Jul 8, 2025 – Three More on the Parks Canada List

Three national parks - Kouchibouguac in red, Forillon in yellow, and La Mauricie in green. Here’s a fun fact - Parks Canada was established in 1911, the world’s first national park service.  So far, Vivian and I have been to 8 Canadian national parks (including Newfoundland’s Gros Morne) . We love Parks Canada. So, when … Continue reading Jul 8, 2025 – Three More on the Parks Canada List

Jun 4, 2025 -Friends on the Way to Canada

Pulling into Colleton State Park in South Carolina, it would be another nine days before we saw the sun again. As the sun warmed me in the brisk 65-degree Maine temperature, I laughed at how it was not so long ago that I cursed the Florida heat and humidity. On our travels north, we have … Continue reading Jun 4, 2025 -Friends on the Way to Canada

June 14, 2024 Canada’s Oldest City

While visiting the national parks in Alberta last year, we got used to seeing signs in English and French. And after a couple conversations with native Canadians from Alberta and Saskatchewan, we got the notion that visiting Quebec would be extra challenging for English-speaking tourists, because supposedly all signs are in French and not English. … Continue reading June 14, 2024 Canada’s Oldest City