Neither of us knew much about Gros Morne before we got to Newfoundland. We knew it was a National Park and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and figured it would have to have some cool hikes. But who knew that rocks – yes, rocks – could be so interesting.
Author: Alan
Much of Newfoundland’s coastline has old walking trails used for trading between villages, which have been converted into actual hiking trails. In our four days in St John’s and few days in Bonavista Peninsula we hiked almost every day along the stunning coastal routes.
Cape Breton is an island of Nova Scotia and it is chock full of bays, peninsulas, large lakes and rivers, in addition to being surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean. Basically there’s water wherever you look.
After exploring the Laurentian mountains and Charlevoix area north of Le Fleuve, our travels were taking us now to the Gaspésie peninsula in Quebec, and 10 days of hiking and camping.
Our Quebec travels continued in the Laurentian mountains on the north west side of the St Lawrence River (aka le Fleuve) in Saguenay and Charlevoix regions.
With the car stuffed to the gills with everything we might want for a summer of fun we took off on Canada Day on our Canadian road trip extravaganza. Our trip would take us from Ontario all the way across Canada, stopping in Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland – with a side trip to Boston and Cape Cod for good measure!
Following our trip to Spain, we had been planning on almost immediately heading to Northern Ontario for some camping and hiking, but in the end we decided to spend six weeks at the family cottage a couple of hours north of Toronto, resting and recovering and readying ourselves for our East Coast adventures starting in July.
After the slow pace of Andalucia, it was a bit of a shock to suddenly be thrust back into the hubbub of a big city again. We arrived in Madrid to find the sidewalks jammed and every outdoor café bursting with people.
Sitges is a lovely seaside town about an hour south of Barcelona. And remember, ‘Sitges’ rhymes with ‘Peaches’.
If you haven’t figured it out yet, we’re pretty big Gaudi fans. So when we learned that the city of Barcelona has recently opened a new Gaudi building to the public, we knew we’d need to add this to our itinerary: Casa Vicens.
We were just a little bit excited with the idea of taking 10 weeks to escape to Spain and avoid the end of the Canadian winter. First stop, Barcelona!