We are now back in the US for the final part of our trip. We are staying in a small town called Richmond, in Vermont. For those of you following the blog this randomly will be the third time we have stayed in a town called Richmond on this trip, the first one being in Vancouver, and the second one being in Boston. Anyway, it was a fairly long drive from Quebec City, including a rather long queue at the…
We are now in Quebec City, although it feels like we are in France such is the language the majority of people are speaking here – hence the blog post title which I thought I would translate into French for those who know French. It is very much what I imagine walking around the streets of Paris would be like such as cobbled streets, cafes with bright awnings and lots of quirky shops and galleries. Can you recognise what film the…
After we left Halifax in Nova Scotia we headed inland and made our way to Moncton. The reason we chose this town was for its proximity to Kouchibouguac National Park which is about an hour away from Moncton. The drive was fine and the only thing of note was what we saw at one of the gas stations we stopped at, which was a ‘Bark Park’, a designated area for you to take your dogs, which made us think of…
We returned to Canada a few days ago having really enjoyed our time in Maine and NE USA. Our first stop has been in Saint John, New Brunswick, famous for its Moosehead beer. We first sampled Moosehead when we visited Canada 13 years ago whilst on honeymoon and we had not forgotten it. You can buy the lager in the UK (online) but you can’t get their other beers so we were keen to get to the brewery…and we didn’t…
On our first full day in Portland we decided to rent buggies and explore Peaks Island. Unlike the 4×4 off-road vehicle we had in Whistler, these were a lot more leisurely and were in the form of golf carts like you would use on a golf course. Neither of us had ever driven a golf cart before but we figured how hard could it be. We had to take a ferry from Portland to the island, which took about 15…
After the stampede we had a quiet day on our final day in Calgary, only venturing out in the afternoon to watch the new Jurassic Park movie (which was excellent) and get some dinner. Jerry enjoyed the cinema. Our flight to Boston was very quick and easy, taking about 4.5hrs, although despite it being a morning flight (and thanks to a 2hr time difference) it was still nearly 8pm before we made it to our Airbnb in Boston. We have…
We have now arrived in Calgary for the last leg on the west coast and I am writing this whilst catching up with Wimbledon on the “small” TV in our new apartment. This post is a quick update on our last few days in and around Banff. After our busy day in Lake Louise we decided to take it a bit easier on the Tuesday, starting with a dip in one of their famous hot springs. We decided to go…
I am currently writing this post whilst on the shuttle bus ride back from our day at Lake Louise and Lake Moraine so watch out for Si’s post on that soon as the scenery was stunning and we’ve got loads of photos to share. It was hard to say goodbye to our unique cabin in the woods in Valemount after having such a comfortable stay there but Banff was calling which is the penultimate stop on the West. To get…
We’ve been in Clearwater for the last few days. The journey here from Revelstoke was straightforward (just long) and when we arrived, after a pint in the hotel bar, we made for the nearby bbq and craft beer place. “The Sow” was the name of the 8 sampler beer flight we ordered. There were too many nice ones to choose from so we thought why not try them all. Unlike on previous stops we are staying in a hotel and…
Today we are moving on from Vernon, where we have been the past few days following our stay in Merritt. As the drive was only a few hours we decided to stop en route in a place called Kelowna, somewhere that was recommended by one of the bar staff in Vancouver actually. Kelowna is a small city in the Okanagan Valley and much of the central part is situated along Okanagan Lake, and is surrounded by parks and mountains –…