Top 5 lists

Well, now that we are home and the kids have had time to reflect on their trip, here is each one's top 5 favourite things they did.

Ryan

1.  Deep Sea Fishing on PEI because fishing on a boat in saltwater was very exciting and I got 2 big Cod.

2.  Fortress of Louisburg because is was protected by the military and we got to see the muskets shot.

3.  The beach in PEI because I loved playing in the sand.

4.  Whale watching in Lunenburg because I was the first one on the boat to see the whale.

5.  Old Quebec City because we got a caricature done of  us.

Hannah

1.  Fortress of Louisburg- At the we saw fife and drums.  We also saw the guns fire.

2.  The Beach- There were 2 beaches on PEI and one in New Brunswick.  I like the beach in PEI because at the beach there was a river.  I liked the New Brunswick one because it had big waves for us to swim through.  I also liked it because there was no rocks in the water.

3.  Whale Watching- I liked it because we saw whales, seals and puffins.

4.  Riding my Bike-  Riding around the campground in Fundy, Ryan and I rode this trail for bikes only and it was all downhill.  It led us to a park.

5.  Seeing Old Quebec City- We got a caricature and the town was cool.

Emily

1.  Seeing a bear

2.  Going hiking

3.  Going whale watching.  I liked going on the boat.

4.  Going to the park

5.  Car rides.

Quebec City

Kids on the boardwalk

       Getting WiFi has been really tough the past week so that is why my posts have been so sporadic.  Anyways, today we went to Old Quebec City.  We started off at the Citadelle.  The kids really liked it and thought it was cool.  We also visited the Plains of Abraham, which if you have ever been there, is kind of a disappointment given that it was possibly the most important battle in Canadian history.  From there we took the boardwalk all the into old town.  It was packed.  We walked around and shopped.  Even the kids enjoyed the stores here.  Definitely the highlight was having their caricatures done.

Caricatures of the kids

      By this time it was 3:00 and we decided it was time to head home.  We are tired of living out of the trailer and the weather.  So we are on our way home.  This is my last post, however there will be one more by the kids.  They have kept journals throughout the trip and they are each going to make their own Top 5 list of things that we have done.  Stay tuned.

Travel Day

           We got up really early to get a good start and we were on the road by 8.  We made good time too thanks to our shortcut.  2 hours cutting across the province of New Brunswick, not a soul in sight.  Totally remote.  Kind of spooky actually.  Of course it rained most of the way to Quebec City.  When we arrived we realized that time went back an hour so we were here at 3.  We decided to go into town and what a mistake that proved to be.  Traffic nightmare, cops all over directing traffic.  Another parade.  However, we didn’t hang around for this one.  We just went back to camp and had dinner.  We’ll go into town tomorrow. 

            This is the second worst campground I have ever stayed in.  

Another Grey Day

      Another grey, cold and rainy day here.  We let the kids play around on their bikes when it wasn’t raining but even they are getting bored with that.  I did go for a bike ride myself and they have a beautiful trail system here.  I rode most of the way around the park on just their trails and it was 30 kms.  However, when it is crummy out, not much to do here.  We ventured into the local “towns” but absolutely nothing of interest, you really have to go into Moncton to find anything.  So, looking at the forecast (rain till the weekend), we have decided to move on to Quebec City sans (everyone here speaks French) reservation again.  At least the weather there looks good.  I have had it with east coast weather!

            On a more exciting note, we had a bear sighting in our campground.  We were on the road driving into the campground when a mother and a cub ran out right in front of the car.  The mother made it across the road while the cub scurried back into the woods.  We pulled over and waited to see if either would reemerge but they didn’t.   

Beach (finally) (by Hannah)

            Today we left the Daigle campground and went into Kouchibouguac.  There was a playground that was boring.  The monkey bars were too low, my feet touched the ground. 

            We went to the beach.  Ryan and I made a hole and Ryan made 3 sandcastles.  Emily and I went into the water and jumped through the waves.  After the beach, Mommy and Daddy bought us ice cream.

            I met a chipmunk and I named it Lulu.  Lulu always came toward me when I had a pinecone in my hand and ran away when we moved.

            Daddy took us on a bike ride to another playground, it was awesome.  We went down a trail and saw a groundhog (Ryan called it a mole-rat thingy)

            After we started a fire and had smores.