Maritimes Trip Overview and Flight Home

 (Delayed posting. Visited during summer 2024)

So 44 days total, including travel to and from, were spent in the Maritimes. My spouse joined me for 13 of those days. While I had the rental car it traveled 4646km (3/4 the distance across Canada) and my spouse was with me for ~2k km of that. The Maritimes are surprisingly big with the twists and turns along the roads and highways.

On average I walked 3.96km a day, 3.5km per day before my spouse joined me and 5.04km a day after. An average of 5.47 flights of stairs climbed per day, with 3.9 before and 9.15 after my spouse joined me. Apparently I get more exercise when she is around. 11 places were slept at, six of which were with my spouse. Three places were stayed at twice.

Some of the best places for me were:

-Spending some time with my mom. When I used to come back to the Maritimes we only had so much time to divide between family, friends, and having some away time to rest. Being here for so long meant being at a slower pace.

-Being in Nature. Whether it was the first and second time in Fundy Trail Provincial Park, Mi'kmawey Debert Interactive Trail, or the trails in Highland National Park (one, two, and three) its good to get out into nature and recharge.

-Maritime History. I enjoy history a lot and there was a lot that I didn't know until the last fifteen years. I hope that will change in Maritime schools and I hope that there will be at least one school year where it is taught in Social Studies. My favorite places I went to in order to explore more of this history were: Beausoleil Acadian Settlement, Fort Beauséjour (one two three), Beaubassin Acadian Community, Mi'kmaq Peoples of Millbrook, Grande-Pre (one two area UNESCO), Fort Edward, Citadel Hill (outside inside new museum D-Day), Acadian village of Chezzetcook, Black History in Nova Scotia, Cold War at Deifenbunker, Scottish Settlers of Pictou on the Hector and Highland Village museum.

-The food. As always I am surprised at the great cuisine the Maritimes has to offer when I shouldn't be. Standouts were the Wild Caraway, Garrison House, Le Caveau at Grand-Pre Winery, various places around Halifax including Monasba, Chanterelle, Doryman Pub & Grill, Peace by Chocolate, and Salt Shaker Deli.

-The people. Maritimers are friendly folk, by and large, who are genuinely concerned about you and wish you well. When staying here and traveling around, especially in the out of the way places, you will be in good hands.

Below are pictures of the interesting views on the West side of Canada.