I just wanted to share a few pics (I'll keep loading them for awhile) from our latest road trip. My wife and I always take the P-car on big road trips. This year we decided not go to Montana, but instead to stay closer to home and head for the Canadian Maritimes. We always plan on camping 95% of the time, and getting a cabin or hotel at a few hip places.
A brief overview: We always travel back roads and aim for the path less travelled. We had 2 weeks and planned on driving the coast of Maine, some of New Brunswick, ferrying over to Nova Scotia and travelling the entire Atlantic Coast, including Cape Breton and the fabled Cabot Trail. Another ferry ride to Prince Edward Island (PEI) would give us a chunk of time to explore the mixture of farms and fishing villages that make up PEI. From there, we planned on doing the Gaspe' peninsula of Quebec and finishing the official journey in beautiful Quebec City, Quebec. Yes I said "planned" because we didn't make it that far.
After nearly a week of spine jarring, mind rattling, suspension wrecking travel, we threw in the towel. I haven't ever seen roads that deteriorated and neglected in all of my travels, and I live in Boston, Mass. Our roads are horrible. Unfortunately the car is going back to the shop for it's second alignment in 3 weeks and an assesment of the damage.
Once on PEI, we liked it so much we decided to stay there for the remainder of the time. It was impossible to make good time on these roads (and the car was NOT taking the punishment well) so we thought a little R+R was in order. A quick phone call to the high-speed ferry to hitch a ride from Yarmouth, Nova Scotia to Portland Maine would limit the amount of miles required to get back home. Problem solved.
We relaxed a bit and took a few days to wind our way around the potholes back to Nova Scotia.
We definitely had a great trip. The Porsche performed flawlessly and we only put a tick over 2500 miles on it. There were only 2 other P-car sightings on the entire ride, a Boxster and a 964. We felt like Martians.
The people we met were wonderful and the scenery top notch. I suggest anyone interested take the time and make the journey. My only advice; take a rental car.
