Acadia historically was a part of the former French colony in northeastern part of North America. To this day you can find traces of the past French colonization. Local residents often speak their own Acadian French dialect. In some places, they even raise the Acadian flag.

The main purpose of this trip was to get the basic experience while traveling by Jeep. Sleeping in a tent, preparing meals and using the equipment required in such escapades, are the things we need to get to know. In addition we were a little interested in Acadia. It was the whole team's (Eve, Matthew and Maciek) journey through the northeast corner of the United States. In Canada, we continued our trip through the Gaspe Peninsula and the Maritime Provinces. Searching for off-beaten path places we navigated many miles of logging roads in northern Maine and some dirt roads in Nova Scotia.

I bought a Jeep two months earlier. Before the first trip I worked on a few simple advancements such as car alarm with motion detector and power locks in front doors. I also added the mesh grille, hood lock and the tailgate tray table. These were not any serious preparations because the region where we headed did not to put high demands on the expedition vehicle. Therefore, I have not even changed the tires and I decided to drive quite worn stock rubber.