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7 Campgrounds In Canada’s Maritimes That We’d Recommend (For RVing)

In September, 2018, we took a road trip to Canada’s Maritime provinces in our ‘new to us’ 1989 Corsair Medallion motor home. At nearly 30 years old, the RV runs fine (only around 120,000 km when we bought it in May) but the gas mileage was atrocious. At best, the gas powered 7.5 litre Ford…Continue reading 7 Campgrounds In Canada’s Maritimes That We’d Recommend (For RVing)

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North Sydney / Cabot Trail KOA: Great Home Base For Your Cape Breton Adventure

Some campgrounds are designed for RVs. Some campgrounds are designed for more rustic methods of camping with tents and pop-up trailers. The North Sydney / Cabot Trail KOA would satisfy the needs of both. KOA gets it. We’ve stayed at some as tenters and we’ve stayed at some in the motor home. We camped in…Continue reading North Sydney / Cabot Trail KOA: Great Home Base For Your Cape Breton Adventure

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Pleasant Bay Whale Watching (Nova Scotia): Mistake Leads To Great Experience

It was an honest mistake. Trying to book a whale watching cruise on a cell phone with limited internet access while camping in Cape Breton with two kids bouncing off the walls is hard. A search for Pleasant Bay Whale Watching brought up one ideal option that seemed to stand above the rest. Unfortunately, that…Continue reading Pleasant Bay Whale Watching (Nova Scotia): Mistake Leads To Great Experience