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Oct 10, 2026

On Tour - New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia

July 4 - July 11, 2026

Our Independence Day was celebrated in New Brunswick with the group having a cook out. First though, we had to wait for our campsite pedestal to be repaired.

The next day we had a self-paced tour of the Historic Acadian Village. It reminded me of Colonial Williamsburg with re-enactors playing their role. The time period covered is greater though as they include time up to the 1950's.

We then spent several days on Prince Edward Island. It was nice to be in the same spot for more than two nights. We started with a fabulous lobster supper that included all-you-can-eat mussels. Our table went through buckets!

Our North Shore tour the next day included the Anne of Green Gables house, Cavendish beach, and a North Rustico museum where they baked us bannock (similar to biscuits) and churned a bit of butter for us.

The next day we were treated with another lobster dinner and a theater production of Anne of Green Gables. Anne is very important to the tourism industry on the island.

Our last day there included an educational tour of Prince Edward Island potatoes. Most are sold to Cavendish who then sells them to McDonalds, Burger King, and many others. There are very specific parameters the potatoes must meet. If your russet potatoes aren't long enough for those fries, your crop could be rejected, and it will be up to you to sell them for another purpose. New Potatoes are gaining in popularity, and there were many roadside stands throughout the island.

After our long day of driving to Nova Scotia, we decided to take it easy the next day. The famous Cabot Trail was nearby, but we opted out of the 4 -5 hour loop after traveling all day the day prior. We touched on the trail on our way back from the Alexander Graham Bell Historic Site in nearby Baddack. We finished the day with a short 410 ft ferry ride to get back to the campground.

Hmm...

Acadian Village

Oyster Farm

30 amp pedestal -not uncommon

Yum!

Tate - PEI Potato Mascot

History of potato farming equipment

Storage for 5 million pounds of potatoes

Potatoes looking good in the field

Mobile fuel service for gas and diesel

Telephone progression

Bell and tetrahedrals

Chinese dragon kite circa 1910

Museum exhibits

Englishtown Ferry

Beautiful area

Where Are We Going Next?

Oct 3, 2026

On Tour - Quebec Province Stops

June 26 - July 3, 2026

We left the Quebec City area and continued on Route 132 around the province. Our first stop included a self-guided tour of the Reford Gardens, a National Historic Site of Canada. Lots of beautiful blooms and a few graduate student art projects created a nice, morning walk.

Our next stop was near the Forillion National Park on the Gaspe Peninsula. Eager to see where the Notre Dame Mountains, the northernmost mountains in the Appalachian Mountain chain dumped into the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Harold and I joined a group hiking the "moderate" 823 ft climb to the observation tower. We earned that view!

As we were getting ready to leave the Gaspe campground, we noticed that our steps weren't working again. All those rainy drive days had wreaked havoc with the step motor. Thankfully Harold had some help with that repair.

Steps fixed, we headed to Perce and its amazing scenery. The monolith with its "pierced" appearance and the Bonaventure Island National Park were impressive. We're glad our boat tour had a relatively clear day since dense fog seemed to be the norm when we were there. We enjoyed a little boutique shopping too. Well, I did, Harold may not quite agree with that!

From Perce, we headed to Campbellton, NB. An enroute stop at Miguasha National Park included a tour of a fossil exhibit and a short beach walk. A world heritage site, the national park is home to some impressive fossils.