CANADA, here we come! 🇨🇦 (Traveling to New Brunswick)
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- Опубліковано 9 лип 2024
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We’re off to Northeast Canada for the summer and fall! 🇨🇦 In this video we make the drive from Maine to New Brunswick, where we checked out an EPIC waterfall in Grand Falls, tried a Canadian salty snack, and share a bit about crossing the border into Canada.
⌚Timestamps
00:00 Introduction
00:53 Our plans for the day
01:23 Quick stop for breakfast (what food to NOT bring into Canada)
03:25 Things to know before crossing the US/Canada border
04:08 Crossing into Canada
05:36 Tim Hortons
06:43 About the Canadian Maritimes and New Brunswick
07:19 We saw a bear!!!
07:50 Grand Falls, New Brunswick
09:58 Sleeping at Walmart
11:47 Trying All Dressed chips
13:52 What’s next?
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Hi y’all! We’re Adam, Kathryn, and Kona, an adventurous married couple (+ pup!) living on the road in our self-converted sprinter van! You can often find us driving all around the US and Canada, scoping out the best coffee shops, eating tacos and ice cream (we're a 5+ taco and 2+ scoop household), and enjoying nature.
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I’m Canadian and 49 years old. My wife and I FINALLY went to the Maritimes for the first time ever just a few weeks ago. New Brunswick, PEI and Nova Scotia. Was amazing. We live in Alberta and only ever travelled as far East as Quebec City. We decided to finally see the Maritimes instead of going to California for the 100th time.
A good tip when travelling in Atlantic Canada is to stop at Irving Stations. They often provide the most services and often have a restaurant. In fact, in many areas it is favourite restaurant of the local people. These restaurants are ofen independently run; not your standard McDonalds or subway type of place. If you like Subway you might want to try Quiznos.
Pita Pit offers even fresher wraps etc with lots of variety!
The Walmart you went to was in Edmundston, NB, which is right near the Quebec border. Nearly everybody in that part of NB is francophone.
This is so fun! I will say - you NEED to get the Ruffles brand of all dressed! That’s the best kind. Cant wait for your Nova Scotia adventure!
Adam and Kathryn....'epic' waterfall is right! Thanks so much for sharing your experiences with the UA-cam world. Your personality and scenic captures make your YT channel one of our favorites to watch.
Thank you so much! That means a lot to us! ❤
Lived all my life in NB and only ever drove by Grand Falls. Miramichi City and up and down the Miramichi River is great (lived there 29 yrs) and Saint John on the Bay of Fundy and the Saint John River Valley is fantastic (been here 21 years). Many other great gems in the province as well, guess that’s why many of us never moved away or those who have move back to NB again. Enjoy & safe travels….ps. Canadian Tire is a national treasure!
First time viewer here from Halifax, Nova Scotia. Really enjoyed your video. Looking forward to seeing Atlantic Canada through your eyes. I laughed out loud at your first stop being Tim Hortons. How very Canadian of you! Have fun! 🇨🇦
I spent 9 weeks in Newfoundland.. beautiful country and wonderful people. Helpful, kind and generous .
Also did Labrador . Will be following your adventures
We can't wait for Newfoundland! Super stoked!
@@AdventuresofAplusK we just got back from NFLD, we saw icebergs and Puffins. Twillingate allowed people to park and camp in many areas. The free seats on the ferry are like airplane seats, so Cabins aren’t necessary. Springdale has a glassy beach too.
As a man from Nb, I always found it fascinating how many American tourists we get, while other Canadians seem to hate our province for being boring and “nothing but trees”.
Our provinces is a bit of a hidden gem. The trans can highway is sheltered by forest from Quebec to NS, so most people driving through don’t get to see any of it.
The communities are mostly coastal, and along the St. John river(like grand falls). The interior is the tail end of the Appalachian mountains, so like large rolling hills, and heavy forest mainly for logging.
The coastal towns along the eastern seaboard are beautiful and infrequently visited by outsiders. Here you will find great food, Acadian culture, and endless sandy beaches.
Speaking of “Acadian”, the “Maritimes” that we know today are the 3 provinces which used to comprise old Acadia.
This was one of the first permanently settled regions in Canada, where the French and Mi’kmaq allied to form a proto-nation.
Unfortunately, the French king abandoned the region and ceded it to England as part of a war treaty, who then came in and oppressed the people.
Homes, monasteries, farms, and other properties were either stolen or burned town, women raped and Mi’kmaq killed and scalped.
This led to militia resistance against the English soldier who used it as justification to enact an exile.
The great expulsion was a genocide that made it illegal to be French or Mi’kmaq in Acadia under penalty of death. Many escaped to Louisiana and became known as “Cajuns”.
Many also escaped north into the forests until the genocide was called off and French Canadians were given rights. Unfortunately the First Nations people would continue to be oppressed up until 1982 when they finally also received equal rights.
The British split Acadia into 4 states/provinces, one of which was lost to the US(New Ireland, also known as “Maine”.)
The parts of Acadia that were still predominantly Francophone was given to Quebec(Gaspé peninsula north of NB, and the Magdalene islands east of PEI).
Britain then filled this territory with Scottish and Irish serfs to hold it, with strict population laws on Acadian villages to prevent their numbers growing too large, specifically 10 homes per village, minimum distances away from each other. The ocean became their means of connection, which is why today the maritimes has such a love affinity with the sea.
Since those times, we’ve become a people born from second class citizens of the British Empire.
French, Irish, Scottish, Mi’kmaq, and even Africans who escaped slavery in the US.
That is Acadia today, the maritime culture!
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Newfoundland and Labrador were there own country with their own story and culture. They can tell you more :)
There is also a great outdoor museum in Caraquet with a collection of homes from around the maritimes to form a walk through time, and see how the people lived and survived.
“Le village historique acadienne”
You can enter all the homes, and actors will recount the stories of the people who lived there.
It starts in the 1600’s and continues up to the early 1900’s.
It’s my favourite place to go for a walk, especially on the 15 of august which is “Acadian day”, where celebrations become a bit crazy, with le grand tintamarre which is when everyone makes a ton of noise to say “we are still here! You didn’t destroy us! We endure!”
The staff should all be bilingual and able to talk to you in English, even if it’s the more predominantly francophone regions of NB.
Grand Falls - WOW!! Great drone shots.
Try Covered Bridge chips - from the region you’re in! Stop in at the Covered Bridge production facility for a tour right off the highway. That Grand Falls region is a big potato growing region.
Super beautiful! That drone shot of the road and waterfall was awesome! Great video! Loved Konie peeking around Adam at the end! 😘❤️❤️❤️🐶🥰
Regarding moose the best advice is to park well before dark and never drive in the dark. You likely will NOT survive a moose collision. Have a nice visit. Tom at the NB-NS border.
First time viewer! Impressed! Excellent and thank u for not complaining about crossing into our beautiful 🇨🇦 Just began to view your videos from the start. Fantastic photography, you speak just enough, pan over gorgeous enough to really take it in. Beautiful couple
Another Sunday Video- So nice to see your travels every week.
Ditto!!
So many laugh out loud moments in this one. You guys are hilarious and some of you antics remind us of ourselves, from buying chips when we never buy chips, to the embarrassment of vlogging in Walmart. And your excitement of seeing a bear, we saw our first one on the blue ridge parkway. Keep up the fun videos :-)
Thank you! ❤
So cool! Can't wait to follow this Maritimes Road Trip!
From Judson: "You have the best videos ever!"
haha! Judson is the best! Thanks, y'all!
Floranceville has the world's longest covered bridge. Saint John and the reversing falls. St. Andrews by the Sea. Ministers Island. Grand Manan Island. St. Martin's sea caves. All good spots to check out. Welcome to New Brunswick.
Eeeekkk I usually don’t watch your newest videos right away.. But I’ve been waiting for your Summer Eastern-Canada Exploration of 2023! Yes!!
Woohoo!
I was in northern Maine a few years ago and looked up what was close by in New Brunswick since I hadn't been. Just like Kathryn, the first thing that came up on Google was Grand Falls so I went and it was pretty epic. I also noticed how French and English were both so prominent. Its a unique culture. Great to see that area making it to UA-cam.
We're excited to share what we've gotten up to here! NB is awesome!
Atlantic Canada has Acadian French speakers, unlike those in Quebec. Cajuns in Louisiana are people originally from this part of the world. The Acadiand were expelled from their lands here in the 1750s when the English took over. They were sent on ships to the New England colonies. Some made their way to Louisiana over time.
NB is the only officially bilingual province
Just left New Brunswick today. Doing the Cabot trail over the next few days. The coast of New Brunswick was beautiful.
Cape Breton Island is a gem, too! We are so lucky to live here. We take it for granted way too much!
how busy is it along the NB coast? We're heading down in early Aug.
Hooray!!! So excited for this season!
My whole young life New Brunswick was just a province we passed through to get to Nova Scotia. Thanks for proving it's got lots of great reasons to visit!
We loved New Brunswick! Definitely worth a visit!
Love your videos! Thank you!!!
Wow, I enjoyed the epic waterfall at Grand Falls, NB ... it's gorgeous! Thank you for sharing this with us! Am really enjoying your journey in Canada!!
Wow you continue to amaze me and I look forward to your videos every week! Thank you for sharing your adventures!!! Also the joy you have for being back in Canada is so contagious and I'm so happy for you guys!
Looking forward to watching this trip!
This new adventure sounds so exciting! Can't wait to see what you guys do in Canada.
Excellent! So glad to see yas made it. Enjoy every moment, looking forward to seeing & hearing about your travels.
This area looks beautiful!!! Thanks for sharing!!
Happy to see you guys back in Canada! Will be traveling with you all summer:)
So fun! I’m excited to see all of your Canada adventures ahead!
Welcome to Canada! I'm so excited you are here. For All Dressed chips, you should try the Ruffles brand as it's the OG one. I've also recently had the Tangy Ketchup by Lay's that's way bettet than the original ketchup.
Also make sure you visit the Citadel in Nova Scotia. I absolutely enjoyed my time there!
Welcome to NB. Looking forward to hearing what you think as you explore the most beautiful province in Canada.
A good start. Looking forward to what’s coming!
If you get a chance, visit beautiful St.Andrews by the. Sea, where you can drive on the ocean floor to explore Ministers Island. Come to St.Stephen, Canada’s chocolate town. You can also take a free ferry ride to Deer Island and from there, ferry hop to Campbello Island. A little friendly advice for you from a New Brunswicker! Enjoy
Thank you again for sharing your adventures and lives, and for putting Walmart in a positive light.
It looks like your Canadian adventure is off to a great start. Nice to see Kona is keeping a close eye on the two of you.
Thanks for the video
So fun watching you review the potato chips which do seem to easily end up in the cart when shopping while hungry. Looking forward to the unique places you find to visit. Thanks again for sharing.
I am so excited to follow your adventures in this part of the world! It's somewhere I would love to go!
You always welcone on the east coast!
I got excited to see another video! 2 days in a row! Then I realized that I watched last week’s yesterday so with today’s post, I’m current! lol. Loved the van dancing! That waterfall was epic; you did great on the drone video; it looked so massive. I can’t wait to get into this Canadian trip you’re taking us on! WooHoo! Stay safe and remember you committed to relax a little!
We look forward to your videos! As soon as they are posted, we stop everything and watch. Enjoying Northeast and Canada with you. You have great meal ideas too!
Have a wounderful trip to the Maritimes!
I didn't know much about this area. Happy to see it through you guys!
Welcome to Canada . We are here in Windsor NS . Anxious to see your next adventure . Drive safe . Thanks for sharing .
I hope ya'll have fun!
Hello Adventurers 😊😊😊😎😎😎 and WOW! I can say that I have traveled to Nova Scotia by ferry from Bar Harbor, Maine to Yarmouth, Nova Scotia and have traveled Niagara Falls, Ontario! I am so thrilled for your Canada trip. You've GOT to check out Hopewell Rocks! Do not ignore this place because it is AWESOME!!! OUTSTANDING Adam and Kathryn 😎😎😎.
Agreed! Hopewell Rocks at low tide is amazing. We just visited Hopewell Rocks a few years ago, and I'm next door in Nova Scotia!
Another great video, thanks. OH Canada!…… Safe Travels.
Great that your 2023 videos have finally gotten to Canada--watching what you do in the Maritimes is going to be great! Love that you're doing roughly half a year there so your visit will be very complete. Regarding your first trial of Canadian potato chips--try the ketchup chips! Had them last year and they were great.
Save travels and looking forward to wonderful videos!
We've had a blast in NB and can't wait to share those adventures! We're super stoked for this adventure!
We're not big ketchup fans, but I think we need to give those chips a try!
Thanks and thanks for watching!
You need to try Sobeys Compliments extraaa all dressed chips! Also you’ll love the Maritimes…friendliest place in Canada 🥰
So true!
Thanks for taking us back to Canada! That waterfall right in town is so cool! Also I’m digging the hamburger bowl idea for an easy meal! Great vlog…many more good ones from the true North coming I’m sure!
We're so pumped to share what we've been up to already! Lots of fun stuff, Brad!
The burger bowls are so easy!
Adam and Kathryn .. All your videos are really awesome . I came across your channel a year ago, watched most of your videos .Your videos are really informative, entertaining and inspiring .
Welcome back,!
Edmunston is a major stop on the Trans Canada highway. Probably 80% or more of the traffic west of the maritimes goes through Edmunston.
Welcome to New Brunswick. Hope you enjoy your visit.
thanks for coming back to Canada. We missed you guys.
Awesome video... I enjoyed the east coast ...Fundy, Sea caves, Cabot Trail, Balanced Rock, Bird Sanctuary, Fogo Island, Percé Rock and many more!
I am in Newfoundland right now. You will love it here! Hopefully you have a lot of time planned for the rock!
Also, you both seem much more relaxed and happy 😊
We are stoked to be in Canada again!
Hi A&K so nice to see you in NB, my place of birth, born in Bathurst, moved west to Calgary in my early teens, Welcome to the Picture Provience. So rugged and beautiful, if I could make a suggestion, drive along the Acadian Coast to sample the best tasting oysters you will ever taste and the on to Shediac and Parlee beach, there you will find the most famous deep fried clams and lobster, not to mention beaches galore!! In closing enjoy crusing the beautiful Martimes, miss so much...😇🙏🐳🐟🦫🦌
We aren’t big oyster fans, to be honest. We did drive the Acadian coast though and it is beautiful! Can’t wait to share what we’ve been up to! Thanks and thanks for watching!
Yesterday we went to the grand opening of a park on northern shore of NB at Pokeshaw, NB... Beautiful beach with awesome views. Well worth seeing !!
OH BOY!!!! I get to tag along and visit the eastern Canadian provinces. (lol)... Thanks for this adventure.
Welcome to Canada ❤ love you guys... 🎉🎉🎉
Welcome to New Brunswick!! Watching on Grand Manan Island, NB
Great video!! We are on the other side of Canada in Alberta. Today is the first day without a lot of smoke, so I am thankful for that! It sure is a beautiful place!
We have just recently been to Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. I loved hearing the people speak French. Beautiful place. Enjoyed your video and look forward to them each week.
You have a French Acadian last name! I have Landry relatives. They are from Cape Breton in Nova Scotia.
good to see you guys did not get caught by the storms that flooded vermont
The taste of All-Dressed chips depends on the brand; so you should try a few different ones to find your favourite. The same is true for Ketchup.
Love you videos. 😊
You have no idea how lucky you were at the falls. Normally in July those falls are just a trickle. We had a lot of rain. Nice video.
Next year my family is going there so i am seeing what it looks like!
I love here in NB it's amazing!
So glad you are back in Canada! I call this my "favorite local country" lol. Great idea with the burger bowl, I might steal it. Love the video. PS I was able to make my road trip out west, over 2,000 miles, not your epic film quality, but had a great time.
I love New Brunswick!!!... and Tim Hortons!! I might have to start planning my trip back.
If you are going to be near Cape Breton Island, the Bird Island Boat tour is awesome.
Make sure you look me up when you pass through Dawson creek! Coffee time!
Welcome to Canada!
We just came back from Maritimes.. NB, NS and PEI are gorgeous. We did not go to Grand fall in NB. Thanks for sharing that. I noticed from the short preview video that you guys visited Hopewell rock and Skyline trail. Those are the two major highlights that you cannot miss for the trip. Beaches at PEI are good as well. Have fun in NB, NS and PEI.
These are my old stomping grounds, I will be following, having enjoyed your AK videos.
Good timing for seeing that much water over the falls in Grand Falls. It is a trickle in the fall/winter.
Nice that you got to see a bear 🐻😎
After the all dressed chips, are Ketchup chips on the list? (-:
looks like our first stop in NB will be grand falls, thanks
Canada ❤️’s A plus K and Kona!
Have great time guys!
Thank you and thanks for watching!
Grew up going to the Maritimes as a kid with my family from Ontario. Beautiful part of the country. People are super friendly and feels like old time Canada compared to Ontario. Pei and Cape Breton being my favourite parts. Enjoy your trip!
I have always enjoyed the outtakes. I tend to think of them as the Antics of A+K. :)
try Ruffles brand of All dressed chips! that one’s the best!
Oh my gosh! I love that you got "all dressed" chips. I want to try them so bad!
They were super good!
Welcome to Canada! I was born in NB but live in Ontario now. So happy the falls was open when you were there. The zip line must be new.
Timmy’s makes the ice coffee and ice caps with a lot of 18% cream. The almond milk is very good there. My sons like it with milk or chocolate milk.
Your timing couldn’t be better. We leave for the maritimes in three weeks, our trip starting in NB! Your trip will be a preview!
Woohoo!
Welcome to New Brunswick. Make sure you do the Fundy Trail, Fundy National Park, Cape Enrage and Hopewell Rocks. They are one after the other along the upper reaches of the Bay of Fundy.
Make sure to go to St. Johns and see the Bay of Fundy reversing of the river - it's amazing!
That would be in St John, NB actually. St John's is the capital of Newfoundland! 😊
It's Saint John in New Brunswick. St. John's is in Newfoundland. Confusing, I know lol.
@@dorisbetts3012 Yes, you are correct - thanks for the clarification. We loved visiting St. John.
They also have Tim Horton's in Detroit, because of the city's proximity to Windsor, ON. Since you are in Canada for a bit, you should connect with Eamon and Bec, who are another couple who vlog about their travels.
In Newfoundland, make sure to go to Gros Morne,and Twillingate
Lovely!
Hello! I'm watching your video, have a nice day.❤❤❤ I like your video❤
If you guys are still in Newfoundland, highly recommend checking out the bonavista area! You will see lots of whales, puffins & so much more.
Definitely check out the boat tours here.
I’m local to the area🥰
You can do a Newfoundland tradition in bonavista which is get screeched in lol. Also you definitely should try our pineapple crush soft drink.
You should try Covered Bridge Storm chips! They are made in New Brunswick. You can visit the factory too.
I was watching your video of Silver City when you were at Campbell’s store . Spent some time there friends lived there and worked for the forest department there. Beautiful area
Welcome to the beautiful place I get to call home :)
Lotta funny moments in this one guys! Love your authentic enthusiasm for being back in Canada. By the way, Trader Joes makes a potato chip just like the WalMart one. We have a TD here in Redding which makes us very happy ;-)