End of Trip

This is the end of the blog for me as the trip has pretty much come to an end. It has been a great trip and we have seen a lot along the way.
We left on June 1st and drove, Alberta, British Columbia, Washington, Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, South Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, New York and back into Ontario.
For those who have followed I hope you have enjoyed the trip with us and have enjoyed watching Indy grow along the way. We have met some really nice people along the way and we have had friends and family open their homes to us along the way as well. Thank you for all those who did put us up along our trip.
We plan on doing little side trips while we are here, South Carolina for one in November to see another friend from our Egypt trip. So I will be posting pictures now and then of Indira and our little trips we do.
Thanks again for coming with us.

Oct. 7th & 8th

We are off, we make it about half an hour down the I90 and the bus stalls. So we get to use our CAA, we get a free tow into town and after about 30 minutes they say were good to go, just a wire that had come off the fuel pump and no charge.

Ahhhhh back into Canada at about 6pm, so stay in Fort Erie.

The morning we get up it's sunny and 18 out. We stop and see my mom and brother in Tillsonburg, then we stop in London to see my kids and my sons new girlfriend. Finally we make it to Tammie's moms place and will be here for the next month and a half.

Oct. 6th

Another rainy day. We start with Indira's 7 month birthday. We thank Alan and Jacquie for the great time we had with them, and hope to see them soon.

We hit the road and make a bee line for Ontario, I think I've had enough in Shrekfalia, it's been a great trip and I'm glad we did it but I'm done. We stop for the night in Utica, NY.

Oct. 5th

Another over cast day. We decide to walk into Maynard, which is a really nice little town. We do a little shopping and then walk over to Jacquie's store, Global Goods. It's a free trade store, we pick up a few things and are on our way. We order Indian for dinner and have a great meal. Alan and I have another great time playing Wii, I loose at table tennis but get my revenge at bowling.

Oct. 4th

Today we decide to catch the train and head into Boston. We spend the day just walking around the city. As we leave the train station we start to make our way to the harbor, our first stop is the New England Holocaust Memorial. The site is quit moving, six glass towers, each 54 feet high. The towers are set on black granite, each one over a dark chamber which carries the name of one of the principal Nazi death camps. Six million numbers are etched in the glass in an orderly pattern, suggesting the infamous tattooed numbers and ghostly ledgers of the Nazi bureaucracy.

"Look at these towers, passerby, and try to imagine

what they really mean - what they symbolize - what they

invoke. They invoke an era of incommensurate

darkness, an era in history when civilization lost its

humanity."

"We must look at these towers of memory and say to

ourselves, No one should ever deprive a human being of

his or her right to dignity. No one should ever deprive

anyone of his or her right to sovereign human

being. No one should ever speak again about racial

superiority... We cannot give evil another chance."

- Elie Wiesel

Next stop, the Quincy Market built in the 1800's with over 100 stores and carts. It's a good place to stop for lunch. A stop and a few pictures by "Cheers" where everyone knows your name.

We make our way to Long Wharf, constucted in the 17th century, Long Wharf was once the focal point of the Boston's booming shipping industry. We take in a bit more of the town before we head back to catch our train back.

We spend the evening with some wine and good friends.

Oct. 3rd

We spend the day taking it easy at Alan and Jacquie's place. A nice easy day, Alan gives me a ride in his Dune Buggy, it all started about a year ago while we were in Egypt. I showed Alan a picture of my bug which started him thinking, he got back home, traded an old bike had for the buggy he has now(hope Jacquie's not to mad at me). Indira has a little melt down when she meets Jacquie's one daughter Lee, and takes her almost an hour to calm her down. It took a few days for Indy to warm up to Lee, not sure why, Lee was one of the nicest persons we met on our trip. I get my first taste on a Wii game and it was pretty good, a good work out.

Oct. 2nd

A nice sunny day for a change. It's just a day of driving to get to Maynard, MA. So we really didn't stop and do anything today.

We make it to Jacquie and Alan, some friends we made while we were on our trip to Egypt last year.

We all head out for Octoberfest that night for a few beers and some music.

Oct. 1st

Another month has started and we are into our 5th month on the road. We've left Canada and are zipping through the US.

This is one of the worse days of wind and rain we've had on this trip. We stop for the night in Augusta, ME.

Sept. 30th

We start the day of with a walk along the beach, looking for anything that we can add to Indy's shell collection.

A 15 minute drive and we are at Saint Stephen. The best place in town is Ganong Chocolates, established in 1873, Canada's oldest candy company. In 2000 St. Stephen was given the title of "Canada's Chocolate Town." Of course we can't leave without buying some chocolates.

We head back to our campsite and get caught up on our wash and just take it easy before we head out tomorrow into Maine. A pretty quite day.

Sept. 29th

The last couple days the fog has been pretty heavy. We take our time getting ready and leaving our campsite. A two minute drive and we are at Starbucks so I can catch up on the last few day for the blog.

It's just after lunch and we get out of Saint John. With the fog so heavy we decide to stick to the coast line and see if I can find any harbours I can get some photos. We stop at Black's Harbour for lunch and then hit the road again.

We stop just out side of St. Andrews at Bayside and set up camp. This is one of the better sites we've been on for awhile. Right on the water and looking at Saint Croix Island. With 195 sites and most filled with empty trailers, the place is empty. No one even in the office anymore, just a sign " pick any spot and leave your money in an envelope.

Sept. 28th

Rain, rain and more rain. We catch a bus to downtown Saint John to check out the city.

First stop is the Old City Market, first opened in 1876, the market has stood the test of time, from the great fire of 1877 which devoured the city. A full city block in length it runs downhill from the head of the market, gently sloping a full 20 feet to the other end.

A little lunch, some more street walking and we decide to call it a day and head back to the bus. We check out one of the local malls and run into a gentlemen who just love Indira, he offers us a coffee and to sit down awhile. His name was Habib Kilisli, he arrived in NB 26 years ago from Turkey. He tells us a few things about NB and that it is good place to live. He is with the NDP, and it seems the day before he lost at the election the was just held here. He wished us well in our travels and we are on are way.

Sept. 27

Well I'll start with a little update on last night. Dinner at St. Hubert's was really good, as good as I remember all those years ago.

Today we are off to Hopewell Rocks, at low tide we are able to explore the coves with flowerpot-shaped rock formations. Then the tide gently shifts and 100-billion tonnes of salt water slowly fills the Bay of Fundy.

We make our way to Saint John and decide to stay to night here so tomorrow we can go out and check downtown. With some off time Indy and I do a little shopping and she finds a new friend the same size as her. Also a mask she liked for Halloween.

Sept. 26th

We decide to stick around Moncton for the day to catch the Tidal Bore and because the weather is going to be a little better tomorrow when we head for Hopewell Cape.

So you might ask, what is a Tidal Bore? Well, (Bore=crest or wave) it is a natural phenomenon which is seen in very few parts of the world.

The Bay of Fundy is particularly noted for its extremely high tides, the highest in the world, and for its tadal bores. Twice in a 24 hours, the Petitcodiac River empties and fills. The higher waters in the Bay cause the water in the placid Petitcodiac River to roll back upstream in one wave, which can range in height from 3 to 60 cm. From what we could see the wave was about 20-30 cm today.

It seems it's Tammie's turn to under the weather now, hopefully it doesn't last to long.

We are off to St. Huberts for dinner tonight, it's been about 30 years since the last time I ate at one, I hope it's still as good as I remember.

Another night of free camping at Wal-mart.

Sept. 25th

A light rain starts to fall as we leave our campsite. We decide to make this a driving day due to the weather. The trees are starting to change color here now and should be really nice by the time we get into Maine and Massachusetts. Indira pulling herself up on anything she can grab onto and is very happy standing. As you can see Tammie is having a great time.
We make our way into Moncton and decide to make home tonight at Wal-Mart as it's getting late and we can't seem to locate any other real campgrounds in the area.