So, here is a map of the route we took – starting with our arrival in Toronto in February and ending up back there again in July (just over 23,000km). In case some people are just interested in specific parts of the trip here are links to the individual posts:
February 2011
Arriving in Ontario post is here
First days in Canada post is here
Polar bears and more at Toronto zoo post is here
Mall pictures are here and here
Winter weather in Ontario countryside post is here
City day in Toronto is here
Dogsledding near Haliburton, Ontario is here
More Haliburton winter pics are here
Ottawa post is here
National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa photos are here
Québec City post is here
March 2011
Some thoughts on Canada and winter are here
More Toronto is here
Niagara is here
And into the USA – Ann Arbor, Michigan is here
Cleveland, Ohio is here
Rochester, New York is here
Vermont is here
Massachusetts – Boston and Concord are right here
Plymouth, Massachusetts and on to Connecticut can be found here
Philadelphia one-dayer is here
April 2011
Our New York City days are here
Our New Jersey weeks are here
From NJ to Washington D.C. is here
Virginia and North Carolina are here
Tornado dodging in Tennessee is here
May 2011
Mississippi and Louisiana are here
Texas fits in here
New Mexico part one is here whilst part two is here
Four Corners, Utah and Arizona are here
Las Vegas/Nevada is here
California’s Hollywood, Beverley Hills and Venice Beach are here
Northern California and the redwoods are here
Oregon is in here
Washington state is here
Our USA final observations are here
Then back into Canada – British Columbia part one is here
July 2011
Whistler and the Museum of Anthropology in Vancouver are here
Vancouver Island is here
More Vancouver and leaving B.C. is all here
The Rockies in Alberta are on show here
Alberta – Edmonton, Calgary and Drumheller are here
The province of Saskatchewan is here
Manitoba moments are here
Ontario from the western border and back to base is here
And our last fortnight in Ontario (in the heatwave!) is here
I’m sure I’ll be writing about aspects of the trip for ages (partly here) but for now we can maybe answer the most popular question (“so what were your favourite places/highlights?” – I can’t tell you how many times we’ve been asked that!). OK, here goes:
h enjoyed Hollywood and visiting all the family (Ontario, Michigan, New Jersey, British Columbia).
Mark especially liked Vermont, D.C., North Carolina, Tennessee, Louisiana, Monument Valley in Arizona, Portland in Oregon and Victoria on Vancouver Island (but he liked lots of other places too).
And me? I really did enjoy every second (especially not having to do boring housewife stuff) but I suppose if I’m pressed for favourites I liked the American south and south-west (Memphis, New Orleans, Taos). And the sun – I’m really missing that already (though h is the exact opposite and probably liked all the winter activities best). Guess we’ll be getting her a dogsled for Xmas (er, not).
And that’s all, folks.
