Once again we are venturing out to discover new places and have new experiences, all while escaping the hottest part of the summer in Florida. So, northward we go. The plan this year is to head NE into Canada's provinces of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. Although we lived our lives in Maine, we have never visited this part of Canada, even though it was relatively close by and The Cat was cruising out of Portland regularly on overnight t...

We began the day at 9:30, 72 degrees, and headed east. The drive took us through a number of small towns, all with a lot in common. We saw many woodshops where artisans make furniture from locally grown trees. And we saw gift shops and antique shops all calling out to the many tourists, but not to us. We even saw one sign that said "Antique Books and Wine". Did the owners really mean what it says? I hope not. And all along the way there was an American flag fl...

We began our travels in mid July. The first destination on our trip was a stop in Apex, NC to get a Memere fix with Danielle and Natalie.  The second stop was in Chatham, MA on the Cape, where Steve played in a member/guest golf tournament with our son Scott, and I got another Memere fix with Maxwell, the mad man. On our way to the Cape, we spent a day touring Jamestown, RI and Newport, RI. Jamestown is an island located between the mainland and Newport in...