Category Archives: Canada

Tignish and Museums along the way

It was a wonderful morning. There was a sun, relatively clear skies, no rain, no wicked wind, no bugs. I had a nice breakfast, cleaned up, and set about getting ready to move the RV to the easternmost side of the island for three days, before I returned to the area around Charlottetown. I had been provided a list of interesting places to see by my friend and self proclaimed ‘older sister’ Chris Rigby (she’s much younger, actually, and it could be a long story; you always have to listen carefully to an ‘older sister’. She likes that part; the ‘older sister’ part; she doesn’t like the connotation of being perceived older than me).  I lad been slacking on hitting everything on the list, so I know that I would have to get on my ‘A’ game right away. Continue reading →

Prince Edward Island

Well the calendar may indicate that it’s Summer, but you would never know by the temperature. It was in the mid 50’s this morning as I left the campground. Always being the eternal optimist, I’m in shorts, and every time I got out of the RV, I both looked and felt the fool. Everyone in the part of Canada I was passing through was dressed in long pants, parkas over fleeces, hats, hoods, substantial footwear, and I’m in a golf shirt, shorts and my crocks. Hell, It’s July. It’s Canada Day. It’s supposed to be warm. What the heck? Continue reading →

Off to Canada and Adventure on the Way

Life seldom goes according to plan, unless you are very fluid with your plans, and you allow them to change with the speed and frequency of life. I was planning to go to Canada with great friends, but life intervened, and they were unable to come. If I were in their position, I would not have gone with me either. You have to do what’s important. I decided prior to making plans with them that I would go alone, and that it might be beneficial. It’s been a long time since I went away on vacation by myself. Continue reading →