Day 2 of our westward trek.

We started in Edmundston NB and ended in Pembroke ON: about 1000 km.  We estimate 1700 km so far.  We need to average 1000 km per day.

Today we did our first goofy thing. We drove to Pembroke so that we could watch the Carleton Place Canadians play an exhibition game against the Pembroke Lumberkings.  We have proof below.

The day started in the pouring rain.  Elizabeth did a good job: both driving and predicting. She said ‘wouldn’t it be nice if the skies cleared as we entered Quebec.’ Well the rain eased as we drove into Quebec and by Riviere Du Loup it was sunny again.

We crossed the St. Lawrence River at Trois Riviere (echoes of Oregon Trail) so that we could go around Montreal to the north. Good route we hardly slowed down.

On our way around Ottawa we stopped in Carleton Place – Theodore’s home for the last three years.  It is a very pretty town.  We include below a picture of the house where Theodore billeted for 2 years. 

Theodore informed us that the team was probably playing in Pembroke. So we drove to Pembrokw which was on our route anyway. Of course we went to the wrong rink. There was fiddling and dancing at the main rink. But we took directions to the second rink.  It was almost full for an exhibition game. Must have been 500-700 people at $12 per person.

Tomorrow we drive to Sault Ste. Marie. We will likely choose to go into the US.  Charles has a desire to see the north shore of Wisconsin where his Finnish relatives worked in the mines before moving west to Washington State. 

Today was our silly sign day, no biggest, or longest things.

Our favourite place name: Saint-Louis-du Ha! Ha!

Here’s another sign to demonstrate the number of “saint” names there are in Quebec, and their wacky names.

The cost of speeding in Ontario

Theodore's billet for 2 years - the Clarke's house

What we saw after the 'Welcome to Ottawa' sign.

Exhibition hockey game in Pembroke

The welcoming committee in our hotel room

The original picture is oriented correctly but the blog software wants to rotate it,

Day 1 of our drive

Today Elizabeth and I start our drive from Bedford to the west coast. The distance is estimated at 6700 km (from our 2003 odysssey).

We will try and document our trip.

Today we got to Edmunston NB. Tomorrow we aim to get beyond Ottawa.

We will be trying to stop and take pictures of the largest this and thats as we a go by. Suggestions are welcome.  Here we show the longest covered bridge and the highest tides.

The Nova Scotia - New Brunswick border

There is a long family tradition of stopping at the covered bridge in Hartland NB. It is the longest covered bridge in the world 

This is a stack at Cape Chignetco Park in Nova Scotia. Theodore and I call it the 'Ewok'.  It is here to represent the highest tides in the world. Picture taken by Theodore Hannah.

James and Julie before prom in June. Unrelated to our trip but it is a nice picture.