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Itinerary | Sights | Activities | Fine dining | Items purchased | Lessons learned
July 3: From Waterloo, took a limo to Pearson Airport in Toronto. Flew to Montreal.
July 5: Flew from Montreal to Halifax.
July 6: Picked up a rental car and drove to Mahone Bay, then Lunenburg (southwest of Halifax).
July 7: Drove through Kejimkujik (east to west). Stayed in Annapolis Royal.
July 8: Drove to Digby, had lunch at Bridgeport, and stayed in Parrsboro (northeast of Digby).
July 9: Drove into PEI. Visited Victoria-by-the Sea, Cavendish, the Dunes, and stayed in Charlottetown.
July 10: Returned car and took a taxi to Souris. Boarded ferry. In 5 hours, arrived at Cap-aux-Meules sur les Îles-de-la-Madeleine.
July 13: At night, boarded cruise ship at Cap-aux-Meules.
July 14: Stop in Chandler on the Gaspé coast.
July 15: Stop in Québec City.
July 16: Disembarked in Montreal.
July 17: Flew back to Toronto. Limo back to Waterloo.
In many cases, click to see a larger version of the images.
| Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia | Waterfall in Kejimkujik, Nova Scotia | |
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We went on a hike in this provincial park. |
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| Lunenburg, Nova Scotia | Digby Neck drive, Nova Scotia | |
Lunenburg was a great little town. We couldn't get a good picture of it ourselves, so we borrowed this one from the Nova Scotia government. |
The Digby "Neck" is a narrow land mass that juts out into the Bay of Fundy. |
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| Prince Edward Island bridge | The Dunes Gallery, PEI | |
This is one long bridge. And when driving on it, you mostly just see concrete sides. (So no, we didn't take this picture either.) |
This was the coolest place! Inside, they sell all sorts of interesting items. They also have a restaurant that is supposed to be very good. Miraculously (see Fine dining), Jean and I managed to resist eat there. |
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| Gardens at the Dunes, PEI | Flower close-ups, the Dunes, PEI | |
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| Îles-de-la-Madeleine beach | Havre aux Maisons, Îles-de-la-Madeleine | |
You know, I completely forget where this picture was taken. But looks great, doesn't it? Now you see why they compare les Îles to the Caribbean. |
Much as in Newfoundland, houses and restaurants are painted in a whole rainbow of vibrant paint colors (click to see in the bigger picture)—it's fabulous. Ontario is so drab by comparison. |
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| Clam diggers in Fatima, Îles-de-la-Madeleine | Taking advantage of the wind, Fatima, Îles-de-la-Madeleine | |
Every part of les Îles looks a little different. This part was like a sandy dune. |
And very windy! This group was using various kites and wind vehicles. |
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| Étang des Champs, Îles-de-la-Madeleine | The “big city” of Cap-aux-Meules, Îles-de-la-Madeleine | |
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This is the town we stayed in. The ferry and cruise ships port here. |
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| Dunes and caves along the randonnée de l'Isolet, Îles-de-la-Madeleine | Québec City | |
Taken from a hiking trail in Cap-aux-meules. |
Possibly the prettiest city in Canada. |
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