2023
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Matane
Read More: Matane“Mom” had a bit of a moment this morning as we said au revoir to Eric. His advisor is driving the Shawi TA’s back home this afternoon and we are heading for the north coast of the Gaspe Peninsula. On our way out of Quebec City, we took a quick tour through The Battlefields Park…
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Quebec City – Day 2
Read More: Quebec City – Day 2Montmorency Falls is where the Montmorency River empties into the St Lawrence River. The waterfall is 83m (272feet), almost 100 feet taller than Niagara, although considerably narrower! It is the highest waterfall in Quebec and the 8th tallest in Canada. 487 wooden steps brought us to the bridge over the top of the falls. We…
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Quebec City – Day One
Read More: Quebec City – Day OneThis afternoon we drove the several hours from Shawinigan to Quebec City and got Eric checked into his hotel. He and the other teaching assistants will have training for the next three days at the Hilton boardrooms. Our hotel is just across the street. After a quick tour around the neighborhood, we are taking Dave…
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Shawinigan, Quebec
Read More: Shawinigan, QuebecOur youngest son, Eric has a job in Quebec as a teaching assistant in an elementary school for the next 9 months. We are taking him there to help set up his apartment and will then stay to do a tour of La Belle Province. Quebec is Canada’s largest province by area so we will…
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Day 31 – Belfast to Dublin
Read More: Day 31 – Belfast to DublinOn our last day in Ireland, we headed south from Belfast back to Dublin. Tollymore Park was the first dedicated forest park in Northern Ireland. The main lawns are quite manicured and not terribly natural, but down by the river is a pretty place to take a walk. The main trail passes by 16 bridges…
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Day 30 – Belfast Political Tour and Titanic Experience
Read More: Day 30 – Belfast Political Tour and Titanic ExperienceOn our second day in Belfast we took a political tour to enhance our education and understanding of the troubles in Northern Ireland. The troubles was a period of violence in Northern Ireland that lasted from the late 1960’s until the ceasefire was signed by the IRA in 1994 and the Good Friday Agreement was…
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Causeway Coastal Route (Ballycastle to Belfast) Day 29
Read More: Causeway Coastal Route (Ballycastle to Belfast) Day 29Today we completed the Causeway Coastal Route, driving from Ballycastle to Belfast. We did back track a wee bit to walk the Rope Bridge because it was closed due to high winds yesterday afternoon. Carrick-a-rede is a 20 meter rope bridge that links the mainland to the tiny island of Carrickarede (home to a single…
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Day 28 – Causeway Coastal Route (Derry to Ballycastle)
Read More: Day 28 – Causeway Coastal Route (Derry to Ballycastle)Driving directly from Derry to Belfast takes just over an hour on the major highways. We are going to drive the long way around on the Causeway Coastal Route. With so many places to see and things to do, it will take us two days to make the trip! Wild Atlantic Way views at Magheracross…
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Day 27 – The Sperrins & Derry tour
Read More: Day 27 – The Sperrins & Derry tourWe drove into a remote area called the Sperrin Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty today in search of the Sperrin Scultpure Trail. Three giant statues created by world-acclaimed artist, Thomas Dambo, represent the past, present and future. Nowanois is called Giant of the Sperrins. He is the Seanchai or storyteller, recalling good times and generations…
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Donegal To Derry
Read More: Donegal To DerryOur morning started with another whiskey tasting at Sliabh Liag Distillery in Ardara. It is recorded that Saint Colmcille distilled alcohol as early as 560 AD in the Derryveagh mountains. Just up the road is the Kilclooney dolmen (in the middle of a farmer’s field) The 3500 BC portal tomb is thought to be one…
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Loire Valley Wineries
The last several days have been a blur of winery visits, cafe lunches and picnics in beautiful locations! We stopped by Chateau du Petit Thouars for a tour, tasting and lunch. The family has owned the chateau and its winery since 1634. We met Sebastian, the multi-grandson, and the chateau cat, Biscuit (although he wasn’t…
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Chinon
Today we visited the town of Chinon on the River Vienne. Chinon was the favourite dwelling place of Henri II Plantagenet and his wife, Eleanor of Aquitaine. Joan of Arc arrived in Chinon in 1429 claiming to hear heavenly voices telling her that Charles VII, the French dauphin, would give her an army to neutralize…
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Tours to Loire Valley
We bid a last adieu to Eric (again!) this morning. We left him at his orientation picnic in Tours and headed deeper into the Loire Valley to continue our oenotourism! We stopped for lunch and a wine tasting at Chateau de Miniere, a women-run winery in the country where we had a lesson on the…
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