After leaving the Gateway Arch it was on to the Beermaster Tour at the Anheuser-Busch Brewery. The Anheuser-Busch Brewery Complex is made up of 137 structures and it takes up 142 acres of land. Most of the buildings were built before the turn of the century, mostly out of brick, in a Romanesque style. We visited the…
St. Louis, Missouri – Gateway to the West
October 21st and 22nd we stayed at the Red Barn Rendezvous RV Park in Edwardsville, Illinois, just outside of St Louis, Missouri. We spent the day sightseeing in St Louis, at the Gateway Arch and the Anheuser-Busch Brewery. The Gateway Arch is a world-renowned masterpiece of modern architecture built on the banks of the Mississippi…
Return to Ohio
On October 16th we started our journey west. We stayed the night in Sturbridge Massachusetts at Yogi Bears Jellystone Park; remind me to never stay at one of these again!!!! The problem is, it is late in the season and most of the campgrounds close the end of Sept or mid Oct, so we have…
Acadia NP and Bar Harbor, Maine
On October 15th we returned to the USA and headed for Bar Harbor, Maine. We stopped for the night at the Narrows Too RV Resort and left to explore Acadia National Park, and Bar Harbor. Thanks to the government the park is still closed to the public but we were able to drive around the…
Windsor, Nova Scotia
This is Canada’s Thanksgiving weekend, on Sunday we drove to Windsor to watch the Great Pumpkin Race across the water that has been held for 15 years. The pumpkins were hollowed out and painted, some weighing up to 1500 pounds, then hauled down to the water on a forklift and gently lowered into the water…
Mahone Bay and Lunenburg, Nova Scotia
We drove to Mahone Bay by the sea, the next day (10/12) and spent time walking through this quaint village full of scarecrow figures, and exploring the many shops. I have never seen so many different animated figures in one place as we experienced walking down the streets of this town. Lunch was spent at…
Halifax, Nova Scotia
We spent the next day exploring downtown Halifax. We went on the best beer tour ever at the Alexander Keith’s Brewery built in 1863 where we went back in time with our guide. Finishing with tastings of the fine Pale ale and Red beer. The Maritime Museum of the Atlantic was fascinating to learn about…
Peggy’s Cove, Nova Scotia
On Thursday, Oct 10th we left Baddeck to drive approximately 250 miles to Halifax and stayed in the Woodhaven Campground just outside of Halifax, for four nights. Our first adventure was to explore Peggy’s Cove, a natural and geological marvel. Trees and plants are scarce here, and so is soil, but there are a lot…
Cabot Trail, Nova Scotia
Oct 8th: Cape Breton’s Cabot Trail is one of the premier scenic highways in North America. The Trail is 185 miles in length, but it takes a good 8 hours to do the entire loop. We began our adventure bright and early at 8:30am on a beautiful sunny morning and drove counter clockwise. At this…
Baddeck, Nova Scotia
Oct 7th we drove to Cape Breton Island, one of the most picturesque islands in the world. We stayed at the Baddeck Cabot Trail Campground. Baddeck is the home of Alexander Graham Bell, and we spent hours at the Alexander Graham Bell National Historic Site learning about his life’s accomplishments and successes. He not only…