One of our first impressions of the island? Potatoes! There were potato fields everywhere. Large expanses of red soil planted with potatoes. Some were flowering… white blossoms, purple blossoms, pink blossoms. Lots of potatoes… acres and acres, field after field.
Read MoreQuebec is the oldest city in Canada. Founded in 1608 by Samuel de Champlain, he is considered the father of Quebec and his statue stands prominently on the Dufferin Terrace, a beautiful boardwalk overlooking the St. Lawrence River.
Read MoreLocated on the shores of the Kaministiguia River, Fort William was not a military installation, but rather the inland headquarters of the North West Company (NWC). In 1815, the NWC was the world’s largest fur trading enterprise with trading posts that stretched across what is now Canada. A meeting of cultures took place as Scottish businessmen, French-Canadian voyageurs and indigenous people came together to trade goods, information and services.
Read MoreHi there and welcome to Just A Little Further!
We are David and Marcie Lynn and we've lived aboard our Liberty 458 cutter-rigged sailboat since 2000.
What began as an urge to travel slowly and economically at our own pace ended up an adventure of a lifetime.
Well, here we are ... nearly 90,000 miles under the keel, 5 continents, 5 Great Southern Capes, 36 countries and almost two decades later, still taking one passage at a time and going just a little further.
