Just a little page to show off some pictures and stuff about my vacations to New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and Nova Scotia.
My steed for the trip, a Cessna 172, GQUO.
On the first leg of the trip, I flew from Ottawa to Riviere-du-Loup, passing well north of Montreal, but passing directly through Quebec city. Here you can see Quebec's airport. Not much flying going on there. In fact, the controller gave me permission to fly around the city to look at the Citadel and the Queen Mary 2, which was in port that day.
Just leaving Quebec city now, got a nice shot of the city and the waterfall.
'Le Massif' ski resort. Not much skiing going on. Then again, it was the end of June.
Northern New Brunswick. This mountain kinda stands out. Someone said it looked like a nipple.
Not a view I see often from Ottawa. This was nice. It can be barely seen, but PEI is on the orizon.
You know your in PEI when... (red fields)
Taking off from Charlottetown for some sightseeing around the island. Downtown Charlottetown. The airport is out of the picture on the right side.
Summerside airport. Its big, it looks nice. Its almost completly deserted.
In the beggining, the rainbow was on the surface, extending to the sky. As time progressed, the rainbow formed to the shape of my spinning propeller.
If you live in the northern town of Alberton, PEI, then this ladies and gents, is your home. Truely is beautiful from 6000 feet up.
I set many records on this trip. It was the first time I flew that far out from Ottawa. It was the first time I was completly on my own on a trip for nearly three weeks. It was the first time I flew to 10,000feet as well! Look at the altimeter if you dont believe me. Something I cant do around Ottawa because of the major airports and airways. I miss flying there.
So while it was a warm 27 degrees on the ground at Charlottetown, at 10,000feet above the wind turbine farm in north western PEI, it was only 4 degrees. Yes would-be pilots, the temperature really does drop.
I visited this lighthouse as a child, and now, a few years later I visited it again. This is West Point. Waves crashing against the shoreline, beautiful weather all around. That was to change in less than 5 minutes as I flew east to visit the rest of the island.
Remember the good weather we were having? Remember the lighthouse I was at? Well, less than 5 minutes later I was in the middle of a storm front. The rain was so thick you couldnt see outside the front window. How did I fly? With instruements. And with reference to the ground from the side windows. Is that dangerous? Ok a little. Was it fun? Hell yea! This moment gave new meanning to "fly into the unknown" to me.
Coming out of the front now, I can see the world once again.
This is what I flew through. Its just impressive! I really was in awe.
Along the northern shore of PEI.
I reached the other end of PEI, climbed to 10,000feet again, and then turned around and started to head back to Charlottetown. Three and a half hours after taking off, I landed.
Hey theres me!
Heres the mighty 13kilometer long Confederation Bridge. Even from the air, its impressive! Postcard anyone?
The bridge once again. It was quite a sight to fly across, nothing but water, and a toll bridge. The upside? I cross faster than the cars, and I dont have to pay a toll.
Yet again, Maritime beauty. And my finger.
Port Hawkesbury. The airport on a mountain.
Nova Scotia in the background, Cape Breton in the foreground. And the causeway that links the two together.
Valley flying in northern Cape Breton. The beauty is always there. Wherever you go!
Why go up to northern Canada for fun flying when its here so close by! Flying the valleys might just have prepared me to fly the rockies soon! (when I can afford my own plane)
Who says the Cabot trail is just for cars! Im writting this and I wish I was back there now... It was beautiful!
Cabot trail part two! Im sure the drivers had to slow down, asking themselves what I was doing there.
The southern shore of Halifax is quite the sight with many little detached segments to the mainland.
Debert airport, a few minutes flying time north of Halifax. Air Cadets train here each year to earn their glider pilot licence. Hi guys, keep up the good work, you could very well be me in a few years!
Welcome to Fredericton, New Brunswick! I was born here. I love this little city. Not only were the accomodations nice, but the town has free wireless internet, lots of pretty girls, and the hospitality was very enjoyable.
On my way home, having flown three and a half hours to get from Fredericton to Montreal, I stoped in to Cedars airport, just east of Montreal, for some much needed fuel, and to visit the airport where I got my pilot licence. Parked in it's tie down, ZSN, the Cessna 152 I did most of my training on.
