July 18, 2004 (Sunday) Niagara Falls to Toronto, ON (Day 16)

Sights: Maid of the Mist, Journey Behind the Falls, White Water Walk, Butterfly Conservatory

Driving Distance: 130 km

Fallsview from hotel room

Niagara Falls Boat Tour: Maid of the Mist

Butterfly Conservatory

July 17, 2004 (Saturday) Rochester, NY to Niagara Falls, ON (Day 15)

Sights: George Eastman House, Niagara Falls, Casino Niagara

Driving Distance: 140 km

Accommodation: Renaissance Fallsview Hotel

View of Niagara Falls from hotel room

Inside the new Casino Niagara

Casino Niagara

July 16, 2004 (Friday) Boston, MA to Rochester, NY (Day 14)

Sights: City of Rochester

Driving Distance: 629 km

Accommodation: Rochester Marriott

a house owned by Kodak’s founder

a mosaic created by hundreds of photos

Eastman House’s beautiful garden

July 15, 2004 (Thursday) Boston, MA (Day 13)

Sights: Old State House, Quincy Market

Accommodation: Patrick’s house

Daughter’s artistic creation using spring onions

Quincy Market, Boston

Boston City Walk

July 13, 2004 (Tuesday) Saint John, NB to Bar Harbor, ME (Day 11)

Sights: Reversing Falls, Acadia National Park, Lobster Dinner, Cadillac Mountain

Driving Distance: 298 km

Accommodation: Atlantic Oakes by the Sea

Reversing Falls boat tour

a whirlpool formed when the sea water and river water meet at different levels

Wildlife at the Saint John River

My younger daughter was thrilled to be splashed on the boat tour

Market Square, Saint John

Saint John Harbour Front

Atlantic Oakes by the Sea

Lobster dinner in Bar Harbor

Beautiful sunset on Cadillac Mountain, Acadia National Park

July 12, 2004 (Monday) Halifax, NS to Saint John, NB (Day 10)

Sights: Peggy’s Cove, Lunenburg National Historic Town

Driving Distance: 415 km

Accommodation: Delta Brunswick

“Fishermen” rock sculpture, Peggy’s Cove

Village of Peggy’s Cove

Lighthouse at Peggy’s Cove

Lunenburg, a UNESCO historic town

the Lunenburg Academy (an elementary school) that looks like a hotel

Mahone Bay, NS

July 11, 2004 (Sunday) Sydney to Halifax, NS (Day 9)

Sights: Marine Drive, St. Peter’s Canal, Halifax Citadel

Driving Distance: 398 km

Accommodation: Delta Halifax

Breathtaking view along the Marine Drive

Murray MacKay Bridge joining Dartmouth & Halifax

Citadel, Halifax

the famous Old Town Clock, Halifax

Historic Halifax Downtown

July 10, 2004 (Saturday) Sydney, NS (Day 8)

Sights: Fortress of Louisbourg, Alexander Graham Bell Museum

Accommodation: Delta Sydney

Map of Fortress of Louisbourg

Fortress of Louisbourg

Marching band at the Fortress

model of the fortress

Girls inside Alexander Graham Bell’s favourite shape – the tetrahedron

Bridge across St. Ann’s Bay

Ferry to Newfoundland in North Sydney

July 9, 2004 (Fri) Charlottetown, PEI to Sydney, NS (Day 7)

Sights: Bay Ferry, Cabot Trail, Cape Breton Highlands National Park

Driving Distance: 227km

Accommodation: Delta Sydney

Driving along Cabot Trail

Bridge to Cape Breton Island after the 75-min ferry crossing from PEI to Nova Scotia

Scarecrow Village, Cabot Trail

Gorgeous scenery along Cabot Trail

Car transporter across St. Anne’s Bay to Englishtown, NS

Lovely harbour view from the suite at Delta Sydney Hotel

July 8, 2004 (Thurs) Charlottetown, PEI (Day 6)

Sights: Anne of Green Gables historic site, Cavendish Bay, Lobster Dinner

Accommodation: Rodd Charlottetown

Rodd Charlottetown Hotel

Green Gables Visitor Centre

Cavendish Beach with the famous red soil of PEI

Girls sitting with Sir John A. MacDonald at Founders’ Hall, Charlottetown