Cliffside roads - Cape Breton, Nova Scotia.

Cape Breton

Cape Breton is about as remote as we are going to get on this trip. It’s a bit like driving the NZ west coast, but Read More →

Lowering the Acadian flag at the end of the day at the Parks Canada site - Grande Pre, Nova Scotia

French Missing

I had an interesting conversation on George Washington’s farm, back in Virginia. A period actor mentioned that after the end of the American Revolution, the Read More →

Taken from the Ellipse, with Obama leaving the White House in Marine One - Washington DC

Washingtoned

Somehow I totally missed posting anything about our visit to Washington DC. I don’t know how because it was really interesting. But seeing is this is Read More →

Two fishing boat tenders cuddling in the middle of the cove - Peggy's Cove, Nova Scotia.

Halifax and Peggy’s Cove

After checking out the Bay of Fundy, a bit like the Hauraki Gulf but with tsunami sized tides, we headed to Halifax, a bit like Read More →

A flower pot rock getting some time away from the crowds - Hopewell Rocks, New Brunswick.

A Really Funday

The Bay of Fundy. With a name like that, it’s got to be entertaining. We’ve been in the very north east corner of the States. Read More →