June 14th had us up and leaving early (4 am!) from Kemptville, Ontario to Halifax, Nova Scotia. We do this drive a couple times a year...a very long driving day (15 hours) but worth it because we get to see our lovely granddaughter at the end of the trip (oh, and of course John's son & daughter in law!).
June 15th and 16th were family time. On Saturday John & I took Miss M out for a day with her "Baba and Bama". We went to the beach 
and to Peggy's Cove 
and then for fish and chips at a road side stand (yum!) 
As the nursery rhyme goes: "When she was good, she was very very good. But when she was bad, she was horrid". We had a lovely day. She's never horrid for her Baba and Bama, but she does have her moments with her parents!
Sunday morning we were off for our Newfoundland vacation...we drove from Halifax to North Sydney. Ten years ago we vacationed at a rented cottage in Port Hood (Cape Breton). I loved it and to this day consider it one of my best vacations. We had some time, so we took the long way to North Sydney and stopped by Port Hood. We took a drive by the cottage we had rented 10 years ago and IT WAS FOR SALE! I was so excited. We stopped at the cottage and the owner was there. She just arrived the day before and was only there for 2 weeks. We told her we were there 10 years ago (their first year of ownership) so she showed us around. They have a brand new kitchen, bathroom, and roof. Perfect! We asked the price...not so perfect. A little out of our league. But, oh, how I would love to have that cottage.
From there, we walked the Port Hood boardwalk and beach.
After stopping by the road side ice cream stand (more memories from 10 years ago), we drove up to North Sydney to spend the night.
June 18th was spent on the ferry from North Sydney, Nova Scotia to Port Aux Basques, Newfoundland.
Here's a shot of North Sydney while we were leaving the harbour.
The ocean was rough, and we were amongst the handful of people that braved the open decks for a couple of hours. Brrrrr!
The crossing took longer than expected...7 hours. We arrived to Port Aux Basques at around 5 pm in the fog. Here's a shot of part of the town from the harbour. Not very appealing for our first view of Newfoundland!
From here, it was a 2 hour drive to our stop for the night: Bell's Bed & Breakfast in Cornerbrook. We ate at a fabulous restaurant recommended by the B&B owner...13 West. It was scrumptious!
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What a great way to begin your trip! It is so great you and your husband have great memories like the 'cottage'.
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