I’m pretty lucky – I have visited literally dozens of countries, and the majority of the US states (45, to be exact, at the time of this writing.) One thing remains the same though – no matter how many states, provinces and countries I visit, I want to see more, and re-visit the places I’ve already been. Travel is like that. It’s addictive and it makes you crave traveling and exploring even more.
Tomorrow begins a nearly four-week journey to a whole lot of places I’ve ever been, specifically Maine and the Maritime provinces of Canada. Four national parks (three in Canada and one in the USA, two state parks and a couple of provincial parks are all on the agenda. It’s a trip I’ve been planning for a year now, inspired in part by an awesome couple I met last summer in Banff who said the Atlantic provinces were their favorite place they’d ever been (Newfoundland, specifically, and unfortunately I had to cut that province from my itinerary due to time – it deserved an entire two weeks plus travel time to and from, and I didn’t have that to spare.)
The planned route is as follows:
Stop number one – hotel in Bethlehem, PA to make the most of the drive. There are a couple of breweries I’d like to check out, so it’s a good (more than) halfway point.
Bradbury Mountain State Park near Portland, Maine – Brewery tours and lighthouses! My 46th state.
Fundy National Park – Amazing tides, scallops and lobster
Halifax, Nova Scotia – Breweries & lighthouses.
Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia – Fiddle music! Whale watching!
Prince Edward Island – Clam digging, Anne of Green Gables, Red sand beaches (and a couple of breweries!)
Acadia National Park – Photography. Sailboats. Sunrises and Sunsets.
Smugglers Notch State Park, Vermont – Breweries. Cheese. Billboard free beauty.
Teardrops & Ales 