100 Acres & An Ox Country Inn
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The Big City
... and the second (to Sydney) largest deep water port that remains ice-free all winter. We went to the waterfront and since the rain had ended took a Harbour Hopper amphibious ride around the historical downtown and the harbor. We got to see a lot in a short time. Some highlights were the Citadel, the wharf where Titanic bodies were brought in, major shopping areas, ...
I'll be home for Christmas...you can count on me..
... was expecting this experience to be that way....a great one, but alas, it was not. It was for the most part a pretty disheartening one. Now, it was most likely my own expectations about this place based on my previous time I spent in Guatemala. That was a memorable experience, different time, different place and different situation. There are some things about this place that I will hold dear to my heart, namely the children, and especially, Edy, Erick, Gerson and Felix, and the ...
I becomes we...
... on is ideally located in the centre of town and close to everything that we need, shops, public transport, restaurants not to mention bars. Through a bizarre twist of fate, we are located exactly 5 floors above Durty Nelly's Irish bar and across the road from Grafton St. We just can't seem to get away from it can we? The only major drawback to this is that it can get quite noisy at night especially on weekends when a queue forms not too far below our ...
Santa and a Whole Lotta Lobster
... has a lobster fishing license and was taking advantage of the first catch of the season this week. Steve kindly set up the outdoor steamer and with beer(s) in hand, Jeff went out to watch the festivities. The rain was falling and the girls were not remotely interested in joining in, so I set about getting ready to receive our fine shelled friends when they were ready. I never knew it took two hours to cook a lobster, but I think it has something to do with the beer ...
Nova Scotia - Surfing the waves
... the ship sank. We also heard about how in 1917 Halifax had the worlds biggest exploration until the atomic bombs in 1945, when to two munitions ships collided in the harbour,1,600 lives were lost and many people injured and blinded.
With hurricane Earl moving up the coast, now downgraded to a tropical storm we decided to leave a day earlier so we moved onto the Bay of Fundy which have the world's highest tides.
Atlantic Canada really is ...
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