We got up real early and eaded out. Jane needed to get blood work done at Montrose. After she was done we grabbed a panini sandwich and then head to Paonia, where we could pick our own apples. The Honey Crisp Apple was the sweetest apple I've ever eaten. We picked a few of them and then tasted some of their wine. I wasn't impressed with the wine, but loved the apples!
Then we headed off to Black Canyon. Most of my pictures from Black Canyon are on my phone so I need to figure out how to get them off of there so I can put them on here. It is totally beautiful and I will get the pictures on.
I am currently at a Candy/Coffee shop using their Internet so I can only do what I can do.
Friday, September 7, 2012
Portland Mine Trail -
This day was an exciting day! We got to use our new backpacks, hiking boots and our hiking poles. This is all new to us so Jane and Jerry had to help us out! My backpack actually has a water bladder so I can just drink from it while hiking. We went to Portland Mine Trail. It is about a 4 hour hike with a good amount of up and down. The first picture is of Jane and Jerry Riley.
This is us in our new gear! Don't we look like hikers?
Well we were hiking along and I turned to say something to Jane and look what was following us.
She stayed withs us for about 10 minutes. Always a few feet behind us. She is a Mule Deer because she has such large ears. She is so beautiful!.
Then we stopped for a snack and look what we saw.
She stayed withs us for about 10 minutes. Always a few feet behind us. She is a Mule Deer because she has such large ears. She is so beautiful!.
Then we stopped for a snack and look what we saw.
Needless to say this was such a beautiful hike. There was a couple of times we had to stop and "breathe" deep; but most of the time we kept up really good. We walked 3.8 miles in 3 1/2 hours which means our moving speed was 1.7 miles per hour. Jane and Jerry have this down. She has a gadget that measures all that. They said we did real good seeing we don't do this regularly. But we will! When we finished we were tired and wet with sweat. But it was exhilarating! Burl had problems with his knee in the morning, but with a knee ace bandage, he did awesome. We were proud of ourselves!
To treat ourselves to such a wonderful successful hike, we went to Timberline Deli for a great Ice Cream! After all, we burned a ton of calories!!!
Tonight, Burl is cooking Lamb, Rice, and veggies for supper. Then we will possibly go to the Hot Tub for a good soak.
Tomorrow we are headed to Telluride where we get to ride a Gondola. I'll have pictures, don't worry. We are so happy to be with our friends, and also to be enjoying ourselves and each other.
We are Blessed beyond Measure
Ouray, Colorado
This was the most Amazing Day! We left the East Denver KOA about 8:30-900 a.m.. We figured we'd miss the traffic. Getting out onto I-70W was not a problem and we started heading to Denver. When we got close, the traffic started backing up. Not a pretty site! We started driving real slow but not actually stopping. I could see the mountains in the distance. They were hazy but I could see the shapes were jagged and high. I was getting excited! We drove by Vail and by the Colorado River. Here are some pictures of what we saw on the way.
The mountains were beautiful!
It took us about 3 hours to arrive in Ouray and what a joy that was! We were greeted by Jerry and Jane with such anticipation of excitement. That day they took us to Red Mountain. And then they took us to Bear creek Falls...
These mountains are so majestic! The pictures do not do justice to the massive mountains. Now Jerry has a 4-wheel jeep and he can make that thing a 4-wheeler! He took us places we'd never be able to imagine. That first day was so exciting, but we were tired and needed to eat. Jane made an awesome supper of Flank Steak, Corn on the Cob, and potatoes. Jerry started a fire and we sat with our drinks and talked into the night. Then Jerry said we had to leave the next day at 6:30! OH BOY! We were ready to go.
This is such a beautiful place. Can't wait to see so many more places here! Keep watching and you'll see lots of pictures!
The mountains were beautiful!
It took us about 3 hours to arrive in Ouray and what a joy that was! We were greeted by Jerry and Jane with such anticipation of excitement. That day they took us to Red Mountain. And then they took us to Bear creek Falls...
These mountains are so majestic! The pictures do not do justice to the massive mountains. Now Jerry has a 4-wheel jeep and he can make that thing a 4-wheeler! He took us places we'd never be able to imagine. That first day was so exciting, but we were tired and needed to eat. Jane made an awesome supper of Flank Steak, Corn on the Cob, and potatoes. Jerry started a fire and we sat with our drinks and talked into the night. Then Jerry said we had to leave the next day at 6:30! OH BOY! We were ready to go.
Sunday, September 2, 2012
Our Interim summer time travels
Hello to my faithful followers.. I know you have wondered where I have been and why am I not writing in my blog. Due to some repairs that needed to be done to the RV, we were not doing much. We stayed with my sister, Pat, in Indiana for 3 weeks. Bless their heart, they thought it would only be 1-2 weeks and it went on and on..
When we did get our RV back, we headed to Victoria's house in Savannah. Well, they just rented another house in Metter, GA. Its close to Statesboro and that is a good size city. During the week there, we mostly visited and did some wedding dress shopping for Cahriana. We had a really good time, but when it was time to leave, we were ready to get going.
We went to Orange Beach, AL and met our oldest daughter, Michelle, and her family, Mike and Paul and Jon, their sons. We have a timeshare there and actually parked the RV across the street from the timeshare. We actually got to go into the ocean the first night and then were evacuated the next day. The kids followed us in their car and we made different stops along the way.
We drove to Hanceville which is north of Birmingham as Jon goes to college there and we would drop him off there on Thursday. We all did go to the Zoo there and it was wonderful. No smelly animals. It was great! On Wednesday we stayed inside and played Phase 10 and Mexican Dominoes.
Thursday Michelle and Mike dropped Jon off at the college and we all headed to Clarksville, TN. We parked there and ate lunch at a great BBQ place by the campground. We then quickly drove to St. Louis to see the Arch. Burl and I had been there, but the kids had not seen it. Paul was really impressed. He is 9 and all boy! We were afraid the sights would not be good, but when we went up the sun was out and we saw so many neat sights. After we came down from the arch, we visited the museum which was Paul's favorite thing! I was so glad to show them something they'd not seen. We took pics outside the museum and outside. When we drove home we got inside the RV and the RAINS CAME DOWN. Lightning and thunder and all! We played dominoes again!
The next morning we headed to Columbia, MO. We drove downtown Columbia and ate at Applebees. Do you know there are 3 colleges in that city of 110,000 people! The people all seem to be avid sports fans. We then came back and played Phase 10.
NOW, I know you are thinking, how b o r i n g! But you are wrong. We only get to see these kids every few years. We had some quality time and Paul will always remember living in Grandma and Grandpa's "moving house".
Today, they went on their way back to Dallas while we haeaded to Oakley Ks. My first impressions of Kansas were really good. There were hills, and cities, and greenery. About 1/2 way through, it was brown fields, wind turbines and lots of wind. LOTS of WIND!! Do you know what that does to an RV... SCARY! I have to say I was SO HAPPY to finally get to Oakley, which is a drop in the hat. Campground is really very nice! We are heading to Strasburg, CO tomorrow. We talked to our friends, Jerry and Jane, in Ouray, Co. We have decided to drive to Strasburg, CO tomorrow and then on Tuesday head to Ouray. It will be a long day, but we are so anxious to see our friends and start our new life. We'll head to Williamsburg, NM on the 11th. We need to be there by the 14th of Sept. Now THAT will be exciting!
Thank you ALL for reading our blog. We love you all!
When we did get our RV back, we headed to Victoria's house in Savannah. Well, they just rented another house in Metter, GA. Its close to Statesboro and that is a good size city. During the week there, we mostly visited and did some wedding dress shopping for Cahriana. We had a really good time, but when it was time to leave, we were ready to get going.
We went to Orange Beach, AL and met our oldest daughter, Michelle, and her family, Mike and Paul and Jon, their sons. We have a timeshare there and actually parked the RV across the street from the timeshare. We actually got to go into the ocean the first night and then were evacuated the next day. The kids followed us in their car and we made different stops along the way.
We drove to Hanceville which is north of Birmingham as Jon goes to college there and we would drop him off there on Thursday. We all did go to the Zoo there and it was wonderful. No smelly animals. It was great! On Wednesday we stayed inside and played Phase 10 and Mexican Dominoes.
Thursday Michelle and Mike dropped Jon off at the college and we all headed to Clarksville, TN. We parked there and ate lunch at a great BBQ place by the campground. We then quickly drove to St. Louis to see the Arch. Burl and I had been there, but the kids had not seen it. Paul was really impressed. He is 9 and all boy! We were afraid the sights would not be good, but when we went up the sun was out and we saw so many neat sights. After we came down from the arch, we visited the museum which was Paul's favorite thing! I was so glad to show them something they'd not seen. We took pics outside the museum and outside. When we drove home we got inside the RV and the RAINS CAME DOWN. Lightning and thunder and all! We played dominoes again!
The next morning we headed to Columbia, MO. We drove downtown Columbia and ate at Applebees. Do you know there are 3 colleges in that city of 110,000 people! The people all seem to be avid sports fans. We then came back and played Phase 10.
NOW, I know you are thinking, how b o r i n g! But you are wrong. We only get to see these kids every few years. We had some quality time and Paul will always remember living in Grandma and Grandpa's "moving house".
Today, they went on their way back to Dallas while we haeaded to Oakley Ks. My first impressions of Kansas were really good. There were hills, and cities, and greenery. About 1/2 way through, it was brown fields, wind turbines and lots of wind. LOTS of WIND!! Do you know what that does to an RV... SCARY! I have to say I was SO HAPPY to finally get to Oakley, which is a drop in the hat. Campground is really very nice! We are heading to Strasburg, CO tomorrow. We talked to our friends, Jerry and Jane, in Ouray, Co. We have decided to drive to Strasburg, CO tomorrow and then on Tuesday head to Ouray. It will be a long day, but we are so anxious to see our friends and start our new life. We'll head to Williamsburg, NM on the 11th. We need to be there by the 14th of Sept. Now THAT will be exciting!
Thank you ALL for reading our blog. We love you all!
Monday, July 2, 2012
Quebec City and Countryside Tour
Looking for parking is not fun in Quebec. We had to park in a garage ($17.00 a day)! We were picked up by a small bus to bring us to the main pick-up place. Our first leg of the journey was a city tour. The guide spoke pretty good English. It wasn't a full tour so Rae, Burl and I each had our own seats, which was nice to take pictures. The guide told us the history of Quebec. We saw the government building, the Citadel and the war spots. We saw where they fortified the city so no one would be able to overpower Quebec again, as they had done in the past. We saw the most famouse hotel (most photographed) in the world. The Chateau Frantenac. Very beautiful and didn't have time to go inside and check it out. There are lots of Horse and buggy riders in Quebec City. It sounded like fun until I realized the guide is turned around talking to the patron while the horse goes on. How does the horse know when the light turns RED?? No thanks.. I'll stick to busses!
We had lunch at the "Shack". When we were seated it looked like a window was in front of us. But after sitting there a minute, we realized the window was open and we were just about on the sidewalk as we ate our dinner! People walked by, smelled our food and came in. We should have gotten a discount! It was really fun though. Rae was trying to take our pictures together, and the waitress felt sorry for us and took the picture with our cameras. She was young and knew us "older" folks weren't as adept to self portraits as these younger kids are. I'm sure they were in back of us laughing their heads off!!
When we finished our lunch, it was time for our countryside tour. We drove to the Montmorency Falls, which are higher than Niagara Falls (83 meters) , but not near as wide. We took a gondola up the mountain to see the top of the falls. When we got to the top, guess what? It started RAINING! How different! Well, that wasn't going to stop me! I waited it out for a few minutes as the rain was really pouring down. But I got tired of waiting and headed out to the falls. It was a long walk but worth it! They were so beautiful! And the mist at the bottom was spectacular. When looking down at the falls, with the rain pouring down and finally the sun coming out, .... I saw a rainbow in the bottom of the falls. Beautiful is not good enough to describe what we saw. Now I am really anxious to see Niagara Falls the week of July 7th!
When we all were ready, we went across a long bridge to the Isle of Orleans which is totally different from the city. There are farms, strawberry fields, hills, barns, horses etc. Very country, but at the same time, there were Million $$ houses on that island! We also went to a chocolate factory that had Ice Cream and coffee. Eveyone was thrilled with this place. I walked along a side street to see the coast line of the St. Lawrence river running through this area to meet up with Quebec City. It was a quaint area with lots of history and liveliness.
We were then off to Maries. Now Maries is a small house in a small town. She makes homemade bread and Maple Butter. For $1.50 we got a very large slice of homemade bread with Maple Butter slathered all over it. It was delicious, but very sweet. My teacher friends would love it! Too sweet for my taste but I enjoyed that sample. Rachel bought both the bread and the butter. We ate the bread, and the butter is for her kids. While we were there, two (2) busloads of kids came in. They were from America (some PA bus company) and were so Rude and Obnoxious! I wanted to start speaking German so they wouldn't think I was part of their American group! It was embarrassing.
Then next place was a copper making place. A man started the company 50 years ago. He died 5 years ago at 83! His 3 daughters, wife and 2 employees work at this Copper making store. The daughter told us the history and explained how the copper items are made. They made pictures, jewelry, figures etc. It was so fascinating to see. He also make the life of Christ in copper pictures. Mary being told she was pregnant, all the way to Jesus leaving the diciples after rising from the dead. The picture depicted the scripture at the bottom... It was very moving to go through 3 rooms watching the life of Christ, in Copper.
The next place which was our last stop was Saint Anne de Beaupre' Church. What a HUGE church!. People come from all over the world to this chuch as it has been said many people who were crippled, or some severe sickness were healed in this church. There are crutches and canes etc as you enter, showing how people came with the items and left without them. Quite fascinating. Rae and I walked all over the place there. Burl did his own thing while we read all the enscriptions and stories about men of past times, including saints of the faith. Rae walked outside and we couldn't find a way back in; then found a door and went downstairs. Why? I don't know. But we found a beautiful chapel for people during the week. It was so beautiful, charming and quaint. Then we were trying to find our way back to the sanctuary. I found an elevator so we pushed the button. When it stopped, 2 men with communion crackers were getting off. NO ONE SPEAKS ENGLISH! So we just got on the elevator hoping to go up. BUTTONS - WHERE TO? I'm feeling like I'm in a scary movie and a monster is going to jump out! Finally the elevator goes up! Thank GOD! The door opens and we are on the side of the altar in the sanctuary! Weird... There is so much in that church and outside to see that it would take a full day to explore it all. We had an HOUR! When all the people assembled back on the bus, we headed back to Quebec City. It had been a long day, but so interesting and full of history. There is so much to see in Quebec and surrounding areas, that it would be a month before you could feel as though you know where it all was. I thoroughly enjoyed our bus tour and our time in the city. The driver took us to our car and we head home. Again, we slept really good. I still see so many pictures in my head. I have to get the pictures off my camera and on the computer. I'll have pages of pictures following this blog. Hope you are enjoying our time seeing this beautiful country. You know, Canada is so beautiful and so much history lies there. However, USA has everything I know and believe in. Guess I'll stay right here and see our beautiful America.
Talk to you next time from somewhere in America!
We had lunch at the "Shack". When we were seated it looked like a window was in front of us. But after sitting there a minute, we realized the window was open and we were just about on the sidewalk as we ate our dinner! People walked by, smelled our food and came in. We should have gotten a discount! It was really fun though. Rae was trying to take our pictures together, and the waitress felt sorry for us and took the picture with our cameras. She was young and knew us "older" folks weren't as adept to self portraits as these younger kids are. I'm sure they were in back of us laughing their heads off!!
When we finished our lunch, it was time for our countryside tour. We drove to the Montmorency Falls, which are higher than Niagara Falls (83 meters) , but not near as wide. We took a gondola up the mountain to see the top of the falls. When we got to the top, guess what? It started RAINING! How different! Well, that wasn't going to stop me! I waited it out for a few minutes as the rain was really pouring down. But I got tired of waiting and headed out to the falls. It was a long walk but worth it! They were so beautiful! And the mist at the bottom was spectacular. When looking down at the falls, with the rain pouring down and finally the sun coming out, .... I saw a rainbow in the bottom of the falls. Beautiful is not good enough to describe what we saw. Now I am really anxious to see Niagara Falls the week of July 7th!
When we all were ready, we went across a long bridge to the Isle of Orleans which is totally different from the city. There are farms, strawberry fields, hills, barns, horses etc. Very country, but at the same time, there were Million $$ houses on that island! We also went to a chocolate factory that had Ice Cream and coffee. Eveyone was thrilled with this place. I walked along a side street to see the coast line of the St. Lawrence river running through this area to meet up with Quebec City. It was a quaint area with lots of history and liveliness.
We were then off to Maries. Now Maries is a small house in a small town. She makes homemade bread and Maple Butter. For $1.50 we got a very large slice of homemade bread with Maple Butter slathered all over it. It was delicious, but very sweet. My teacher friends would love it! Too sweet for my taste but I enjoyed that sample. Rachel bought both the bread and the butter. We ate the bread, and the butter is for her kids. While we were there, two (2) busloads of kids came in. They were from America (some PA bus company) and were so Rude and Obnoxious! I wanted to start speaking German so they wouldn't think I was part of their American group! It was embarrassing.
Then next place was a copper making place. A man started the company 50 years ago. He died 5 years ago at 83! His 3 daughters, wife and 2 employees work at this Copper making store. The daughter told us the history and explained how the copper items are made. They made pictures, jewelry, figures etc. It was so fascinating to see. He also make the life of Christ in copper pictures. Mary being told she was pregnant, all the way to Jesus leaving the diciples after rising from the dead. The picture depicted the scripture at the bottom... It was very moving to go through 3 rooms watching the life of Christ, in Copper.
The next place which was our last stop was Saint Anne de Beaupre' Church. What a HUGE church!. People come from all over the world to this chuch as it has been said many people who were crippled, or some severe sickness were healed in this church. There are crutches and canes etc as you enter, showing how people came with the items and left without them. Quite fascinating. Rae and I walked all over the place there. Burl did his own thing while we read all the enscriptions and stories about men of past times, including saints of the faith. Rae walked outside and we couldn't find a way back in; then found a door and went downstairs. Why? I don't know. But we found a beautiful chapel for people during the week. It was so beautiful, charming and quaint. Then we were trying to find our way back to the sanctuary. I found an elevator so we pushed the button. When it stopped, 2 men with communion crackers were getting off. NO ONE SPEAKS ENGLISH! So we just got on the elevator hoping to go up. BUTTONS - WHERE TO? I'm feeling like I'm in a scary movie and a monster is going to jump out! Finally the elevator goes up! Thank GOD! The door opens and we are on the side of the altar in the sanctuary! Weird... There is so much in that church and outside to see that it would take a full day to explore it all. We had an HOUR! When all the people assembled back on the bus, we headed back to Quebec City. It had been a long day, but so interesting and full of history. There is so much to see in Quebec and surrounding areas, that it would be a month before you could feel as though you know where it all was. I thoroughly enjoyed our bus tour and our time in the city. The driver took us to our car and we head home. Again, we slept really good. I still see so many pictures in my head. I have to get the pictures off my camera and on the computer. I'll have pages of pictures following this blog. Hope you are enjoying our time seeing this beautiful country. You know, Canada is so beautiful and so much history lies there. However, USA has everything I know and believe in. Guess I'll stay right here and see our beautiful America.
Talk to you next time from somewhere in America!
The Beginning of Quebec City, Quebec Canada
To get to Quebec city would be 4 long hours driving in the Rain. Have I mentioned that it has rained the whole time we were in Canada. OK, it did not rain in PEI until we were leaving! I didn't have much sleep the night before, so during the ride I went to the couch and slept. Yep, slept for 2 hours! When I woke up to loud French music, it was still raining! Rae said there was a lot of fog on the highway and it was a good thing I was sleeping because I would have been a nervous wreck. God is good. He knows how I am. There was such a great anticipation for Quebec City but at the same time wonderment about the language barrier.
We finally found our campground which was very large! We had a corner lot so got to see who was coming and who was leaving. Due to being late in the day, we grabbed a quick hamburger at the "restaurant" on the grounds and then headed to do our laundry. Very old machines and it took forever! When we were done, we drove to Walmart. There were 2 within a 15 mile radius of our campground. It was extrememly weird hearing the lady talking in French over the intercom. And this one was like our "old" Walmarts with food in different places around the store. It seemed very compact and hardly any room to move around. We got our stuff and got out of there. Too crowded and confined for me! When we got back to the campground, we fell asleep quickly.
The next day we were going to Saint Jean Port Joli, which is the town Rachels parents met and married. Her mother and grandmothers were all baptized in the same church there.
We took the scenic route to Saint Jean Port Joli, which means we followed the St. Lawrence River all the way. It is very large!
Throughout this entire day, it poured! We were so wet! We took Route 132 N so we could see all the little villages and the beautiufl churches. We stopped at a restaurant that made their own cheese and bakery goods.
Burl and meThen we stopped at a rest stop to have a pottie break. There was a path that brought us right to the St. Lawrence River edge. We took pictures of course.
Rachel
We finally found our campground which was very large! We had a corner lot so got to see who was coming and who was leaving. Due to being late in the day, we grabbed a quick hamburger at the "restaurant" on the grounds and then headed to do our laundry. Very old machines and it took forever! When we were done, we drove to Walmart. There were 2 within a 15 mile radius of our campground. It was extrememly weird hearing the lady talking in French over the intercom. And this one was like our "old" Walmarts with food in different places around the store. It seemed very compact and hardly any room to move around. We got our stuff and got out of there. Too crowded and confined for me! When we got back to the campground, we fell asleep quickly.
The next day we were going to Saint Jean Port Joli, which is the town Rachels parents met and married. Her mother and grandmothers were all baptized in the same church there.
Throughout this entire day, it poured! We were so wet! We took Route 132 N so we could see all the little villages and the beautiufl churches. We stopped at a restaurant that made their own cheese and bakery goods. 
Rachel and I bought cheeses to go with our wine and crackers. Burl bought us a blueberry muffin. That muffin's blueberries were so juicy and sweet, it must have taken 15-20 minutes to eat it. It was that good!
Burl and meThen we stopped at a rest stop to have a pottie break. There was a path that brought us right to the St. Lawrence River edge. We took pictures of course.Rachel
It was cold, windy and rainy, but we still enjoyed ourselves. Rae, because she was seeing the places her parents grew up. Us because its an area we have always wanted to see. We were all happy.
We stopped at a wood carving place. Oh.. there are SO MANY wood carving places. This was one of the carvinWe gs outside one store. A Duck with a Rifle! Adorable!
Rae bought some presents at some of the shops here. I wanted to, but remembered that we will be in New Mexico during Christmas!
We saw inside the church, and it was so beautiful. Rachel was so happy to be there even though the rain continued to pour down. I was happy for her. It was a very good day!
On the next day we decided to check out Quebec City, on our own. We left for the city and mind you, it has rained every day since we've been in Canada. We drove to a downtown market where they have food, wines, flowers, jewelry, donuts, materials, cutlery, etc. Rachel bought some great wine and a couple pretty rings. Then we decided to find the "old" Quebec. With our GPS we found it! We parked and walked to the Visitors Center. A very nice young man showed us tours available. He spoke really good English too. After looking, listening and chatting we decided on an 8 hour tour to many of the great sites to see in Quecbec and around the area. The SUN finally came out!!! But the rain followed, once again! Rachel made beef stroganoff and it was great! The sun cmae out again, so Rae and I walked around the park. No Internet as the camp blocks the internet unless you buys it from them. We were not going to get facebook the whole time we were here. Oh well, we'll stay busy and I'll write in my journal. Thats how I remember all this stuff. It was a great day but tomorrow would be even better!!
New Brunswick, CANADA
Shediac, New Brunswick
The ride to Shediac was a long ride. Pretty easy and then we came to the border. They asked us all kinds of questions and then had us pull over to the side so the Partrol guys could check out the RV. The inside people checked our passports and the guys did the RV. All was well. The guys told us we had a beautiful rig. The trip to Shediacwas okay but just really long. Rachel rode in the front as I don't sit well; I need to get up and down all the time. It took longer to get there than what we had thought. We finally made it there, but we were late. The woman was kind and gave us a good site. The RV park looks like a trailer camp! Not dirty or anything, but all scrunched togethere. We felt like we could look inside the next trailers windows! We went out for supper, came back and went to bed.
On Friday (6-22) we decided to go to Nova Scotia. we stopped at the Visitor Center and I bought a
T-shirt. The information lady gave us a mp of a scenic tour along the coast. The first part of the ride seemed to be all farmland and trees. It seems we saw a LOT of trees in Canada! We just drove and drove until we stopped for some gas. It is $1.24 a liter. We found a cute spot to eat lunch. It was a pond with lots of grass. After a quick lunch I went outside to talk to Rae. She told me this was a frog pond and all the noise was from the frogs.
We then continued along the ocean. We saw so many curches that had graveyards all around them. The church could be little but a huge graveyard. Some of the graves were so old too. It became a joke where we'd look for a church to find a graveyard! I even took a couple pics of the churches with the graveyards. Along the way, there was a bad wreck where the people said we should turn around and go another way. Didn't they see GEORGIA, USA on our licence plate? How do we know where to go except where the map told us. We are talking not a lot of major roads.. we could get lost there and no one would find us! So we waited. As we were finally passing the wreck, (it was really bad) a woman yelled at me to keep going! Then I realized I had my camera in my hand from taking pics of the churches. She must of thought I wanted a picture of the wrecked car and maybe a body. Oh well.
When we finally got home, it was late and it had been suggested to eat at a place called Lobster Deck. So we decided to try it. Hard to find a parking spot (good sign); walk up and order like Captain D's; go grab a seat in the building or on the "deck" that was closed in with heavy plastic for the rain and cold. They call out your number and you go get the food. OMGosh! The amount of food was ridiculous! I order Fish & Chips - 2 HUGE pieces of fish with FF). Rachel ordered sea scallops (21 in a small size); Burl ordered Poutine (french dish with cheese, beef and french friees and grave over all of it.) he loved it! The food was totally awesome. We decided that the next night we'd come again and Rae and I would order Fried Clams & FF to share and Burl would get Fish & Chips. I would highly recommend that restaurant to anyone who wants seafood. Awesome food and service.
Saturday (6-23) we got up at 5:45 and had to leave at 6:15 for PEI! We had a tour at 9:00 and it was a 2 hour drive. We drove really fast with no traffic on the road. I guess they slept in! The tour guide, Erik, was from England but moved to PEI 5 years ago. We walked to different place and tried foods etc. The first stop was at the Lobster Restaurant where they actually have live lobsters there to see, touch and learn about. The owner explained everything about lobsters and I even touched one!
Then he showed us raw oysters and asked if there was anyone who wanted to try it. One young girl and Burl ate it. Really really gross!!!! From there we went to an Olive Oil place where you taste the different oils. I liked the Basil oil, but not too many others. We waited while other people, like Burl, checked out all the oils. There must have been about 20-25!
From there we went to Anne of Green Gables Chocolate Store. They were actually making Chocolate covered potato chips. And they are delicious. I tried a few and then bought a container. Really really good! Then we went to COWS Ice Cream. They are nationally known. I never heard of them but there are a few in the USA. Many in Canada. The ice cream was indescribable! A full taste and so very creamy. We got a taste and I wanted more! From there we went to a place called Poffertjes (poff er chuz) which is Swedish and they make the little sweet puff balls. They were so good. One lady came in and bought 10 and put them in a cup she brought. Fthen on to an Irish Pub where they make their own beer for their pub. They don't sell outside of the pub.. It was pretty good beer, too. The across the street to another pub; but this one was created in the Irish section of PEI. Everyone told him a pub would not make it, but here it is 30 years later and the pub is one of the livliest around! They serve Guinness Beer which is not allowed usually, but he has it shipped from Ireland! At this pub they also served each of us mussels. Burl ate his, Rachels and mine. I'm not eating slime! The last stop was PEI Liquor. This is 3 ladies from North Carolina. The main lady's dad was a distiller and moonshine etc. She came to PEI and opened a distillery and created flavored liquor. For instance, Blueberry Vodka; Potato Vodka; and Evergreen Gin. It took them about 3-4 years to perfect what they wanted. Tastes were offered but I was not too interested.
By the end of the tour we were tired. So we headed back to Shediac. To leave the island we had to pay $44.00! You can get on free, but have to pay to leave! We crossed the Confederat Bridge which was built 15 years ago to take the place of the ferry. All it did was Rain!!
The next day, we would head for St. Basille, NB on our way to Quebec. A very long drive with lots of Rain, Trees and more Rain and Trees! We did meet a couple at the campground who were very sociable. We visited, had drinks and talked about owning an RV. Early to bed as we had a full day to reach Quebec. Now THERE is a city!
The ride to Shediac was a long ride. Pretty easy and then we came to the border. They asked us all kinds of questions and then had us pull over to the side so the Partrol guys could check out the RV. The inside people checked our passports and the guys did the RV. All was well. The guys told us we had a beautiful rig. The trip to Shediacwas okay but just really long. Rachel rode in the front as I don't sit well; I need to get up and down all the time. It took longer to get there than what we had thought. We finally made it there, but we were late. The woman was kind and gave us a good site. The RV park looks like a trailer camp! Not dirty or anything, but all scrunched togethere. We felt like we could look inside the next trailers windows! We went out for supper, came back and went to bed.
On Friday (6-22) we decided to go to Nova Scotia. we stopped at the Visitor Center and I bought a
T-shirt. The information lady gave us a mp of a scenic tour along the coast. The first part of the ride seemed to be all farmland and trees. It seems we saw a LOT of trees in Canada! We just drove and drove until we stopped for some gas. It is $1.24 a liter. We found a cute spot to eat lunch. It was a pond with lots of grass. After a quick lunch I went outside to talk to Rae. She told me this was a frog pond and all the noise was from the frogs. We then continued along the ocean. We saw so many curches that had graveyards all around them. The church could be little but a huge graveyard. Some of the graves were so old too. It became a joke where we'd look for a church to find a graveyard! I even took a couple pics of the churches with the graveyards. Along the way, there was a bad wreck where the people said we should turn around and go another way. Didn't they see GEORGIA, USA on our licence plate? How do we know where to go except where the map told us. We are talking not a lot of major roads.. we could get lost there and no one would find us! So we waited. As we were finally passing the wreck, (it was really bad) a woman yelled at me to keep going! Then I realized I had my camera in my hand from taking pics of the churches. She must of thought I wanted a picture of the wrecked car and maybe a body. Oh well.
When we finally got home, it was late and it had been suggested to eat at a place called Lobster Deck. So we decided to try it. Hard to find a parking spot (good sign); walk up and order like Captain D's; go grab a seat in the building or on the "deck" that was closed in with heavy plastic for the rain and cold. They call out your number and you go get the food. OMGosh! The amount of food was ridiculous! I order Fish & Chips - 2 HUGE pieces of fish with FF). Rachel ordered sea scallops (21 in a small size); Burl ordered Poutine (french dish with cheese, beef and french friees and grave over all of it.) he loved it! The food was totally awesome. We decided that the next night we'd come again and Rae and I would order Fried Clams & FF to share and Burl would get Fish & Chips. I would highly recommend that restaurant to anyone who wants seafood. Awesome food and service.
Saturday (6-23) we got up at 5:45 and had to leave at 6:15 for PEI! We had a tour at 9:00 and it was a 2 hour drive. We drove really fast with no traffic on the road. I guess they slept in! The tour guide, Erik, was from England but moved to PEI 5 years ago. We walked to different place and tried foods etc. The first stop was at the Lobster Restaurant where they actually have live lobsters there to see, touch and learn about. The owner explained everything about lobsters and I even touched one!
Then he showed us raw oysters and asked if there was anyone who wanted to try it. One young girl and Burl ate it. Really really gross!!!! From there we went to an Olive Oil place where you taste the different oils. I liked the Basil oil, but not too many others. We waited while other people, like Burl, checked out all the oils. There must have been about 20-25!
From there we went to Anne of Green Gables Chocolate Store. They were actually making Chocolate covered potato chips. And they are delicious. I tried a few and then bought a container. Really really good! Then we went to COWS Ice Cream. They are nationally known. I never heard of them but there are a few in the USA. Many in Canada. The ice cream was indescribable! A full taste and so very creamy. We got a taste and I wanted more! From there we went to a place called Poffertjes (poff er chuz) which is Swedish and they make the little sweet puff balls. They were so good. One lady came in and bought 10 and put them in a cup she brought. Fthen on to an Irish Pub where they make their own beer for their pub. They don't sell outside of the pub.. It was pretty good beer, too. The across the street to another pub; but this one was created in the Irish section of PEI. Everyone told him a pub would not make it, but here it is 30 years later and the pub is one of the livliest around! They serve Guinness Beer which is not allowed usually, but he has it shipped from Ireland! At this pub they also served each of us mussels. Burl ate his, Rachels and mine. I'm not eating slime! The last stop was PEI Liquor. This is 3 ladies from North Carolina. The main lady's dad was a distiller and moonshine etc. She came to PEI and opened a distillery and created flavored liquor. For instance, Blueberry Vodka; Potato Vodka; and Evergreen Gin. It took them about 3-4 years to perfect what they wanted. Tastes were offered but I was not too interested.
By the end of the tour we were tired. So we headed back to Shediac. To leave the island we had to pay $44.00! You can get on free, but have to pay to leave! We crossed the Confederat Bridge which was built 15 years ago to take the place of the ferry. All it did was Rain!!
The next day, we would head for St. Basille, NB on our way to Quebec. A very long drive with lots of Rain, Trees and more Rain and Trees! We did meet a couple at the campground who were very sociable. We visited, had drinks and talked about owning an RV. Early to bed as we had a full day to reach Quebec. Now THERE is a city!
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