Day 12 - Tuesday, June 28. Driving distance: 164 km
We did not do very much driving on the 12th day of our road trip. Mostly we spent our time walking about the city of St. John's. After finishing with the city, we drove out to Cape Spear, the easternmost point of land in North America, then turned around and sped back west to the Argentia ferry terminal, where we caught the 4:30pm ferry to Nova Scotia.
Coast Guard and St. John's
Nose to nose with Authority
courtesy JInnes
Pilots Hill and the harbour
On Deck, MV Atlantic Vision
Day 13 - Wednesday, June 29. Driving distance: 690 km
Day 13 of our road trip. After getting off of the ferry at North Sydney, Cape Breton, we drove westward, at first choose some scenic backroads through the Bras D'Or lakes region of Cape Breton, then merging back with the Trans-Canada around Whycocomagh. We then stayed on the Trans-Canada all the way west through Nova Scotia until the New Brunswick border.
Crossing the Barra Strait
Someone likes the Simpsons...
In New Brunswick, we stopped at a colleague's parent's restaurant in Shediac for lunch, then continued north for two more hours along NB highway 11 to Bathurst, my home town (and where my parents still live).
View from Observation tower
Day 14 - Thursday, June 30. No Driving.
Day 15 - Friday, July 1. No Driving.
Day 16 - Saturday, July 2. Driving distance: 1073km
The final day of our road trip - day 16 - was a long journey back from Bathurst to Ottawa. We took the shortest route back, cutting across Northern New Brunswick on highway 180 (the so-called "Road to Resources") to Saint Quentin, then following highway 17 to St. Leonard, where we joined with the Trans-Canada highway.
West on Road to Resources
Valley Fog on Road to Resources
Once on the Trans-Canada, we continued west out of New Brunswick and into Quebec, crossing the Gaspe and reaching Autoroute 20 on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence at Riviere-du-Loup.
Route Verte along the lower St. Lawrence
After a long drive down busy Autoroute 20 to Montreal, we switched over to highway 40, followed it west into Ontario, then followed the 417 back to Ottawa.
Mercier Bridge into Montreal