We start our adventure to Africa with a stop in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). Travelling from North America to this part of the world is a journey as our flights were 8 1/2 hours to Amsterdam covering 4300 miles, a 5 hour layover followed by a 6 1/2 hour flight covering 3200 miles to […]
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MOAB, UTAH HIKING TRIP OCTOBER 2019
We are off to the US and join friends in Moab, Utah for some fun hiking and golf without snow or ice. It is 18 hours to Moab, which is east of Provo, Utah and close to the Colorado border, so we are packed and decide to get an early start on Thursday the 24th. […]
MOTORHOME TRIP CHRISTINA LAKE, SEPTEMBER 2019
We decided to take our motor home out for one more outing before the end of the season so headed to Christina Lake in Southern BC with some good friends from Predator, Bob and Lisa. We golfed a couple of games and enjoyed some good wine and food together, the weather was a little iffy […]
CROSS CANADA MOTORHOME TRIP 2019 – THE END
Made it home after 8 weeks on the road, with tons of fun and memories that will last forever. Canada, as we know is an amazing country with wonderful people, us Canadians. We made a point of trying to engage other folks in chats throughout the trip which was very fruitful to get to know […]
CROSS CANADA MOTORHOME TRIP 2019 – MORE ONTARIO
Our foray into the US was short and uneventful. We entered Maine and we were unable to locate the campground we wanted. Our next couple of stops were unavailable and the traffic ended up being stupid on the turnpike and expensive. Tolls of $42 US and a couple of roadwork episodes that left us at […]
CROSS CANADA MOTORHOME TRIP 2019 – MORE NEW BRUNSWICK
We have a reservation at the ferry but you have to be at the terminal an hour ahead to save your spot. Here comes our ferry. The ride is 2 1/4 hours but ferry has lots of lounge seating options as well as outside. A beautiful day so we chose outside. The lady that we […]
CROSS CANADA MOTORHOME TRIP 2019 – MORE NOVA SCOTIA
Some interesting facts. Halifax residents are called Haligodians. And, the Latin name for Nova Scotia is New Scotland. In 2016 , Halifax merged with Dartmouth, Bedford and regional areas and is now 440,00 people. When you travel the area it is widespread and seemingly into the country as Peggy’s Cove is part of Halifax but […]
CROSS CANADA MOTORHOME TRIP 2019 – NOVA SCOTIA
Our campsite is at a KOA just outside West Halifax. Beautiful campground that we were fortunate to get into with the long weekend as it is a large campground but totally booked. This is a view from the rear of our RV at our fire pit. A fellow came by this evening and introduced himself, […]
CROSS CANADA MOTORHOME TRIP 2019 – CAPE BRETON
The ferry to Caribou, NS is about 75 minutes and the weather is sunny, so we sat outside at picnic tables to enjoy the scenery. I had a chat with a few Amish farmers, and they wanted to know about farming in Alberta. I could not answer too much, so Dennis or Byron, if you […]