Our trip to PEI takes us across the Confederation Bridge which spans the Northumberland Strait. This bridge was opened in 1997 and took four years to build and has a length of 12.9 kilometres. The speed limit is 80 km/hr but is reduced for bad weather. It is a toll bridge based on the number […]
CROSS CANADA MOTORHOME TRIP 2019 – NEW BRUNSWICK
We are off to Fundy National Park, which is close to the Bay of Fundy and close to the Northumberland Strait. Once we crossed over the Baie des Chaleurs to New Brunswick the landscape changes from small town to small town to forestry on either side thru to our National Park. Missing Gaspe scenery already. […]
CROSS CANADA MOTORHOME TRIP 2019 – GASPE PENINSULA
Now we are in camping and farming territory and lots of small towns, mostly starting with St. … Catholicism is alive and well in every town as evidenced by the church which in all cases has the most prominent location in each town. The highest vista. This church in St. Simon is very typical. Marg […]
VOYAGE EN CAMPING – CAR CROSS CANADA 2019 – QUEBEC
Across the Ottawa RIver to Gatineau and in Quebec and the challenge of driving compounds with French Road signs. Trying to make spur of the moment road decisions from French words and street names compounds our navigation. We reached Trois Riviere in a few hours and found a quaint campsite down in a valley. Got […]
CROSS CANADA MOTORHOME TRIP 2019 – MORE ONTARIO
Off to the 401 freeway next morning and we pass another Amish family in a covered buggy pulled quickly by two horses. Sunday morning so off to church I am sure. Tempted to follow them as their church service would be interesting and I bet I would have the most modern vehicle in the parking […]
CROSS CANADA MOTORHOME TRIP 2019 – ONTARIO
Off to Ontario, only a couple of hours to reach the border. We travelled on a two lane secondary highway that had gravel shoulders and deteriorated to no shoulder with pavement falling off on the sides. From what we have seen Alberta and BC have much superior roads, that, we take for granted. A goose […]
CROSS CANADA MOTORHOME TRIP 2019 – MANITOBA
Three hours of driving to Riding Mountain National Park in Manitoba. This is a very diverse campground with over 700 sites, most of which are private. The campground is on Clear Lake(Wasagaming) which is as the name suggests very clear and cold. The lake covers an area of 30 sq km. After setting up we […]
CROSS CANADA TRIP 2019 – SASKATCHEWAN
So, into Saskatchewan on Highway 1 and off to Cypress Hills Provincial Park, on the Saskatchewan side as the Park straddles the border. Lots of Prairie getting there so trees were a nice site This was our greeter as we entered the Park we checked into the Cypress Hills Resort, our stay for the night. […]
CROSS CANADA TRIP – 2019. ALBERTA
May 22 – Drumheller, Ab Headed out at 8:00am, just as planned. This is our third year trying to do our cross Canada trip, Ken has worked hard planning our journey, praying all will go well! Here we go! Lots to do in here! Tyrrell Museum, arrived at 11:30 am first stop Outside we went […]
Bryce Canyon – Oct 29 – Nov 3, 2018
October 30 – Day 1 We headed out from Palm Springs on the morning of October 29th, it took 9 hours to drive to Bryce Canyon, met everyone for dinner at a pizza place then headed to bed at Ruby’s Inn, nice rooms and good restaurant, as sleep was required especially for Ken as I […]