by Jean Llewellyn | Aug 4, 2020 | Travel
Today, we finally saw Ontario in our rear-view mirror, drove clear through Manitoba, and entered Saskatchewan. The Prairies – land of grain silos, thousand-acre fields (guesswork), and two-mile-long trains (true), of which we saw quite a few. However, to...
by Jean Llewellyn | Aug 2, 2020 | Travel
Well, I couldn’t move on from Wawa without some additional story lines about the Bates Motel (real name changed for obvious reasons). Sadly, the kindness of the owner’s uncle who checked us in, couldn’t overcome the abysmal room. Over the years, we’ve stayed in a few...
by Jean Llewellyn | Aug 2, 2020 | Travel
Saturday morning started with a BANG! Quite literally. So, we left the Clarion Hotel in Pembroke – fabulous place – after a very restful night’s sleep. Pulled up several metres behind a vehicle towing a trailer at a stop light before rejoining the Trans-Canada when,...
by Jean Llewellyn | Aug 1, 2020 | Travel
Before I begin – many thanks to friends, Anne and Sandra, who were kind enough to answer the question about Canada’s bi-lingual status. Apparently, Quebec’s provincial government mandates the use of French only on road signs, but even more interesting, from Sandra:...
by Jean Llewellyn | Jul 30, 2020 | Travel
Glorious weather, quiet roads, no hold-up at the Nova Scotia/New Brunswick provincial border check-point for Covid-19, so we’re well on our way. One-fifth of the journey covered today, trolling along, enjoying the fabulous NB scenery. Indeed, if you discount the...
