Edmunston

Hello all!!

So we made it safely through the first leg of our journey to Edmunston NB. this morning was particularly hard as I had to say goodbye to Scott after only seeing him for 2 days. :( tears were shed all the way down to Scarborough to pick up The Jess Factor.
Amazingly she lives (with her grandma) right near where my Great Aunt Beat used to live, off Brimley Rd. Oddly I recognized it by the huge cemetery across the road.
Meanwhile, Scott and I had arranged the SUV to be in the lap of luxury for our two cats Hickory and Doc (no we didn't name them, no there is no Dickory). Hickory absolutely HATES being in the car, and cries like a human child, which in turn makes his mommy cry, so not only was I upset about leaving Scott for the next 6 weeks, I had a crying kitty in the cat with me. However, once we got to Jess Factors he calmed down and was pretty quiet the rest of the trip. And we have two kitty beds, and a bunch of fleecy blankets and what do they sleep on? The cooler. Hard plastic. Sheesh.

So I've included a pic of these awesome chopsticks (if you can call them that) Jess brought. We had Chinese ordered as soon as we got to our hotel room, and used our kick butt chopsticks!

I think that's it for now. Wanted to blog more, but I drove all day and that's just not safe!

Talk to you tomorrow!!
Migrant Mainlander xo

Mascot!!

So here is the mascot of the trip. He doesn't have a name yet, I always just call him "that ugly lobster". He was a gift from me to Scott this Christmas, yes, he is an ornament. He's made of glass and very delicate, so I didn't want to pack him in a box.
I'm going to hang him on the rearview mirror, a sacred and cherished symbol of the east coast in all his shellfish glory.
The next point of business is what chariot I'm taking. Recently I was upgraded to take our SUV! which is good because I have a very small (cute-as-a-button) hatchback, which had to fit me, the Jess Factor, two cats and our luggage. The SUV will dothe trick, and were towing a small 5' utility trailer, so we'll have room to spare!!
Before all of this gets under way, I have to take a trip to the Dominican to shoot a wedding. Poor me. Our good friend Nicole us tying the knot, and I'm so BLESSED to be asked to capture it. So TTFN, and I'll keep you posted on updates when I'm back on the 13th.
:)
Migrant Mainlander

Our First Stop

This was a photo taken by me on my "Haunted Bachelorette". It freaked the schiesse out of me, until I realized it was actually my hand adjusting the flash. Needless to say, I love anything unexplainable and paranormal -- thus, the haunted bachelorette. Tonight I was watching the TV show Ghost Hunters, and they were doing an investigation in an old jail built in 1833 in Cornwall Ontario. Then I realized "OMG, we pass Cornwall on the 401 heading east!!". An idea was born...
Some may simply poo-poo the idea of ghosts, shrug them off as paranoid delusions, while others such as myself, get all wrapped up in the stories and goosebumps! I haven't seen a ghost per se, I have seen strange and unexplainable things though (ask my Aunt Linda, she may tell you I've seen ghosts, the jury's still out). But the fact still remains that I'm intrigued by the whole notion, so I sent a text to the Jess Factor tonight and asked if we could stop for lunch in Cornwall, and take a tour of this haunted jail, perhaps filming me getting all freaked out at the same time. MWA HA HA HA.
So kids... 23 sleeps and counting til our adventure, and we already have our first pit stop planned for Cornwall Ontario.
For any Newfoundlanders following this, Cornwall is pretty much the last town in Ontario before you hit Quebec, and really good poutine.
Should be interesting....
:) Migrant Mainlander xo

The Journey

Hey all!
So I'll explain a little about what this blog is all about. I'm a photographer from Barrie Ontario who has bought a house in Corner Brook, Newfoundland and is moving out east soon. This all came about because my husband Scott is originally from that area (Lark Harbour or LA to the locals -- more on that later), and I've always wanted to live out there ever since my first visit in 2004. So, after a little pressure from me, we bought a house using only my iPhone, a realtor named Jerry, a computer and Scott's parents. We still have not seen the house.

For the first 2 weeks of my journey, my good friend Jessica Wroe (aka The Jess Factor) will be accompanying me - helping me move, wrangling my cats in my teeny-tiny car, and being my entertainment. Jess, for those of you who don't know her, is a total riot - can't wait to see what crazy scheisse we get up to. I swear a lot, for those of you who don't know ME, but I've decided that every swear word will be written in some other language, for the kids sake. But honestly, what kid would be reading a boring blog about someone driving across Canada? If you are, comment below! I wanna meet you!! :)

Ok, so that's it for now. We leave in T-26 sleeps, but who are we kidding? We're not gonna sleep the night before!!! 25 sleeps it is.

:) Carolyn (aka Migrant Mainlander)

PS- Back to the LA thing. Yes, its called Lark Harbour, but out there no one pronounces the H. It's more like Lark 'Abour, thus, LA. I will hopefully be bringing you some more Newfoundland tidbits of information you may or may not find helpful. Things I learn, dialect clarification.... that sort of thing. Can't wait!