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Day 35 – Canada: Ferry and Newfoundland
Thursday, July 9, 2009 – Day 35 I slept great in my lower bunk on the ferry to Newfoundland. I…
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Day 34 – Canada: Cape Breton, Louisbourg and almost missing the Newfoundland Ferry
Wednesday, July 8, 2009 – Day 34 We had to get up early for the 1.5 hour drive from Port…
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Day 33 – Canada: Hurt my back at the Halifax Citadel then saw
Tuesday, July 7, 2009 – Day 33 With little time to see Halifax we decided that we would focus on…
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Day 32 – Canada: Nova Scotia – Land of Toll Highways
Monday, July 6, 2009 – Day 32 Nova Scotia greets you with Highway tolls. As we drove from Moncton to…
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Day 30 – Canada: PEI – Charlottetown
Saturday, June 27, 2009 – Day 30 Province House – History of Canada As we were staying in a hotel…
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Day 29 – Canada: PEI – Cavendish, Avonlea, Beaches and Lighthouses
Friday, June 26, 2009 – Day 29 We found a great Camping site right in Cavendish which was close to…
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Day 29 – Canada: Anne and the Beach
The first thing we did after breakfast and cleanup, was to go swimming at the pool that was in the…
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Day 28 – Canada: Caving In The Dark!
Right now we have just returned from one of the most exciting adventures of all time. CAVING! After walking on…
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Day 28 – Canada: Family Cave Exploring and Confederation Bridge – New Brunswick and PEI
Thursday, June 25, 2009 – Day 28 Hampton Inn The kids were excited to be in a hotel again and…
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Day 27 – Canada: New Brunswick Bridges and History
Wednesday, June 24, 2009 – Day 27 Grand Falls Covered Bridge Kings Landing Historical Village Fredericton Hampton Inn Moncton Hotel…
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Day 27 – Canada: Covered Bridge and Old Village of New Brunswick
We arrived very late into Grand Falls and could not find an open campground so we parked our bus on…
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Day 27 – Canada: Walking on Bridges and Through the Past
June 24, Wednesday 2009 DAY 33 We all got some warm showers today! We found a place with nice warm…
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Day 26 – Canada: Foghorn and Mosquitoes
June 23, Tuesday 2009 DAY 32 Today we woke up to the sound of dad making a loud “HONK!” noise.…
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Day 26 – Baie-Ste-Catherine Whale Watching Day
Highlights of the day: A Quiet Cul-de-Sac we Parked at till the morning. Whale Watching An expensive Québec Ferry to…
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Day 26 – Canada: Saguenay Fjords and Whales up Close
June 23, 2009 We were dismayed on our way up to see the Saguenay Fjords to find plenty of road…
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A Letter Home
Hey Aaron hows it going? Right now I am in Ontario, a super fun province. Earlier this week we picked…
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Day 25 – Canada: Quebec City
Monday, June 22, 2009 – Day 25 We took our time in the morning to have some much needed showers…
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Day 24 – Canada: Old Quebec City
Sunday, June 21, 2009 – Day 24 We started our Sunday morning in a small church outside of Québec City.…
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Day 23 – Canada: Old Montreal
Saturday, June 20, 2009 – Day 23 Montreal was a fun city to visit with kids. The biggest problem was…
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Day 22 – Canada: Ottawa
Friday, June 19, 2009 – Day 22 The only thing we planned for today was to tour the Parliament Buildings.…
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Day 21 – Canada: Ottawa Walking Tours
Before heading off to Ottawa we wanted to bike along the trail that goes from Cornwall for over 30 km…
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Upper Canada Village
Wednesday, June 17, 2009 – Day 20 We had only heard about Upper Canada Village three days earlier as we…
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Day 20 – Canada: Upper Canada Village
We had only heard about Upper Canada Village three days earlier as we were reading a National Geographic Guidebook on…
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Day 19 Canada: Citypass – CN Tower, Royal Ontario Museum, Ontario Science Centre
Tuesday, June 16, 2009 – Day 19 Citypass is a great value for anyone visiting the city of Toronto. With…
Day 18 – Canada: Canada’s Wonderland & Septic Problems
Monday, June 15, 2009 – Day 18 As part of our cross Canada adventure we let our kids pick out…
Day 17 – Canada: Relaxing Day in Toronto
Sunday, June 14, 2009 – Day 17 We spent the morning in a local friendly multicultural church. It was amazing…
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Marine Land
Alyssa Age 14 Saturday June 6, 2009 DAY 9 I finally got a warm shower today! We stopped at an…
Day 16 – Niagara Falls and Marineland
Saturday, June 13, 2009 – Day 16 Niagara Falls First thing in the morning the kids were up and ready…
Day 15 – Ripping the Niagara Rapids with Whirlpool Jet Boats
Friday, June 12, 2009 – Day 15 We drove from our free lakefront overnight parking spot in Parry’s Sound to…
Day 14 – Canada: Sault Ste. Marie to Parrys Sound (Long Drive Day 3)
Thursday, June 11, 2009 – Day 14 It was yet another long Drive today but we made enough stops to…