East Coast 2022 Road Trip

For the first time since before the pandemic, my husband Rich and I will be taking an extended vacation that spans more than 2-3 days.  While we are still hesitant to fly considering all the horror stories we continue to hear about long delays and lost luggage, we have been taking full advantage of our new car to take road trips.  Up until now we have been driving around Ontario for brief stays. This time, we will be taking a 14-day driving trip out to the East Coast, touring parts of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia including Cape Breton.

We are driving out with our friends who have relatives in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia.  This will give us two capable drivers to share the load of the lengthy driving distance (and two equally capable backseat drivers to give “helpful” navigation advice).  It will take us 3 days to reach Dartmouth with a big push on the first day to get to Edmunston, New Brunswick.  This will be followed by a leisurely jaunt to Shediac, New Brunswick the next day, and finally reaching Dartmouth on the third day.

After exploring Dartmouth and Halifax for a couple of days, Rich and I will depart for a 5-day tour around Cape Breton Island while we leave our friends behind to continue visiting with family.   Once we return, we will reunite with our friends to spend a couple more days checking out the South Shore and Annapolis Valley, before heading home.  We will take a different route on the way back, following the south shore of the St. Lawrence River with overnight stays in Sainte-Flavie and Sainte- Eulalie Quebec.

Stay tuned for details of our upcoming adventures!