Travels of Geo Nova: North To Canada

North To Canada

After only 10 days at home in Maine we departed for Canada on Thursday May 22. We pulled out of Finch Road at about 8:30 AM and made it to the Canadian boarder by 2 PM. The crossing went smooth however my wallet was lighter after the crossing. We brought a dozen bottles of our California wine and they only let you take 4 bottles into Canada. When we started out of Acton it was sunny and 70 degrees, at the crossing it was 50 degrees and raining. Our first night was spent at an old Provincial Park East of Fredericton NB. The rain stopped after diner and we witnessed a most spectacular sun set over the Lake adjacent to our campsite. The following day we continued east for Nova Scotia. Luck was on our side as the welcome center for Nova Scotia was open (the previous day New Brunswick was closed).

We receive some good suggestions as to what we might see on our journey east through Nova Scotia to the ferry dock. We took the Sunshine trail (however no sunshine cold cloudy and blustery). The scenery was superb and we managed to visit two microbrews and one farmers market. As in our last visit to Nova Scotia all the people we ran into were more than nice. The second Micro brew, Uncle Leo’s was a bit off our path but that didn’t stop us. We managed to pull over in the parking lot of a restaurant that was just down the road from Uncle Leo’s that wasn’t open yet. When we got out of the truck they came out to help us. We said we were just using their parking lot so we could visit down the road they were more then welcoming. Once in the brewery we talked to the wife of the brew master about the microbrews in Maine. We went back to the truck and got some of our Maine beers to give them. When we returned they traded their beers for ours. We were all very ecstatic.

Today we spent exploring the Cape Breton Highlands National Park. The drive along the Cabot Trail was nothing but spectacular. The scenery reminded us of Down East Maine but with the grandness of the Big Sur coast of California. We manage to hike about 8 miles today. Tonight we are in a Nat. Park campground and are the only people camped here. Doesn’t get any better then this!

We are now in Newfoundland, arrived 2 days ago. Will do update ASAP