This is our first trip to Mexico without my Aunt Ruth. She passed away December 12 but had organized this trip when we were with her last year. Her plan was to come to Ontario to celebrate my mom’s 90th birthday, stay with us over Christmas, then we would accompany her to Mexico for 9Continue reading “Nuevo Vallarta, Mexico”
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Musings on the Gaspe Pensinsula
Now that the trip is over, just a few random thoughts. Was it worth driving 3,706 km? Yes, absolutely, although the 401/20/40 parts of the Highway driving were just dull. We typically leave main highways whenever possible, and Hwy. 138 on the north shore of the St. Lawrence and Hwy. 132 around the Gaspe PensinsulaContinue reading “Musings on the Gaspe Pensinsula”
Gaspe Pensinsula Day 10
The grand trip is finished. 3,706km in 10 days. Route from Ancaster, Ontario along the 401/407 to Hwy 40 in Quebec the Hudson to Oka ferry, north of Montreal to Trois Rivieres, along Hwy 138 to Tadoussac which also involves a short ferry, crossing the St. Lawrence River from Les Escoumin to Trois Pistoles thenContinue reading “Gaspe Pensinsula Day 10”
Gaspe Pensinsula Day 9
It rained steadily for the first 6 hours of the trip today. But if it’s going to rain, it might as well be while we’re driving. By the time we crossed into Ontario the rain stopped so we did a couple of excursions off the highway. The first was The Lost Villages Museum, which wasContinue reading “Gaspe Pensinsula Day 9”
Gaspe Peninsula Day 7
It rained all night and into the morning but we took our time getting ready to hit the road and by then the rain was intermittent. Typically it rained when we were driving and was fine when we stopped, so pretty ideal considering. Our first stop was at a beach called Pabos Mills where theContinue reading “Gaspe Peninsula Day 7”
Gaspe trip Day 6
A tropical cyclone is not what you want to be hearing about when anticipating a boat cruise. The rain started at 8am as we headed out to get our tickets for the tour of Perce Rock and Bonaventure Island. Fortunately we were prepared with rain gear. Ken already owns a knee length rain coat, andContinue reading “Gaspe trip Day 6”
Gaspe Pensinsula Day 4
The weather turned out surprisingly well which was fortunate as we had several outdoor activities planned. Our first stop was to see some unusual sculptures at the Marcel Gagnon gallery in St. Flavie which depict people emerging from the river. It was low tide so we hope to have high tide on the way backContinue reading “Gaspe Pensinsula Day 4”
Gaspe Pensinsula Day 3
Despite the prediction of rain, most of our day was dry. We crossed the St. Lawrence in the morning from Les Escoumin to Trois Pistoles and it was cool and foggy but we had little rain. We had hoped to see whales on the crossing but no such luck. It is a remarkably small ferryContinue reading “Gaspe Pensinsula Day 3”
Gaspe Pensinsula Day 2
It appears we used up all our good weather on the first day. Today was rainy most of the time, rainy and foggy the rest of the time, with very brief dry periods. We have good rain coats with us, but didn’t actually have them on during the heavy rain. We will learn! Our firstContinue reading “Gaspe Pensinsula Day 2”
Gaspe Pensinsula
On the road again! Glad to be on the road again. (apologies to Willie Nelson) Today was a beautiful day to start a road trip. The goal was to make it from Ancaster, Ontario to Trois Rivieres, Quebec so really just a heavy driving day. However we did manage a few highlights. Our first stopContinue reading “Gaspe Pensinsula”
Wandering with Wendy 