“Minion Monies”: How much did The Maritimes Cost?

I'm often asked how much some of my trips cost. So I've decided to start writing posts at the end of each trip about this and for fun, I'll call it "Minion Monies"! I'll attempt to recount the general trip expenses to try and shed some light on my travel costs. A few disclaimers moving forward. All prices will be in CAD unless stated otherwise. Prices will be for when the travel occurred. It's...

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...

Bay of Fundy

Our plan today is to explore the area around Fundy National Park. Before setting off though, we make a quick stop at Kelly's Bake shop in Alma. It's a small little bakery a block from our accommodations and they are known for their sticky buns. So we pick up a few sticky buns and coffees and set off to explore the New Brunswick side of the Bay of Fundy. While planning the night before, Mama...

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...

PEI

Greenwich With a bit better weather today, we set off to explore a bit more of PEI. Our first stop is Greenwich, which is about an hours drive from Charlottetown. Greenwich is a small community that is part of Prince Edward Island National Park. What's interesting about this place is the Greenwich Peninsula which is home to a network of sand dunes and beaches. This makes for a fairly unique...