Location: Toronto, ON
Happy Father's Day! My dad said he had enough of me so I didn't head north to my parents place for the remainder of the weekend. I love you too, dad :P Enjoy the NASCAR race today! Go Jr!!! :)
So I'm back home, safe and sound ... and missing the East Coast like crazy!! I was so tired when I got home last night that I didn't bother making an entry, so I thought it would be appropriate in this entry to reflect back on my trip ...
IT WAS AWESOME!! :) Even tho I didn't see any puffins :( or whales :( :( it was still a pretty wicked trip.
I can't wait to go back! There was so much I wasn't able to see that I can't wait to get back to. I definitely need to spend more time on the Bay of Fundy -- I want to see the tides, the flowerpot islands, and go whale watching! And apparently there is a Chocolate Museum in St Stephen, NB. How awesome is that!! :) I want to explore St John's, NL and Charlottetown, PEI further -- The shops in these cities look so neat. You'd prolly find some nifty one-of-a-kind items as well as some amazing art. Oh so much to do, so little time ... You'd need at least a month to fully explore the East Coast. But fly out and rent a car. By driving we lost 2-3 days each way. Dad doesn't like airplanes tho so to save him the torture we made the long drive :)
I miss the seafood. I'm still thinking about the seafood chowder I had in St Anthony, NL *drool* And after the lobster I had in Charlottetown, PEI I know to get more than 1 lb. That was like a snack! :) And the goat cheese and halibut = amazing! Gotta try making that!
I wasn't able to sample all the beer that I wanted to, but I can say Black Horse from NL (brewed by Molson Breweries -- Sorry, can't find a link directly to the beer) is pretty good. It's like a Coors Light. It's a little weaker than I like my beers to be, but definitely a keeper in my books. As long as I can see thru 'em I'm good :) Speaking of booze, I need to head back to St John's, NL to get Screeched In. There are bars on George St (like Trapper John's) that give you a pin and a certificate! George St is Newfoundland's version of Bourbon St in New Orleans. It's nothing but bars ... The ultimate street for a pub crawl :)
The people are so kind. We had a number of ppl come up and ask us where we were from and offer us some pointers on where to go and what to see. If it weren't for the gentleman that spoke to me in Twillingate we never would have seen the large berg ... in the dump :) Thx to the woman who spoke to me on the Iceberg tour I was able to taste some iceberg ice right outta the ocean (her hubbie was the guy drivin' the boat.) And if we hadn't been tourists we would have come home with a rather large speeding ticket ... (that RCMP guy was CUTE!)
I can't believe the sway in the weather! A week ago I was wearing my winter jacket, looking for icebergs and whales and freezin' my butt off. Today I'm in my shorts trying not to die of heat exhaustion and observing the occasional lightning strike. Crazy!!
Oh, and we must not forget about the adventures on the ferry. Fog on the way to Port aux Basques, rough seas on the way back ... I'm really surprised (and glad) I didn't barf!! :) Supa fun tho :)
And we should count our blessings here in Ontario as far as gas pricing goes. I saw signs in Quebec for 149.4 ... and that was for self serve!!!
I still have some pics that I haven't posted on here, so the pics in some of my previous entries may grow over the next week or so. Other than that, this is my sign off. Hope you've enjoyed reading about my Adventures! 'Til next time...
Enjoy a fine mug up with some Partridgeberry jam, ya foolish gommel. If she's gone bye she's gone and ya can't get outta the fine kettle of fish, cook up a scoff and have an awful nice day.
Long may your big jib draw! :)
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