for Acadians). The Blacks are from the post-slave era in the Caribbean and 13 colonies of the States. An interesting mix of cultures. Nova Scotia is a province of the great outdoors with biking, bird-watching, camping, canoeing, fishing, golf, hiking, sailing, kayaking and whale watching. But like home, the summer is short here. We've had nice weather ... read more

Sept 11 - Five years since 9/11 Sept 12/13/14 Cape Breton, Nova Scotia We arrived in Pictou, Nova Scotia to an obvious air of excitement. We thought they were sure happy to see us but we soon found out it was because Condoleza Rice, US Foreign Secretary was about to visit there later in the day. We toured the Hector on the Quay - a museum and a replica of the boat that brought 33 Scottish families to this area in the 1773's. Conditions on the ship were unbelievably cramped and smallpox erupted causing the death of many of the children. A storm blew them back 2 weeks off course causing a severe shortage of food and water. When they finally reached Pictou area, the land was not cleared as promised and winter was setting in. ... read more

Sorry readers to throw this one in now but just realized it didn't get published when I wrote it. Sept. 5 - 4:30 pm - We have just crossed Conferderation Bridge into PEI and the Information Center here has wireless internet. Bonus! So here goes the final update to finish off New Brunswick. Sept.4/ 5 New Brunswick Con't We saw Fundy National Park through a haze of fog and rain. Parks are fantastic, fun places in the sun but have a totally different atmosphere when it's raining. Still a beautiful place. Since we were only about an hour out of Saint John we decided to take a detour through the farm country of New Brunswick. We drove along the Kennebeosis River and saw beautiful farms along the river. We marvel at how close together they are ... read more