Hey guys,
I'm back. had a great drive out to NB & PEI! some quick points, while here at work, but I'll post some more details, reflections and photos (if i can) later:
- drove the following route:
Leg 1) Toronto - Drummondville
Leg 2) Drummondville - Saint John. Stayed 2 nights
Leg 3) Saint John - Charlottetown (via confed bridge) stayed 2 nights
Leg 4) Charlottetown - Quebec City
Leg 5) Quebec City - Toronto
- These are long drives, the longest was leg 4 at 930 KM. I bought the $199 car DVD player from Canadian Tire, and I tell you it was worth every penny!
- Pain, I went to school in Kingston way back in the early '80's not sure if the old haunts are still there (Tap room? Sportsman's? Portsmouth? Top Dog?) I lived at 113 Earl st and then 252 Frontenac...
- Impression of the East Coast: overwhelming politeness, NO traffic, very picturesque, which I quess is it's selling point.
- Highlights; Hopewell Cape, Fundy Trail park, chowder everywhere, Alma's sticky buns too. Almost deserted beaches in PEI - Northumberland Park
- Hotels: Holiday Inn Express completely blows away any of the Delta Hotels I stayed at. Try them.
- once i figure out how to post a pic, I will add some that I took.
- by the way at the point of writing, I would gladly live in PEI.
- an editorial that I just remembered. While listening to the CBC radio in PEI, there was a item that the the Globe and Mail printed a story/map of new Brunswick incorrectly, identifying Moncton as the capital, and leaving Frederction off the map. The mayor of Fredericton went on comment stating that it was typical of the people of Ontario, and particularly Toronto to consider themselves the centre of the universe and that they were just stupid. This steamed us so much. i just don't get it. In one statement he brushed us all with the same stroke, and completely ignored that it could have been a mistake on the paper's part (granted it is published out of Toronto, but that doesn't mean that all Ontarians and particularly Torontonians are stupid).
I'm not sure what to feel about this, as we were out to explore, and give the kids a sense of country, and to be generalized like this was just, well, as I said, I am not sure what to think. For what that's worth.
Last edited by Leto; 08-08-2005 at 08:44 AM..
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