FIONA - You Bitch

'Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned' 

We survived!  Easily!

We didn't really realize the potential of Fiona.  But Nancy expressed some fears so we high tailed it to Fredericton NB (along with a lot of other RV refugees).  And we were glad we did!  

Fredericton was more or less free of any major issues (Yes the wind blew hard and it rained a lot  - but nothing like the "Far East" coast).

We spent two days in Fredericton with our swimming buddy Nancy B. and two fellow travellers from of all Places - Victoria!

Our couple of days in Fredericton included the fantastic market and a good stroll around the town

 that included, Marysville where we stayed (who would have thought they had a cotton Mill - AND A BIG ONE -  in Fredericton?), the parliament buildings and the art Gallery - that had some very very good art including this fantastic John Singer Sargent that I had never seen before.

Parrsboro, NS

From FREDERICTON we moved on to Nova Scotia - to Parrsboro NS to visit friends, Laura and Carol.  

Unfortunately the weather sucked - rainy and cold.  We had a fantastic concert booked and the ladies were going to show us all around. 

 Very reluctantly we elected to move on to our next stage.

DIGBY, NS

we overnighted in Digby NS, waiting for the ferry to take us to St. John NB.  

And what a wonderful sailing it was on a very nice ship.

St. Andrews By The Sea

Our next stop was a beauty of an RV campground at St. Andrews By The Sea.

We choose the Sea View and really enjoyed the little town before we venture into AMERICA!

The Next time you tune in -

AMERICA 

Random Photo's 

Our Swim near Wolfville NS with Pam and her 90 year old Mom!

Breakfast dish at the Fredericton NB Market

The sea Port in St. John NB 

Two large Cruise Ships docked and the streets full of people

The End .... for today!

Some people try to turn back their odometers. Not me; I want people to know why I look this way. I've traveled a long way, and some of the roads weren't paved. 

Will Rogers b1879 d1935

Both Nancy and I can say 

"We've travelled down some roads that were not paved"

on this somewhat weird and wonderful road trip we are on!

We HAVE travelled on some (real) unpaved roads!

And in the metaphorical sense - "we have definitely travelled down some unpaved roads".

For two "homebodies" to jump into an 80sq ft van (of living space) and travel across Canada and soon - I hope - the USA - is a BIG trip down an "unpaved road".

What have we learned?

We have become a little more tolerant of our individual foibles!

live in the moment!  And Stay in the Moment!

Small can be beautiful! We feel REALLY at home in our little "home".

Grocery and Beer shopping everyday is part of the travel ritual!

don't sweat the small things (we know it's trite but it's true).

A good yelling match is therapeutic!  

Hallway sex is simply not possible!

Meals from M&M Meats are great!

Where are we Right Now?

Sitting in a wonderful Campground in Moncton NB waiting out Hurricane Fiona whose trajectory on Friday the 23rd and Saturday the 24th is expected to pound PEI and parts of NS and NB.

The campground we are in is filling up with refugee  RV's, Campers and trailers who are fleeing the potential impacts Fiona. 

   

Tomorrow we will drive to Fredericton NB to visit a friend and distance ourselves from Fiona.  And then, after the storm, we will return to NS to finish our touring and then eventually head to the USA and home, if the impacts of Fiona are not to large!

Here is a view of our trip so far. 

Hurricane Fiona will set the agenda for us in the next few days.  

If The East coast of NS is hit hard, we will decide where  and what we will do next.  

Will keep you posted!

Brian and Fancy

Blessed are they who can laugh at themselves, for they shall never cease to be amused. - Anonymous

We have left our fears

and our intrepidations 

behind!

The East Coast calls!

We have been on the road for 7 days (including today, Monday Sept. 19th) having left Fenelon Falls on Sept. 13th.

We had our  First a beer  of the day at THE REDNECK BISTRO in Calabogie ON

Stayed at The  Rideau River Provincial Park

South of Ottawa

Raining cats and Dogs

wind blowing a hun'

 after a very late start the next day we eventually drove from south of Montreal along Highway 135 beside the St. Lawerence River

This was an incredible drive leisurely taken through rural Quebec, rich farms and quaint villages that reminded me so much of France.

  

 

We stopped along the way at a maritime Museum to visit The 1939 built icebreaker The Ernest LaPoint.

We went into Quebec City driving through Old Town and over to a Marche.  Never have I seen such a fine selection of GOOD craft beer.

Stayed in a couple of great National and Provincial Parks like this one!

In Rimouska I toured the Onandaga Submarine.  

HMCS Onondaga (S73) is an Oberon-class submarine that served in the Royal Canadian Navy and later the Canadian Forces. Built in the mid-1960s, Onondaga operated primarily with the Maritime Forces Atlantic until her decommissioning in 2000 as the last Canadian Oberon.

I hae no idea how the men on that ship were able to stand the cramped quarters.  There must have been a height restriction to under  5'10".  

Stayed at Le Mechins Camping Pignon Vert to wash some cloths!

Spectacular Sunset.  Loved the Name for some reason.

Submarine.

After a drive through some of the most scenic country I have ever been in, we arrived at Canadian National Park Forillon on the Gaspe Peninsula.

  Absolutely lovely weather all the way through.

And Swam in Perce with the world renowned Perce Rock in the background. 

Perce Rock Is a UNSECO World Hereitage Geo Site.

Percé Rock (French: Rocher Percé, meaning "pierced rock") is a huge sheer rock formation in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence on the tip of the Gaspé Peninsula in Québec, Canada, off Percé Bay. Percé Rock appears from a distance like a ship under sail.[1] It is one of the world's largest natural arches located in water and is considered a geologically and historically rich natural icon of Quebec. It is a major attraction in the Gaspésie region.[

The Percé Rock, described as "the monstrous giant; pierced through by an immense eye, now green, now gray, now blue or violet, according to the moods of the sea", is linked in legend to a young man of a noble French family.

the last 7 days have been absolutely spectacular .  The scenery along the St. Lawrence Seaway and up through the Gaspe Bay really stunning.  We are in love with the villages, the little towns and the people. 

Brian and Fancy.