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Today my Atlantic Canada adventure came to an end. I said "Adios" to mom and dad bright and early this morning as I had a flight out of St. John's at 6:30 am. It's been a fun few weeks exploring the eastern part of our wonderful country, but I am looking forward to being in my own bed back home tonight! Although many people don't see the beauty of Manitoba - its flat, few trees in areas, and Winnipeg doesn't have the same 'pizzazz' that others cities might - it ...

Well, it is my last day of exploring the east coast today - I've both sad that the adventure is coming to an end but happy to be spending time in my own bed again soon rather than sleeping on an air mattress or the fold-down dinette in the camper! The first thing we did for the day was to check out the Suncor Energy Fluvarium, which features some exhibits on how water has shaped the features of the earth and about various aquatic species. The coolest part of the...

St. John's today! We left Terra Nova National Park this morning and made our way to St. John's. One person that we had met earlier in Newfoundland told us that St. John's often has lots of fog, so we were curious to see what the weather would be like as we got closer to the area. As we were driving, sure enough, we hit a patch of fog, which made it pretty difficult to see far ahead. But other than that one patch, no fog! It turned out to be a beautiful day in St...

Today was another day filled mostly with driving. We left Rocky Harbour and headed to Terra Nova National Park, where we are spending the night. For the most part, the drive was pretty uneventful, except for one small part. We were driving along and hadn't made it that far from Rocky Harbour. There was a little red car ahead of us and it must have caught the gravel on the edge of the road and the driver must have panicked because the next thing we know the car ...