Ferry ride Prince Edward Island to Nova Scotia – Impressions After the visit of Prince Edward Island, we take the ferry at Wood Islands back to Caribou on the mainland in the evening hours. Please watch the video You are currently viewing a placeholder content from YouTube. To access the actual content, click the button […]
Tadoussac Whale Watching
Tadoussac, Quebec, Canada, is known for its abundance of whales; we did not want to miss whale watching. Our anticipation is appropriately high. We opt for a larger boat, especially since the weather promised a rough sea. We watch humpback whales how they jump off wave to wave. Also fin whales are to see and […]
Rideau Canal – Smiths Falls and Merrickville
On our trip along the Rideau Canals towards Ottawa, we could see the typical Canadian cattle ranches. We stopped in Smiths Falls and Merrickville. Smiths Falls is a good place to see the lock facilities. The Rideau Canal is a masterpiece of engineering of 19th Century. Over a length of more than 202 km, the […]
A flying visit to Kingston – Ontario
Kingston, a city with more than 120.000 inhabitants, is located on the shores of Lake Ontario. Due to the many buildings of gray limestone, like the great prison at the Olympic marina, Kingston is also called Limestone City. In 1976 the Olympic sailing competitions were held in the marina. Please watch the video You are […]
Odanak – Abenaki First Nations reserve
Odanak lies near the confluence of the Saint François River and the Lawrence River in the province Quebec. In Odanak, also called Saint Francis, a small group of about two hundred real Abanakis live on an area of 5.7 km ². Real Abanakis are those where both parents are Abanaki. The name Odanak comes from […]
From Quebec City to Tadoussac
Our route from Quebec City to Tadoussac leads along the Saint Lawrence River heading north. No matter how interesting the big cities of the east coast may be, but we are glad to get to know the scenic attractions and wildlife of Canada. Please watch the video You are currently viewing a placeholder content from […]