Souvenirs? Who can afford those? Seriously, what could I take or send back home that I just couldn't live without? A nice sweatshirt is interesting. Other than the price :yikes: there is such a short time to wear them in Jacumba; if I wait long enough some second hand store has just about anything I could want, lol, I am real cheap!
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Dudley and Jennifer's 10,000 Mile Journey Blog
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Day started out (Windsor, NS) kind of gloomy and foggy and continued to get worse. I do tend to quetion our sanity at times, SIGH. We talked to one of the locals and he said no, they hadn't got any summer yet this year, NO DUH! This as I continue seeing people walking around in shorts and sleeveless tops.
We visited some Acadian sites which I will let Dudley tell you about because my thoughts don't seem to want to come together just yet, probably water-logged. We finally settled in Yarmouth, NS because we'd had enough of the longgg weather downer. Don't you know it cleared up and the sun shone and it was beautiful?
Oh, as to trees: yesterday we saw a sign (which I couldn't photograph due to wet weather conditions) that had pictures of trees and a child planting a small one; caption: TREES, natures air filters. SO, I guess I won't comment on lots of green stuff I saw today.
Lots of wild flowers today. Roses, lilies, purples, yellows, reds, whites.....get the pictures and see-if they come out.
We visited some Acadian sites which I will let Dudley tell you about because my thoughts don't seem to want to come together just yet, probably water-logged. We finally settled in Yarmouth, NS because we'd had enough of the longgg weather downer. Don't you know it cleared up and the sun shone and it was beautiful?
Oh, as to trees: yesterday we saw a sign (which I couldn't photograph due to wet weather conditions) that had pictures of trees and a child planting a small one; caption: TREES, natures air filters. SO, I guess I won't comment on lots of green stuff I saw today.
Lots of wild flowers today. Roses, lilies, purples, yellows, reds, whites.....get the pictures and see-if they come out.
dltang
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Jen, As I read along in your posts, the one thing that stands out is your newfound aversion to trees...:roflblack: What makes this so funny is that when we went to LA for the BRP event, that was my first time crossing the desert. I made the comment to my husband that a child that grew up in some of those parts would come up here and see a tree for the first time in their life. There were absolutely no trees. My other observation came with a couple of the National Forrest signs, like the San Bernadino National Forrest. When it said we were entering the forrest I was dumbfounded. How can you have a forrest with no trees. I think that is why I love traveling this country of ours and reading about the experiences of others, you get a whole new perspective.
Continue to ride safe and enjoy, and I hope to see you in Michigan soon.
Desert Spyder
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What? My forest has no trees? Damn thieves out here..even if its planted they'll steal it.:gaah:
Dudley
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How can chance be so good? Tonight we got a Best Western across the street from where they had a fireworks display. Yarmouth, NS is having a Sea Fest. Was quite a display...not big, but well executed.
Like Jennifer said, today was rather dreary, but we did see some neat things and got 194 miles in spite of. Port (Fort) Royal was a nice bit of history, as was the Melanson Settlement just down the road from Royal. This is the heart of Acadiana, where the Cajun roots came from, so the names were really cool to see.
I am kind of dry on thoughts tonight. The churches around here a HUGH! On has a height of 185 feet (at the tip of the steeple)! Jennifer took a few pictures of some; sketchy on the details.
Hopefully tomorrow we will reach Halifax, NS. We will be traveling Highway 103 from here to there, stopping in Pubnico, NS for some more Acadian history. The weather is supposed to be at it's best, so here's hoping.
How can chance be so good? Tonight we got a Best Western across the street from where they had a fireworks display. Yarmouth, NS is having a Sea Fest. Was quite a display...not big, but well executed.
Like Jennifer said, today was rather dreary, but we did see some neat things and got 194 miles in spite of. Port (Fort) Royal was a nice bit of history, as was the Melanson Settlement just down the road from Royal. This is the heart of Acadiana, where the Cajun roots came from, so the names were really cool to see.
I am kind of dry on thoughts tonight. The churches around here a HUGH! On has a height of 185 feet (at the tip of the steeple)! Jennifer took a few pictures of some; sketchy on the details.
Hopefully tomorrow we will reach Halifax, NS. We will be traveling Highway 103 from here to there, stopping in Pubnico, NS for some more Acadian history. The weather is supposed to be at it's best, so here's hoping.
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Dudley
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That always tickles me about treeless forests, I have those thoughts too. Like crossing a long bridge over River....Such and Such and it's totally DRY!! This we got when first going to Tucson, AZ back in the early 90s. HUGE dry river beds. Boy we experienced a few hard rains there and those large empty areas became roaring rivers threatening to crest over the highway.
Yes, it's a wide, wonderful continent and well worth seeing. Not sure if trying to see it in one long visit is a good thing. Everything is kind of tumbled and jumbled together in my memory; even with pictures.
Here's to all the trees and rocks and flowers and bushes and churches and barns and cemeteries and people.
Dudley
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Oops, my apologies to everyone, I LOVE trees; would kind of prefer them in smaller doses. Saw lots of those today in various shapes and sizes, kind of sounds like some of the people too, lol. Beautiful country no matter what I say.:clap::yes:
Ken5517 / Wish Again
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Dudley when are you due home, what day?
Pictures may be out of order for a few days. Wanted to mention the stir we caused Sunday (the 19th of July) when we drove up to a lighthouse. Saw this lighthouse with lots of exposed beach so decided to go to take a picture. Some function was going on; this discovered as we went up the dirt road to the end and backed up with other vehicles. We got swamped. The parking people waved us over so we could turn around then people surrounded us. One lady there covering the story of the fund raiser going on for the lighthouse decided she had to get lots of pictures; eventually it might make their local paper and I will post that here. The Digby Lighthouse and its waters or something by Karla Kelly. Took us a while to get out of there, folks sure were excited.
jeuchler
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Desert Spyder
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Did you know the Army at Ft Irwin has/had boats at their disposal because someone in DC noticed the lakes on a map.....they're all dry! Gotta love federal bureaucracy.
Joy & I love your blog! There will be a lot of excited people when you get back safely. Wish you had one of those trackers like Forrest had so we can see where you're at in real time.
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Smylinacha
Yellinacha
even though you're taking the potassium pills - eat those bananas - helps me!
Enjoy your trip! Hope we can see you guys again on your way back:thumbup:
Tom in NM
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Thanks!
Dudley and Jennifer, thanks for the great log on your adventure. I hope it is turning out to be everything you thought it would be, plus all the surprises the open road can bring.
Also, for showing everyone that it can be done. In case you have not noticed, you have almost 4 thousand views on this thread - one of the most viewed on SpyderLovers.com - and you are not even giving anything away!
I think one of the best things anyone can do on this planet is to be a good example and to encourage and help others by showing. You ( and several others on this forum ) have shown you can go anywhere, have great experiences and make the memories of a lifetime on a Spyder.
I have really enjoyed your postings and look forward to meeting you two when you get back to Arizona. ( it is not quite as interesting since you left )
Tom
Dudley and Jennifer, thanks for the great log on your adventure. I hope it is turning out to be everything you thought it would be, plus all the surprises the open road can bring.
Also, for showing everyone that it can be done. In case you have not noticed, you have almost 4 thousand views on this thread - one of the most viewed on SpyderLovers.com - and you are not even giving anything away!
I think one of the best things anyone can do on this planet is to be a good example and to encourage and help others by showing. You ( and several others on this forum ) have shown you can go anywhere, have great experiences and make the memories of a lifetime on a Spyder.
I have really enjoyed your postings and look forward to meeting you two when you get back to Arizona. ( it is not quite as interesting since you left )
Tom
Dudley
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We had a great day today...170 miles, but where we went and what we saw and did were just awesome! Jennifer has the notes, so she will do the details. One thing, we both had our first experience with steamed lobster in the shell and we conquered! And get this...we were right across from the lobster fleet at Dennis Point, NS at the Dennis Point Cafe. Really awesome people in these parts. The cost??? A stolen $13.95 per plate for a one pound lobster, with 2 sides, AND all the tools needed to crack the shells and pick out the meat. One BIG yummy! The night before, in Yarmouth, NS we had called a restaurant and they wanted $39.95/plate!
We had a great day today...170 miles, but where we went and what we saw and did were just awesome! Jennifer has the notes, so she will do the details. One thing, we both had our first experience with steamed lobster in the shell and we conquered! And get this...we were right across from the lobster fleet at Dennis Point, NS at the Dennis Point Cafe. Really awesome people in these parts. The cost??? A stolen $13.95 per plate for a one pound lobster, with 2 sides, AND all the tools needed to crack the shells and pick out the meat. One BIG yummy! The night before, in Yarmouth, NS we had called a restaurant and they wanted $39.95/plate!
Today was a wonderful day! The sun was shining, no fog, I had breakfast, our clothes were cleaned (I washed them in the hotel laundry) and we were ready to go. Even had to take off the leather jackets after a while; did keep the windstoppers on because that sure is a chilly 74 degrees or whatever it got up to.
We visited Le Village Historique Acadien off the 103 highway at exit 31; this is mock-up of a real village with real French speaking Acadians who are trying to keep their language and ways of life from dying out. It was wonderful, awesome and felt like going home, like family. I would love to be able to stay for a week or two and just BE. The village is on the shoreline so the view changes with the tide; when out there are small hillocks (?) exposed and rocks which the incoming tide covers up. Bet the sunrises and sunsets would be awesome too! Maybe I should be looking into buying a house? No, could rent from someone for a bit; lol, one can dream. Caused a stir with the spyder today here and in each area we stopped to check out.
Pictures are difficult to take because everything we see is worth a picture and has a story and a beauty to share; yes, even those tall green things I have seen masses of over here! I forget to mention the smells. A clean, refreshing (air filtered with the green things) smell. Even the constant shellfish and wet mud (is it still mud if dry?) smell isn't bad. Flowers cast out their fragrances also and it all just seems to pleasantly fit together.
I will put the pics up and try to explain some things on there, too much to tell you all-aren't you thankful? I am finding it necessary to drop all the pics and try to explain later if there is time so bear with us here. I did that this morning with yesterdays pics, I can't catch up.
One story: The Duon house from the village had 2 families living together in this 2 bedroom house. One family had 10 children and the other had 13 children; they made the attic space into living quarters for all those children. The staircase (roped off) treads were worn down from the constant kid traffic.
We visited Le Village Historique Acadien off the 103 highway at exit 31; this is mock-up of a real village with real French speaking Acadians who are trying to keep their language and ways of life from dying out. It was wonderful, awesome and felt like going home, like family. I would love to be able to stay for a week or two and just BE. The village is on the shoreline so the view changes with the tide; when out there are small hillocks (?) exposed and rocks which the incoming tide covers up. Bet the sunrises and sunsets would be awesome too! Maybe I should be looking into buying a house? No, could rent from someone for a bit; lol, one can dream. Caused a stir with the spyder today here and in each area we stopped to check out.
Pictures are difficult to take because everything we see is worth a picture and has a story and a beauty to share; yes, even those tall green things I have seen masses of over here! I forget to mention the smells. A clean, refreshing (air filtered with the green things) smell. Even the constant shellfish and wet mud (is it still mud if dry?) smell isn't bad. Flowers cast out their fragrances also and it all just seems to pleasantly fit together.
I will put the pics up and try to explain some things on there, too much to tell you all-aren't you thankful? I am finding it necessary to drop all the pics and try to explain later if there is time so bear with us here. I did that this morning with yesterdays pics, I can't catch up.
One story: The Duon house from the village had 2 families living together in this 2 bedroom house. One family had 10 children and the other had 13 children; they made the attic space into living quarters for all those children. The staircase (roped off) treads were worn down from the constant kid traffic.
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Smylinacha
Yellinacha
Sounds maybe like you might want to stay there for a short spell huh? Glad you're having fun and glad th esun came out for ya! Looking forward to more trip blogs!
opcorn:Smylinacha
Yellinacha
:roflblack: That's funny!
He said that whole plate was only pocket change - that's insane! He looks like he's waiting to see if it's gonna jump up and pinch his nose.:roflblack:
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