Axe, Apple, Amis

I love trips that have unknown destinations and a wide open schedule for the filling. This is probably one of the funnest roadtrips I have ever been on, just because it was SO random. And Anne is an awesome person to roadtrip with!


On the Friday, we stopped in Toronto for sushi with my cousin and his wife Emily. So wonderful to see them again! I'm excited to go visit them in their new place in October!


What does one do when driving by a giant apple? You stop and take a photo of course.. And buy an apple pie to eat for the drive..


Quebec City had an incredibly sunrise the next morning! So incredible!

The longest covered bridge in the world

Cedric was the perfect watchman/navigator

Oh Cedric...

We stopped for Japanese in Moncton. What a beautiful city!

After leaving Quebec City, we stopped in Trois-Rivieres to have lunch with my friend and pen pal Stephanie! How great to see her!


We spent the night at Capernwray and it was so fantastic to see some of my favorite kiddies.


I thought I wasn't going to be able to see some of my other favorite kids, but on the way back to Hamilton, we stopped in Kingston for a quick visit! SO thankful that we stopped because it was so good to see my friend Jess and her kids. Warmed my heart!

Largest axe in the world

And so concludes the photos from the roadtrip of randomness. What a wonderful delight this trip was! Can't wait for the next roadtrip! For now I shall remember all the inside jokes, fun memories and look at the wacky pictures!

Frontenac, Fort, Fruity

Do you have a place that when you go there, your heart feels like it is at home and has this incredibly longing to be there? Quebec is that for me. So, being in Quebec as our final provincial destination was wonderful. Just seeing French signs makes me giddy.


Anne had never been to Quebec City, so I was quite excited to show her some of my favorite spots. We wandered in the evening and morning and it was delightful to take it all in. I think if I ever moved to Quebec, I would move to Quebec City, or Levis. or somewhere very close by.


I love how everything is lit up at night-it feels like you've stepped into history. And the people watching is fantastic as well. It feels almost whimsical as you walk through the cobblestone streets, taking in all the history.

Did I mention I love the evening lighting?

I have always wanted to spend a night at the Chateau Frontenac, which is one of the main things you see from the river and it's a central part to Quebec City, with the boardwalk to the Plains of Abraham in front.


Thanks to some of my favorite online sights, I got us a really good deal and we ended up staying on the top floor with a stunning view of the city. So beautiful!!


It is always a good contrast to go from sleeping in the car to sleeping in a magnificent hotel. But the contrast was welcomed.




In the evening we went for crepes!



In Levis, there is an ice cream place that I was taken to a few years ago that has the BEST soft serve chocolate dipped ice cream. You can get dark or milk chocolate and different flavours of soft serve. It's super thick on there too. If you are ever in Quebec City, take the ferry to Levis and go taste the ice cream! I passed on the favour and took Anne there to introduce her to it!




The hotel also had a pool that we enjoyed swimming in. And of course, the people around us were quite confused as to why we were bringing our digital camera into the pool. I guess not everyone is familiar with underwater digital cameras yet. But it is fun to watch people's reactions as you accidentally drop your camera in water...



The next morning, I met my friend Liz for breakfast at Tutti Frutti! Quebec places always have such beautiful fruit on their breakfast plates!



Next up: All the random pictures I didn't post in the other posts and the pics I got off of Anne's camera. Stay tuned! :)

Fundy, Funky, Faraway

After a night in Peggy's Cove, we continued the whirlwind roadtrip and headed back to New Brunswick. We wanted to go to the Bay of Fundy, so off we went!

We took the coastal road in Nova Scotia because it's beautiful. And stopped in a couple bays, including the town of Lunenberg, where the Bluenose II is docked when not sailing somewhere.


Sadly, the Bluenose is being taken apart and restored so we only saw a small portion of the hull in the water. Kind of takes the glamour away.


Textures and colours are the loves of many photographers. So many fun things to take pictures of!

I love how colourful all the houses are. There are some combinations I would never do, but it was fun to see all the different houses. Lunenberg is also an UNESCO heritage site.

Then we continued along our way, and whenever we'd see things of interest, we'd stop. For example, we had to stop to pose on the throw-away couch in someone's driveway.


And we had to stop for the dangerous lake. We changed into our bathing suits, trying to hide behind the car and then hopped in the water! The rest of the drive was spent in our bathing suits. You never know when you will come across water you want to jump into.


The water was super refreshing and thankfully we didn't get eaten by the stumps at the bottom of the lake...



Smiley's Park. They should have us as displays there or something.


We stopped at the midway point between the Equator and the North Pole. That's where people like to bathe outside apparently.

And they had a giant mammoth type animal there. Why not, right?

That night, after almost running out of gas, we arrived in Alma, right next to the National Park of the Bay of Fundy. They are known for their largest tidal shifts in the world. Up to 10 metres. So when we arrived, all the boats were completely on dry ground. Kind of crazy.


We decided to sleep in the car that night and set our alarm for the middle of the night to see what the boats looked like at high tide when they were all floating. Didn't take a picture but was fun to see the changing tides.


This is the boats at half tide.


Cedric made some new friends along the way...




The next morning we headed to Hopewell Rocks on the Bay of Fundy.


The tide was on its way out, so the longer we spent there, the more ground there was available for walking.

These rocks are pretty amazing, as you can see them all and see how they have been formed by the water.





One spot was muddy, so we figured we'd just take off our sandals and wander in the muck. It was a nice foot mudbath!



This lady and her husband were hilarious. If a picture could tell a thousand words, this one does.






Absolutely beautiful! More pictures to come from Quebec City!