[Magdalen] Where to go?

[Charles Wohlers]

Quebec City is definitely worth seeing - been there twice. It's probably the 
only really "European" city in North America, which may make it less 
interesting to you. A week is probably more than you'd want for there, 3 
days or so should do.

Acadia Nat'l. Park (coast of Maine) is also beautiful, and the hiking is 
less strenuous than what I took you on <g>. It's less than a days' drive 
from Quebec City. Also worth 3-4 days.

Gaspesie Park in Quebec is (I think) underrated, especially if you like more 
outdoorsy stuff - and you might actually see wild caribou.

Well, Susan Hutchinson has just said what I said above, only better. Only 
thing I can add is that there's a ferry from Yarmouth, NS, to Bar Harbor 
(Acadia NP), which you could see after Halifax.

We have pictures, of course:
Acadia: http://satucket.com/Milo/Acadia1001/
Gaspe, Gaspesie Park, Quebec City (1st time): 
http://satucket.com/Milo/Quebec/
Quebec City, 2nd time: 
https://www.flickr.com/photos/cwohlers/sets/72157649624441336/

Oh, and in answer to your question, Quebec City to Gaspe (the town) is about 
a day's drive.

Cape Breton is a place I've always wanted to see - supposed to be 
spectacular. Also known for great Celtic music.

Oh, and you of course are welcome to stop by here again - we're about 5 
hours' drive from Quebec City. I promise only easy hikes.


Chad Wohlers
Woodbury, VT USA
chadwohl at satucket.com


-----Original Message----- 
From: Roger Stokes
Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2014 5:31 PM
To: Magdalen at herberthouse.org
Subject: [Magdalen] Where to go?

Friends,

I know I have mentioned this before but I am still undecided about my
projected 2015 trip.  I had thought about it being to the Southern USA
in November but frost in Florida in November has put me off that idea so
I wondered about the states bordering Canada in June.  The question then
is what would I do?  I admit I am not a great one for museums and art
galleries, particularly now I am on my own.  As somebody said to me the
other day, you want somebody to talk with as you go round such places.
(A real expert might want to make a detailed study on their own but that
is not me.)

Somebody suggested Quebec and Montreal as being worth visiting, but I
don't think I would want to spend a week in each.  Perhaps I could take
a trip across to Halifax, skirting round Maine as I doubt the rental car
agreement would let me "cut the corner" and my map doesn't show a main
road across there anyway.

Any concrete suggestions so I can make some bookings?

Roger