Go East My Friend!

​Hello my Blogville friends! This will be a short blog but I still wanted to say hi and see how all of you are doing. 

Currently my husband and I are on a 45th Wedding Anniversary trip on the East Coast of Canada. We have been to New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island and it has been wonderful. 

I thought you might enjoy hearing some of our funny moments that often accompany travel. Well, at least when I travel they seem to happen with regularity!

For example, when we arrived at our Quebec hotel address, the GPS instructed me to turn left as we had ‘arrived at your destination’. Naturally I turned right instead and ended up driving in the exit of the McDonald’s drive through lanes. Something I hadn’t noticed before that day, if you drive through the wrong way, the order window is on the passenger side! Thank goodness I was not ordering anything. I was hoping no one noticed but I couldn’t be that lucky. Just like the car full of teenagers were, I would have laughed at me too! 

On another day I walked through a spider web. I peeled it off my face and hair as I walked to our vehicle. A little while later, as I was driving, I saw a spider walking down my glasses. It had just started crawling onto my nose as I pulled the vehicle over. I yanked off my glasses, sending the spider flying onto my husband. Now he’s freaking out trying to find the spider. As he’s slapping everywhere he thinks the spider might be he says, “Now I can’t find it. Why didn’t you just keep it on your face?” I burst out laughing and replied, “Gee I would have if I wasn’t driving!” 

Now you all know what it’s like to orient yourself to a hotel room as you are travelling right? At my age, several different rooms over several days offers a couple of challenges. Also at my age, overnight bathroom visits are common. I’m sure it will come as no surprise when I tell you that, instead of the bathroom doorway, I walked full face-on into a wall on one night. Ouch! Luckily just a tiny bruise near my eyebrow. I was laughing so hard I barely made it into the actual washroom doorway in time! 

Oh and about 50 percent of the time, on my way back to the bed following my nocturnal bathroom visits, I cannot remember what side of the bed I had crawled out of. The side of the bed I choose at each hotel is inconsistent as it is based on where the air conditioner is positioned in the room. In case you hadn’t noticed, hotel rooms are notoriously dark! I finally devised a trick- I feel my way along the foot end of the bed to determine which side is currently empty! Works 80% of the time. 

Ok but all kidding aside, travelling this beautiful country of ours has been breathtaking. We have seen incredible landscapes, explored historical lighthouses, were welcomed on board a bluenose sailboat, spent time up close with bald eagles and seals, and walked amazing beaches collecting sea glass and sea shells. These are just a few of our adventures out in Eastern Canada. I haven’t even talked about the food out here! Lobster Rolls top my favourites’ list!

As noted, this blog is a short one, but our exploring continues. I just wanted you to know I haven’t forgotten about you, my Blogville friends! Thank you for stopping by! Until next time. . .

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