Walking in the Footsteps of our Ancestors

The Canadian Maritimes is a beautiful area full of small towns, friendly people and serene coastlines. As much as we enjoyed all the Maritimes has to offer, our mission for this trip was to “Walk in the Footsteps of our Ancestors”.  We accomplished our mission – we found cousins, made many new friends, enjoyed what the area offered.

This post is the hardest and most difficult we have ever written. It is personal, about family, about loses, about sorrow and about much joy, fortitude and determination.

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Enjoying the Cabot Trail, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia

The morning was crisp with a blue sky and mild winds as we set out on our adventure. Knowing it would be a long day, we stopped first for breakfast and coffee. Sitting on the outdoor patio enjoying coffee, we looked out toward the ocean almost smelling the salt air. This was our first stop on the Cabot Trail.

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World’s Longest Covered Bridge – Canada

Romance, mystery, entriege; what is it about covered bridges and the emotions they evoke? This question we cannot answer, yet we know covered bridges call to us and we will travel out of our way to visit one. In the past with our big Ram 5500, we could not drive across any of the ones we visited. Now with our Honda Element we were ready and we found the longest covered bridge in the world.

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Ed Galloway Totem Pole Park – Rising from Disrepair

Route 66 – Foyil, OK

The park was not meant to be a tourist site along the Mother Road. Instead it was one man’s retirement which turned into his passion. Ed Galloway began wood carving as a boy and along with blacksmithing enjoyed these all his life. He spent his career in Springfield, MO until his retirement in 1937 moving to Foyil, OK. His first retirement hobby was making violins/fiddles using different wood for each instrument. He then became interested in Native Americans and his passion took form. Continue reading

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Kicks on Route 66 – Chelsea OK

Day Two – Chelsea

Leaving Foyil we headed north to Chelsea. Since Route 66 is now a four lane highway, we could only imagine what it was like in its early days. Some of the remains of the early days were waiting for us in Chelsea. Continue reading

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Kicks on Route 66 – Foyil OK

Day Two – Foyil

Saturday dawned sunny and we were ready for day two on Route 66. Before we headed over to Route 66, we just had to shop the farmers market at The Artichoke Restaurant (another blog post). We arrived on Route 66 at lunch time and decided to head over to Annie’s Diner. Continue reading

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Kicks on Route 66 – Oklahoma

Day One

One thing we have learned being full-time RVers is flexibility and this year we have stretched flexibility to the max. 2018 has been a year of change in many areas and for many reasons. Our planned trip to the Pacific Northwest did not happen and we found ourselves in Northeast Oklahoma and Route 66. Although we only traveled a very small segment of Route 66, we experienced some of the history of this famous Mother Road  in a small area and got our kicks on Route 66. Continue reading

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Pioneer Woman – Ponca City OK

The Pioneer Woman, The Spirit Is Still Alive and Well

Heading west holding the hand of her young son, the Pioneer Woman embodies the building of the western United States. She stands seventeen feet tall on a pyramidal stone base, the entire sculpture rises forty feet proud and strong. The sculpture commissioned by E. W. Marland is a tribute to all pioneer women, a culture Marland saw as disappearing and he wanted to honor. Continue reading

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