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Borden-Carlton Prince Edward Island to New Glasgow Nova Scotia 135 miles Today the sky is completely overcast and the wind is blowing. As usual the car would not start. A group of about 5 oriental ladies got a real charge out of pushing the car. That did not work however. Then another guest agreed toContinue reading “Canada Coast to Coast Day 33 August 17, 2022”

Miramichi New Brunswick to Borden-Carleton Prince Edward Island 138 miles The day is about 50% sunny. As usual the car would not start. It didn’t start with a pull either. Rob called his brother Ed for more ideas. Then Rob walked a couple of blocks to the Napa store to buy a new battery cable.Continue reading “Canada Coast to Coast Day 32 August 16, 2022”

Edmondston New Brunswick to Miramichi New Brunswick 243 miles Today is mostly sunny and a little warmer. We left late because we had to do yesterday’s blog and make a plan for travel today and get a place to stay. As usual the car would not start. Almost all of the hotel guests had leftContinue reading “Canada Coast to Coast Day 31, August 15,2022”

Portneuf Sur Mer Quebec to Edmondston New Brunswick 180 miles Last night at least three other guests arrived. So the house that was all ours became more crowded. That presented another problem when Rob took suitcases out to the car. We were blocked in. Everyone is still asleep so we ate a couple of granolaContinue reading “Canada Coast to Coast Day 30 August 14, 2022”

Alma Quebec to Portneuf Sur Mer Quebec 168 miles Today is mostly sunny with a ring of big puffy clouds all around the horizon. Today is a light mileage day. The towns we would like to go are booked full due to a world title cycling race. We have a request out for an AirContinue reading “Canada Coast to Coast Day 29 August 13, 2022”

Chapais Quebec to Alma Quebec 210 miles Today is mostly cloudy and everything is really wet. It’s not currently raining however. We ate breakfast in the little restaurant attached to the motel. They are supposed to open at 8 am but the cook arrived late. Four other people were eating there as well. Rob triedContinue reading “Canada Coast to Coast Day 28 August 12, 2022”

Amos Quebec to Chapais Quebec 235 miles The skies are mostly cloudy. Doesn’t look like it rained during the night which is a good thing. The car still doesn’t start without a pull. A very short pull but successful. We drove to a nearby McDonald’s for breakfast. We can tell we are in French CanadianContinue reading “Canada Coast to Coast Day 27 August 11, 2022”