After my adventures in Halifax I hopped in my car and continued my road trip - headed to Lunenburg. Of course I stopped off at Peggy's Cove and Mahone Bay and what else can I say other than it was one of the most beautiful drives I had ever driven!! Just outside of Peggy's Cove I stopped at a roadside stand and had my first lobster roll - yum! When I arrived in Lunenburg I went to the local information centre and they pointed me in the direction of a couple p...

Woke up bright and early (6AM!!). Got myself organized, packed, cleaned up and took a walk up to the Public Gardens (thanks for the tip, Glenn!). I got there just as they were opening the big gates and me my few fellow early risers (yes, I was the only one under the age of 65) strolled in and were able to enjoy this magical beauty by ourselves. It was such a quiet and peaceful way to start the day. There was even a small café so I bought a coffee and muffi...

Arrival in Moncton. What an easy flight - love to Porter! Beth's Timely Text #1 (arrived about 10 minutes after my plane had landed) - "What time is your flight?" Beth and I shared excitement over being in the SAME province as I waited to pick up my pet cheetah (aka - humongous suitcase!). The Avis counter was conveniently located (yeah small airports) and I was very quickly handed keys to my 'new' Ford Focus. The nice girl at the counter gave me directions to...

A couple weeks before my Maritime roadtrip I describe my pseudo planned itinerary to my friend, Paula (who had went to University in Nova Scotia). She gave me a puzzled look and said, "I don't think you have any idea where you are going. Look at a map!!" (I did look at a map but i think it may have been crooked.) A couple days later Paula to me, "I saw on TV that the newest way to travel is to stay at truck stops. You have to sleep in your car but it's onl...

One of my best friends is getting married and I couldn't be happier for her (and her awesome soon-to-be-husband). The wedding will take place in their friend's back yard in Fredericton. I was almost as excited about the wedding as finally getting to go visit New Brunswick. They are getting married on a long weekend and although it's a quick flight to Moncton and a reasonable long weekend adventure I started debating my options. The more I thought about it, th...