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Bridges, Coffee, and Coming Home

September 9 to September 20, 2025 · Hartland, Quebec City, Trois-Rivières, Montreal, Port Colborne

Woman in blue floral shirt looking from van window.

We headed into New Brunswick to see the Hartland Covered Bridge and Grand Falls. The next morning, we grabbed coffee at Le Cafe in Edmundston before crossing into Quebec. At Notre-Dame-du-Portage, we found a beach, and we stopped again for coffee at Babel Cafe in Cap-Saint-Ignace.

In Quebec City, we saw a harp. We stopped for coffee at Brasserie La Fosse in Trois-Rivières, then saw the Musée POP and the Vieille Prison de Trois-Rivières. Montreal came next: we took a cruise, stood in Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours church, and had coffee at Trois Cats.

We pulled into Port Colborne on September 16th. “What a surprise to come home to!” That wasn’t all: a cool praying mantis came to visit. We’d picked up sea glass from a Quebec beach, and back home we turned it into art with resin.

Bright magenta cosmos flower with yellow center and green foliage.Man holding iced drink at outdoor cafe with wooden sign visible.Historic town square illuminated at night with distinctive architecture and people.