Wrapping Up Our Trip to the Maritime Provinces

Now that I've finished blogging about this family trip to the Maritime provinces It's time to wrap it up with a few thoughts. This is the first trip I've taken since the start of the pandemic that involves plane travel. It's also a special trip in the sense I get to experience it with my parents! If you've spent the time to read through the whole trip, I appreciate it! If not and you want to you...

Last Few Days in the Maritimes

With a long drive back to Halifax ahead of us today, our first stop is sticky buns at Kelly's Bakery again! After, we hop in the car and settle in for the long drive back to Halifax. Originally our plan was to drive south to Saint John. Then take the ferry across to Digby before driving the rest of the way to Halifax. However, with the cost of the ferry being quite high, we decide to drive around...

Hopewell Rocks, Cape Enrage & Alma

Moncton Morning From our hotel room, we were treated to a lovely sunrise over the water. Admittedly I did sleep through the start of it, but these photos are courtesy of the parental minions! Eventually the sun rises above the clouds and we head down to the hotel lobby for breakfast. With some food in our bellies and our suitcases in the car, we are off. We start heading down the coast towards...

Heading to Prince Edward Island

Today we bid farewell to Cape Breton and head to Prince Edward Island. PEI is a small island province in Canada but it is also the birthplace of our Confederation. So aside from being a very picturesque island, its also rich in history. We check out of our AirBnB early in the morning for the three hour drive to the ferry terminal. Because we didn't want to pay for a reservation on the ferry, we...

Cape Breton Island

Aucoin Bakery Waking up rested from the past day of travel, we set out early to make the most of our day in Cape Breton Island. Our first stop is Aucoin Bakery. It's five minutes from Cheticamp and another five to the entrance to Cape Breton Highlands National Park. Aucoin Bakery pops up quite a few times during my research and we make it a point to stop here for some breakfast before our...

Yarmouth to Cape Breton Island

Cape Forchu After having some breakfast at our hotel, we set out to explore Yarmouth. While checking out, the staff suggested visiting Cape Forchu. It is about a fifteen minute drive outside of Yarmouth on an outcropping of rock. Surrounding the lighthouse are some trails that take you along the coast and along some rugged rocky landscapes too. The Parental Minions and I spent some time walking...