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Post by ellie on Jan 7, 2019 17:44:54 GMT
Just booked a trip to Canada that includes a cruise taking in various stops in Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island and ending up in Boston USA. Before the cruise, which departs from Montreal, we’re visiting Toronto, Ottawa and Quebec.
I’m very excited!!!! I’ve been to all those cities before but it was several years ago and I’ve always wanted to go to Prince Edward Island.
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Post by queenzod on Jan 7, 2019 18:26:02 GMT
When are you going? It sounds lovely.
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Post by roverpup on Jan 7, 2019 18:46:48 GMT
Sounds wonderful! I haven't been to PEI in probably 50 years but I loved it when we were there. The red soil, the neat little farms and Anne of Green Gables of course! And Nova Scotia is where Dan's mum is from - Glace Bay, Cape Breton Island to be precise. I've been there twice and it is beautiful but very rugged. Dan's maternal grandfather was an electrician in the coal mines. You can actually go down into one of the old mine shafts (the mine closed down years ago) and "pick" yourself, with an axe, a piece of coal for a souvenir.
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Post by ellie on Jan 7, 2019 19:01:53 GMT
When are you going? It sounds lovely. In July for nearly three weeks. |
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Post by ellie on Jan 7, 2019 19:16:56 GMT
We’re stopping in Sydney and Halifax, Nova Scotia so I don’t think we will get to the coal mine but I’m sure there will be lots to see. It looks fab.
I’m gradually exploring Canada. So far have been to Vancouver twice and Whitehorse and Dawson City in The Yukon en route to Alaska.
Like I said I’ve also been to Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal and Quebec before but it will be good to see them again.
I’ve loved everywhere I’ve been in Canada. Well maybe not Whitehorse so much as it was really just a sleepover destination and there didn’t seem to be much to see. But it was a flying visit so I may be doing it an injustice.
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Post by mllemass on Jan 7, 2019 19:36:00 GMT
July is the perfect time to go! The days are long and the weather is hot, dry and predictable.
I’ve lived in Canada most of my life and I’ve only seen very little of it myself.
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Post by ellie on Jan 7, 2019 22:16:40 GMT
Well it’s such a huge Country. When you live in a tiny Country like I do you tend to travel a lot as it doesn’t take very long to see everything there is to see in your own place!
I used to travel lots but for the past seven years have had to stay close to home as I was helping care for my Mum who had Dementia. Sadly she died nearly three months ago so the fact that I’m now free to travel wherever I want again is kind of bittersweet. I miss her dreadfully but know she would want me to get on with my life so the Canada trip is part of that process.
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Post by queenzod on Jan 8, 2019 3:00:28 GMT
It takes a lot of time to grieve a parent, imo. They give you life, nurture and protect you (to various degrees), instill all their ideas, hopes and dreams in your baby psyche, and have always been there. It’s a very powerful relationship, isn’t it? I like to think that your grief honors their life. Your mum would be proud of you, Ellie.
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Post by ellie on Jan 8, 2019 9:25:33 GMT
Thanks for those lovely words Queenzod. You’re a sweetheart. 😘
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Post by queenzod on Jan 8, 2019 19:04:19 GMT
Thanks. I’m really not, lol.
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