We have internet at the first hotel, at least, and a pretty good wireless connection. I made it through airport security with a fairly friendly check of my collection of gear: they made me pull out some bits, but were nice about it. My main problem is that I wanted to bring my “big” camera along to take a few higher quality photos. That and the fact that, despite USB power for most of my devices, I still end up with a lot of cables led to my bulky backpack. Fortunately now that we are here I’m able to leave most of the weight behind in the car or hotel room when we are touring.

We aren’t in Halifax (other than passing through yesterday) until the last day or so of our trip. So far, only one person we talked to had a noticeable regional accent, but I imagine that will change as we get further away from Halifax.

I’ve been impressed by the functionality of our Garmin GPS. It seems to have accurate maps of the roads we’ve been on so far and, other than a desire to have us turn where the highway signs say “no turning”, it has been doing pretty well.