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Happy New YEARRRR!!
i am sitting outside the house waiting to here what i am doing for new years, on new years eve....left it short i know!! definatly watch the fireworks though! i am all packed for my contiki, very very excited about it, and now i know a couple of names of ...
If a Dentist Farts in the Woods...
... in some Wal-Mart parking lots, we were on our way. Now we just had to decide exactly where to go, considering the East Coast of Canada is a pretty big place. It seemed like a reasonable idea to start as far east as we could go, and work our way ...
and then you turn left.
i have finally finished work! yay! after the craziest last week of school - i can now understand why teachers get stressed on the last week, i had a very busy weekend too. welcoming eddie home from her travels was lovely and then on monday i was so tired ...
Skyline Trail
... came across a moose having Sunday brunch. He didn't seem to mind having his picture taken. After our hike, we headed to North Sydney to catch the overnight ferry to Port aux Basques, NFLD. We had a bit of time to kill before the ferry, ...
Rushing Out of Newfoundland
Today was a day for driving. We got going at a decent time - on the road by about 9:00 a.m. and just kept the pedal to the metal. We made a detour to Springdale, hoping to meet up with another CHB Homeschool family, but never actually ...
just a note really
i guess i am using this as a diary now...its funny, sometimes i think people can put too much stuff on these blogs, but then i guess it is something to look back at, and i want to be able to remeber everything that i do and feel this year. i have just ...
PEI, "Prince" area
... , wharfs - some empty, so the fishermen must have been at work. Our ultimate destinations on this route were West Point and North Cape. West Point is the location of a famous lighthouse (the tallest on the island). As it turned out, Dean ...
The Cabot Trail
Today was actually sunny (and rainy, cloudy, windy, and foggy). We did a couple of hikes near our camp on the East side of the Cabot Trail, near Ingonish. The coastline is stunning in the sunshine. I can only imagine what it would be ...
North Sydney and the Cabot Trail
... the ferry from P.E.I, I spent the night in Pictou, just south of the ferry landing. From there I traveled into North Sydney crossing into Cape Breton on the way. The first thing I noticed was the rugged roads and mountainous regions, similar to northern ...
christmas 2009
happy christmas to you all! so my christmas is just over, well boxing day is! i wasnt feeling the xmas spirit at ALL untill lunch time on xmas eve! it was a hot day so maybe thats why! after doing a few things in the morning i went to the montgomerys and ...
bon bons a cracker not a sweet
on saturday afternoon i decided to take a walk to the convenience store to see if they sold some cordial (squash) that i have become slightly addicted too...and then i saw a market, being my mothers daughter, i could not resist and went to have a look ...
a warm christmas??
After my busy weekend,i spent the day with my friend anna. We spend most mondays together, and she has taken me to see the blue mountains - very pretty, some sydney view points and other places! Yesterday with us both being very tired, we hired a few ...
Cape Breton is Rainy
... he did a lot more than just invent the telephone. Among other things, he was involved in Canada's first flight and teaching the deaf to speak. Cape Breton is quite rainy, but thankfully our campsite had a shelter where we spent the evening around a ...
to begin with.
After 7 weeks of being here, and speaking to others who have regretted not writing a diary or blog, i have decided to do one myself to record everything. so here is the beggining 7 weeks in short! I arrived in Sydney expecting to get off the plane and ...
Off the Rock
... nbsp; Today we caught the ferry to Nova Scotia. Neither of us got sea sick. Yay. Back in North Sydney, we went to the Govenor Pub for dinner. They had two fantastic live bands that ...
Do I Stay...or Do I Go?
I lay in bed this morning pondering what to do. Last night as I went to bed Hurricane Bill was still pounding Cape Breton and heading towards Newfoundland. Did I want to head to Sydney today to catch the ferry to Port Aux Basques tomorrow or wait around ...
Warten auf die Faehre, nach Neufundland
endlich Zeit, den Blog wieder mal auf Aktuell zu trimmen und unserem Chrysler einen Oelwechsel und Reifenrotation zu goennen. Das Abenteuer Nufiland kann ...
I own a copy of brian greene's book the ...
... to my destination according to the mileage chart. I could take it easy and it was going to be a beautiful day. The Trans-Canada from Edmunston, NB to Fredricton is gorgeous. The highway follows along the Saint John River Valley. On your way you'll ...
Most Northern Point of the Island
Once we crossed the Confederation Bridge onto PEI, we headed straight for the most northern point where we got an amazing view of the red cliffs on the Atlantic Ocean. We saw some seals out on a sandbar and had a fantastic seafood ...
Heading to the Cabot Trail Cape Breton
... , our driver from Blackwood Tours was a mine of local knowledge and talked for the whole nine hours. We learnt of Canada’s free health care system and of the territory Nunavut the Inuit self-governing territory created in ...
Hidden Moose and Running Rabbit
... und enden hier. Heute war ein richtiger Driving Day. Nach etwas mehr als 300 km Fahrt fanden wir unsere nächste Unterkunft in North Sidney – dem Tor nach Neufundland. Viel mehr als dieses Tor hat die Stadt aber auch nicht zu bieten. Der Znacht sei ...
75 Years of Beauty
... rugged terrain. We really had a lovely drive around the Trail as it sure is pretty. The nice thing about it too was that Cape Breton’s Highlands National Park was celebrating its 75th year this year and based on some of the photos we saw in the Info ...
No ferry crossing today!
We were to be on an 11:00 am ferry, but the weather was to bad. We explored Sydney, NS. And the Governors Inn, had fried pepperoni and Kieths Ale. Got down to ferry terminal about 3:00 pm. Meet some great people. Finally boarded around 8:00, only to be ...
Wal-Mart
The first picture shows our entry into PEI via the "new"(?) Confederation Bridge. It is 12.9 kms. long and is a toll bridge. It would have cost us $55.00 with our (4) axles had we returned via the bridge as one does not pay until ...
We're Back on the Mainland
Just a quick note to let everyone know that we made it back onto the mainland safe and sound. We'll catch up with you all again soon. ...
An Clachan Gàidhealach
... & wash it, card it, spin it, dye it and of course, learn to knit. Easy-peasy. After the village, I drove to North Sydney and went to the library and finally booked the boat to NL. Okay - it`s official. Back to the Clansman Motel ...
Cape Breton Island, NS & Newfoundland reached
We are now on the Cabot Trail on Cape Breton Island. A fun stop was to see Joe’s Scarecrows and the painted house in Cheticamp. We went whale watching there and saw at least a dozen pilot whales. The Cabot Trail is very beautiful ...
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