I have an app on my phone where I can write blog posts and publish it... well, I had one sitting in my draft folder since the end of July... forgot to publish it.
I fully meant to share about my family summer vacation long before now. Traveling to New Brunswick to visit my life long bestie was well overdue. I went with my partner, his daughter and mine... we jumped on a train from Toronto, to Montreal and then on another train from Montreal to Moncton, New Brunswick.
The first Via Rail train was five hours, and had Wi-Fi... was spacious, clean and fairly headache free. The second train... no Wi-Fi at our seats but in a small designated spot. I didn't realize how uncomfortable and annoying it would be sitting for an 18 hour trip, especially with most of it being overnight. I should have paid for the sleeper bunks, or just jumped on an airplane. The tickets were a steal when it comes to pricing, but I'd rather pay triple to avoid another nightmare! I shouldn't really complain and call it a nightmare... it was still a good experience taking the train, but we've done it now and never again.
I originally wanted to drive and visit family in Nova Scotia... my grandmothers side is from Eastern Passage, but we ran out of time. Two weeks really isn't enough to see the Maritimes... need at least three weeks. We did manage to visit PEI and enjoyed the day at one of their beaches, as well as had lunch there. I swear I had the best fries and gravy as well as lobster roll... yum!
