14 July 2019, Sunday We are up early, eat breakfast, strike camp and are on the trail by 8. A new trail to the Goose River just opened about two weeks ago. It is a lovely shady trail through the woods, much nicer than the old trail which was more an ATV road. The only downside is that the trail is now about 12 km long. Previously it was 7.4
13 July 2019, Saturday Today is shuttle day. After breakfast we collect our burritos for tonight’s supper and proceed to the Irving station for muffins and cinnamon buns, Sunday’s breakfast. We recheck our list of “things not to forget.” Then it’s off to the interpretive center to meet Alexei. O and I wait patiently in the shade next to Vincent. Precisely at 1 pm, our scheduled pick up time, a
2 July 2019, Friday: The sky is quite dark and gray this morning as we enjoy our blueberry pancakes at Salmon River B&B. After breakfast we find the beginning of the Fundy Trail Parkway, only 0.2 miles from our B&B. Nine kilometers down this road is the entrance kiosk for the parkway – $8.50 per senior to drive the scenic route. The interpretive center is another ten km along the
From Home to Gorham ME and St. Martins, New Brunswick 10 July 2019 – Wednesday morning is finally here. The mountain of items to be packed that has been piled on the dining room floor has diminished to what seems to be a manageable mound. O, Dad, and I enjoy our traditional departure day breakfast of peach pie. Before we know it, it is after 9 am and the mound
5-10 June 2019 Wednesday and Thursday are quiet days, perfect for enjoying each other’s company, polishing blogs and eating home-cooked soup and made-from-scratch pizza. On Friday we are introduced to Mox Boarding House, a combination restaurant and board game shop. It’s great fun! On entering we select our table and sit down. It’s a good thing we arrived early this Friday evening. S tells us that on some evenings they
3 June 2019: O and I head off to Mt. St. Helens National Volcanic Monument today for an explore while S and K head off to work. It takes us about 2 ½ hours to reach the Silver Lake Visitor Center, which is actually a state park and not part of the national monument. We take in the movie which focuses on the destruction caused by the eruption in 1980
Another prelude to our summer travels 1 June 2019: Since we will not be driving across the continent this summer, instead visiting the Atlantic Provinces and Newfoundland and Labrador, we have arranged a trip out to Bellevue, Washington to visit S and K. Our flight from the Philadelphia Airport on Alaska Airlines goes quite smoothly. Today, June 1, is our first full day here. True to form when we visit,
Prelude to our summer travels 19-22 May 2019 As this summer’s travels fast approach, O and I decide a training backpack trip is a good idea. We want to ensure that our knees, backs, and equipment are really ready for the rigorous five day-four night expedition along New Brunswick’s Fundy Footpath, that we have planned as the first stop on this year’s adventure. After researching hiking options near home, I
Thursday 4 October – Monday 8 October 2018 October 4: O and I are up fairly early. We forego the Super 8 breakfast and drive south for a bit over an hour, finally stopping for breakfast at the Eggsclusive Cafe in Rockford, Illinois. After breakfast we move our watches forward another hour, so that we are back on the road at 11 am eastern time. Again our drive is uneventful.
Wednesday 3 October 2018 to Madison, Wisconsin O and I have a smooth trip to Madison where we meet up with my cousin, Donna. At her home and over dinner in a nearby restaurant we catch up on each other’s family happenings. We are lucky to have a chance to get together during our one night stop-over here.