We took a private shuttle bus from KOA into Quebec City. It was about $20 CAD per person, round trip. It was a large bus which stopped at a few other hotels on the way in to pick up other tourists. The trip took about 40 minutes one way including
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Quebec City KOA Holiday – Saint-Nicholas, Quebec
We made it to Quebec! We drove from Edmunston, New Brunswick to Quebec City passing through beautiful countryside along the St. Lawrence River and even passed an Accordion Museum. I wasn’t allowed to stop…something about not wanting to hear someone try and learn the accordion all the way across the
Continue readingParc Provincial de la Republique – Edmunston, New Brunswick
Our plans had us going to the Gaspe Peninsula in Quebec for 5 days and staying at Forillon National Park and driving almost 800 km. But time was getting short and we needed to be in Western Canada in less than a month and we still had lots of sightseeing,
Continue readingSouth Kouchibouguac Campground – Kouchibouguac National Park – New Brunswick
We departed PEI and drove over the Confederation Bridge to New Brunswick. Before driving over the bride we stopped to pay the toll which is only paid when you exit off the island. It was $67 (CAD) for our 4 axles (Motorhome and tow vehicle). We drove on north
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Charlottetown Charlottetown is the capital of the Canada province of Prince Edward Island with a population of around 36,000 people. It is known as the birthplace of the Confederation because it hosted the Charlottetown Conference of 1864 which spurred the country’s birth. It is a charming city with quaint streets
Continue readingCavendish Campground – Prince Edward Island National Park
We drove through New Brunswick to the Confederation Bridge which is the toll bridge that takes you to Prince Edward Island over the Northumberland Strait. The bridge is about 8 miles long and is often referred to as the “Fixed Link”. It is the longest bridge in the world over
Continue readingCaribou Munroes Provincial Park – Pictou, Nova Scotia
We arrived into North Sydney, Nova Scotia from the overnight Newfoundland ferry and drove through Cape Breton to Caribou Munroes near Pictou, Nova Scotia. We passed, again, all the great signs that Nova Scotia has which are all different and unique. We drove through Pictou and past the ferry
Continue readingMarine Atlantic Ferry – Argentia, Newfoundland
Time to leave Newfoundland….sob, sob, sob…… We drove to Argentia in the Avalon Peninsula to take the overnight ferry (16.5 hours) back to North Sydney in Nova Scotia. We arrived in plenty of time to check in and waited to board. We soon boarded and made our way to our
Continue readingSaint Johns, Newfoundland – Out and About
Saint Johns Saint Johns is the capital city (and the largest city) of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It sits on the Avalon Peninsula and is the eastern most city in North America (excluding Greenland) and is supposedly one of the oldest cites in North America. It has a
Continue readingButter Pot Provincial Park – Holyrood, Newfoundland
The drive from Terra Nova National Park to Butter Pot Provincial Park is only a few hours so we had a chance to stop by Canadian Tire and pick up some oil and an oil filter for our Sprinter oil change. Along the way is some great town names such
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