Adventures North of the Border

 We actually passed in and out of Canada from Maine three times from three different points in the state. but for convenience sake I'm going to put all the pictures from the three provinces we visited in Canada on the same blog post. 

Our first stop in Canada was at the Roosevelt Campobello International Park, where FDR had a summer cottage. We had a nice picnic on the grounds of the park before we toured the home.

Yes, the home behind us is considered a "cottage" because it wasn't insulated against cold.

This was the lighthouse near the Roosevelt Cottage.

We drove across the 7.8 mile bridge from New Brunswick into Prince Edward Island.

We just had to take a picture next to this classy sign!

The scenery on PEI was pretty farmlands and picturesque churches, like the one below.

 Our first stop was the homestead site of Lucy Maud Montgomery.

 There was also a recreated home, as described in the Anne of Green Gables books.

This was at the visitor's center, where we saw a short film. The Anne of Green Gables books put PEI on the map and accounts for most of their tourism.

While on PEI we stopped in at a local church for a lobster supper.

 There were several courses besides lobster, and we had a good meal.

Here we are at the New Brunswick Visitor's center.

 Near the city of Moncton, which is where we stayed, were some rock formations known as the "Hopewell Rocks". When the tide goes out in the Bay of Fundy between New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, 40 million tons of water are displaced. These are some of the largest tides in the world.

 When the tide is out it's possible to "walk on the ocean floor" and to see some Dr. Suess-like rock formations.

 We arrived there just as the park opened and the tide was out.

There were some pretty steep stairs to get down to the ocean floor.

 We left long before the tide came in, but it would have been neat to see it again when all the rocks were covered with water.

Our last stop in Canada was in the city of Quebec. We drove through the province of Quebec, which was very pretty, also, and all the signs were in French.

 Quebec City reminded us of a European town.

 The hotel behind us is the landmark of the city. It will make an appearance in a few other photos we took.

There were stone walls around the old city, which is where we spent our time.

 The fortress of Quebec has a changing of the guard ceremony similar to the one in London.

These soldiers were dressed like British soldiers, but they were being given their orders in French!

 The mascot of the company of soldiers was a goat, so he came out onto the parade ground for the ceremony.

One last view of that famous hotel, taken from the fortress where we watched the changing of the guard.

 We really enjoyed the sights we saw in Canada, and you can see we had fabulous weather every day!