It was getting to the end of October as we left Virginia, and as we headed up into the hills headed towards Tennessee, we began to really see some beautiful fall colours. We spent the night halfway between Petersburg and Athens, Tennessee at a…
Category: Travel
Before heading to DC, we managed to stop in at Manassas National Battlefield Park, where the first official battle of the Civil War was fought. It was a cold, crisp and windy day, so we didn’t venture out too far, this park not having…
We took an unexpected couple of days off in Leesburg after our last camping adventure, as Jim had come down with a cold and was feeling pretty under the weather. Rather than try to do things all day and then sleep in the van, we…
We drove down to Pittsburgh from Michigan to find ourselves in a heatwave, which was a great way to start our cycling adventure on the GAP.It was actually pretty fun and it was nice to be away from traffic for the time we were…
We arrived in Canton, MI, about 30 minutes north of Ann Arbor on a sunny Thursday morning, having crossed the border at Detroit much faster than we had anticipated. Our AirB&B was a sweet little suite that the house owners had built for their parents…
Leaving Quebec, we drove north so that we could drive through Ottawa, the capital city of Canada. We didn’t really plan on spending time there, just a quick drive through, and of course, wish that we had had more time as it is just a…
Our whirlwind wind-up back in Quebec consisted of two memorable visits. First, we headed back to Quebec City for a couple of days, with history on our minds. The weather played a favourable roll in this as it was raining on our first day, so…
We had been watching the weather while on Cape Breton, and knew we had a short window of opportunity to get over to the Bay of Fundy to enjoy at least one good weather day. And so, with sad hearts, we left Cape Breton and…
We took the ferry from PEI to Nova Scotia and drove on up to Cape Breton where we had a hotel booked for the night. We knew it was going to be a rainy day so decided to make the best of it on…
After a short layover in New Brunswick, where I got to catch up with one of my former teaching mates, Cathy, we headed over to PEI. Both of us were excited to explore this small island, having heard so much over the years from family…
