Woke up bright and early Sunday morning in Quebec city (I must admit that it took me quite a while to get up from parents nagging). We went to the old part of town which was amazingly pretty! Old French cobblestone streets and buildings with flowers and painters and trees. It’s exactly what I imagine France to be like, not that I have actually been there. Walked around the fort ruins and walls, down the alleys with shops and musicians, down to the docks where we caught a ferry across the Lawrence river. Had lunch at a French restaurant on the terrace.
After that we drove around the point to the Montmorency falls, which was so big and majestic. After walking around the waterfall, we drove over a huge bridge to Isle de Orleans island where we drove around and looked at the cottages and countryside. Stopped at a chocolatier shop for some tasty chocolate dipped icecream before heading back to the hotel for the night.
Monday morning saw us driving from Quebec City into Fredericton in the state of New Brunswick. On the drive I went through a combination of sleeping and watching laptop movies…a great relax to spend the time.
In Fredericton we walked the streets of the lovely small country town. Had dinner at a fancy restaurant. That night we stayed for the first time ever in a bed and breakfast. I have a new favourite! They are so cool! They are just like a big home where you rent a room for the night. The one in Fredericton was a big old mansion with everything decorated very old. We even had our own bathroom. Breakfast was in a dining room with a big dining table where we sat and ate meals with other tourists staying at the house.
On Tuesday morning we hired bicycles and rode around the beautiful riding tracks about the town and university of Fredericton. We then left and drove for Prince Edward Island through St Martins and St Johns. It is a very big island 3 hrs east to west. It was also very pretty as all the houses are very spread out and are all the same quaint old style. Very much a stereotypical farmhouse style.
At St Johns, there was supposed to be very strong tides that make a big wave at the mouth of the river. We went to investigate and found it to be quite a big let down, no impressive rapids haha. The town was quite nice, right along the coast with beautiful shorelines.
We arrived in Charlottetown on Prince Edward Island and stayed in another bed and breakfast, this time a little bit smaller but still very nice and homy. The next day we did the touristy thing again, looking at all the old buildings and walking the streets of the town (by this time I was getting a bit sick of all the old buildings, bridges, and lighthouses). Then we did something that was definitely the highlight of my week…. While mum went on an Anne of Green Gables tour to visit her house, dad and I played golf right over the yard of Anne of Green gables house. So not only did we get to see her old house but we got to play an incredible game of golf on an incredible course. Good times!
That night we relaxed after eating dinner at a Vietnamese teahouse very much like the beloved Magic Wok back home (RIP magic wok). It served a full vegetarian menu with an array of meat substitutes at very affordable prices! I know, I should be their marketer. Haha.
On Thursday we drove around the southern edge of P.E.I visiting some old forts and lighthouses (Yay). After driving back over the Confederation Bridge (longest bridge over ice covered waters – 13km long), we drove to Halifax in the state of Nova Scotia. We spent some time trying to find a place to stay as there was no rooms at any inns! Eventually good old Best Western gave us a room. We met up with Louise, a friend of mine from Muskoka woods who is studying in Halifax. It was good to see her. She showed us around the riverside, then we went to a tasty Mongolian Stir Fry restaurant. That night I had to sleep on the floor as our room only had one queen bed, and I wasn’t in the mood to get cosy with mum and dad. Long night.
On Friday dad and I got up super early to watch the Roosters beat the Titans in the semi final. Then we went into town, had brunch, visited the Halifax citadel fort (more historic buildings). They did a really cool canon demonstration where they fired a blank from one of those big canons. The boom was huge and I had a small rock hit my leg! After that we went through the beautiful botanic gardens before driving to Peggy Cove fishing village.
The landscape on the drive out there was very similar to muskoka woods, as it was very rocky with tonnes of beautiful untouched lakes surrounded by woods. Peggy’s cove was amazingly picturesque. The lighthouse there was the most beautiful lighthouse I have ever seen, right out on the point. And all the old fishing buildings were just so quaint. We had a late lunch there and just soaked up the Peggy atmosphere until night. We were exhausted from a big week so we came back home and relaxed in the room to finish off the night. In the morning (Saturday) I will fly very early from Halifax back to Toronto, while mum and dad continue travelling into the states.
I must mention that we have enjoyed many many Tim Hortons trips over the last week, Dad has become especially attached to this mega chain. I also taught them the rich list game and we have played many rounds of that over the week. Its been a fantastic week travelling and seeing the beautiful country of Canada with my two favourite parents haha! It’s a shame my little sister Talyse didn’t come, she was too cool for us.
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