September 19th-20th, 2025 We decide to spend our first full day in Cape Breton exploring some of the National Park hikes in our immediate surroundings. Our first step was to procure our passes for the park. Since we have two cars and two itineraries, Kitty & I get a pass that will last us the… Continue reading Middlehead, Mussels & North Cape Farmer’s Market
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The North Peninsula
18 Sept 2025 The northernmost section of Cape Breton lies outside of the National Forest, and I’m eager to see what it’s like. I find it is notably sparse in population with a boreal forest is full of spruce & birches (two of my favorites). The roads get windier and windier the farther north one… Continue reading The North Peninsula
Getting There Is Half the Fun
The drive from Halifax Airport to Cape Breton takes about 5.5 hours, and goes from the relatively flat landscape around Halifax to the dramatic cliffs of the island’s coastline. I’m struck with the lack of development and wide-open wild spaces. There are very few cars on the road and it’s generally an easy drive. We… Continue reading Getting There Is Half the Fun
Asheville to Halifax
After several months of intense planning, our departure date for Nova Scotia travels has finally arrived. I am a big fan of Canada, and even more so today considering the toxic politics of the US. In the past we’ve traveled to Vancouver, Toronto, Quebec (Montréal, Quebec City, Tadoussac). This will be our third trip to… Continue reading Asheville to Halifax
Rivière Saguenay
We’ve spent two days here in the community of Sacre Coeur, in a cabin with a view overlooking the Saguenay River. Our place is well-equipped, though appropriately rustic for our remote location. It’s not entirely remote. There’s a well-known restaurant down the hill on the water that we’ll eat at today, and a pizza place… Continue reading Rivière Saguenay
Old Quebec City
On Sunday we decide to venture into Old Town. Given our experience climbing hills on our first day, we decide to see what public transportation might afford. We made it to a pharmacy to buy bus passes (about 30 USD apiece for 5 days), and then headed for the nearest bus. We just missed the… Continue reading Old Quebec City
Arriving Quebec City, Saint-Roch Neighborhood
We wake up early, finish final chores and drag our bags up the hill to the train station. It’s a doable walk and I was glad we’d taken the time yesterday to find the best route. I realize I’m used to European 19th century behemoth train stations, and Montreal station has a relatively modest profile. We’d… Continue reading Arriving Quebec City, Saint-Roch Neighborhood
Last Day Montreal
It’s Thursday September 14th and we ride the train tomorrow to Quebec. That means all the anxiety of packing, cleaning up and getting ready. But meanwhile we have a whole day and we want to make the best of it. After scoping out our route to the train station for tomorrow we stop at the Crew… Continue reading Last Day Montreal
Museum of Fine Arts, Soup Dumplings & Old Port
We woke up to rain and a gray sky. The plan was for a museum on a rainy day, so after a grocery store run, we headed uptown on the subway. The Montreal museum of Fine Arts is huge but we found our way to the Modernist section pretty quickly. I enjoyed the description of a Picasso (Embrace,… Continue reading Museum of Fine Arts, Soup Dumplings & Old Port
Bonjour Montréal!
What fun to be traveling again! Taking care of outstanding chores before leaving is always a bitch: paying bills, managing appointments, communicating with friends and professionals, buying shoes and clothes, not to mention cleaning the stove fan vents, changing the bulbs in the overhead lights and downing the spider webs. And then there’s the yardwork.… Continue reading Bonjour Montréal!
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