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Hollow Notes Some shows are better left unseen… In early June, we had bought VIP tickets with front row seats for the Darryl hall and John Oates concert in Montreal, and the fact that we were able to purchase them so close to the Concert day should have been a red flag. On June 18th, I received and email from Ticketmaster saying the ...

Ottawa May 2018 OTTAWA in May is famous for its tulips. Although we missed the Tulip Festival, there were still plenty to admire with a tad less tourists. It was our first visit to Ottawa together, Mama D and I. I took the train to Montreal and we took 2 days to visit with family while staying at The Bonaventure Hotel, one of our favorite ...

Once Upon A Time in Vancouver : The 2018 Creation Entertainment OUAT Conference You probably all know the show that started in 2011 but we hadn’t heard of the ABC TV show “Once Upon A Time” until 2017 when we started watching it on Netflix. We were hooked from the beginning and started binge-watching 3 or 4 episodes every day once we started. It was in February 2018 when we were at season ...

Montreal Museums November 15-25, 2017 My mother never misses her Translator’s Convention in Montreal every November; it’s always the perfect excuse to get together and book a hotel room! We liked the Bonaventure Hotel so much on our previous trip that we booked a room for 10 nights. I love their beds and their feather pillows by Plume Canada. I loved them so much I ...

Toronto In September September, 2017 – Mama D had always wanted to go back to Toronto. We had been when I was 9, coming back from a visit with my uncle friends in Rochester NY but didn’t spend much time. This time we had 7 full days of visit. We met in Montreal where we stayed at our now favorite hotel; Hotel Bonaventure. While ...

Nova Scotia – Mersey River Chalet – Harry Lake East Branch – Return from Mini Dam Nova Scotia – Mersey River Chalet – Harry Lake East Branch – Return from Mini Dam : The we could see the moon in the clear blue sky.At night we were able to see the milky way and so many shooting stars! More pictures from Nova Scotia in our Nova Scotia Photo Gallery

Nova Scotia – Mersey River Chalets – West Branch Foam Nova Scotia – Mersey River Chalets – West Branch Foam : Because of a lot of rain, the current was very strong. The amount of foam was unbelievable. More pictures from Nova Scotia in our Nova Scotia Photo Gallery

Nova Scotia – Upper Clements Wildlife Park – Lynx Stretching Nova Scotia – Upper Clements Wildlife Park – Lynx Stretching : More pictures from Nova Scotia in our Nova Scotia Photo Gallery

Camping at Parc national de la Pointe-Taillon Lac St. Jean is an amazing lake, so big and round on the map! We were going camping at the Parc National de la Pointe-Taillon which is on the shores of St. Jean Lake. There campsites are only accessible by bicycle or canoe/kayak which is great because it means that our fellow campers will likely not be making as much ...

Riverview Winterlude After the Groundhog Day Storm and the relentless never ending snowfalls here in New Brunswick and Atlantic Canada we have started to learn the importance of never taking a mild sunny day for granted. We have been shoveling out from Nor’Easter after storm after Nor Easter and the snow piles on the side of our driveway are now about 8 ...

Full Moon Full Moon : The full moon of July rose in front of me while I visited the Eastern Townships of Quebec. I'm so glad I had my new camera to be able to get close up to that crazy rock ball in the heavens! More pictures across Canada in our Canadian Places Photo Gallery

Kouchibouguac Fall Colors Kouchibouguac is probably one of our favorite parks here in New Brunswick, especially since this year for the 100th anniversary of Parks Canada we bought an annual pass that allows us to get into any National Park in Canada for free all year! We’ve been back to Kouchibouguac about four times this year, maybe five, for the great cycling and ...

A day in PEI with The Greater Moncton Dahlia Club Yesterday, Dami and I had our first organized bus tour although Jasper and Alaska, our Burmese cats, didn’t approve of us leaving at 7 in the morning and returning at 9:30 in the evening! It was a long day indeed but it was nice for Dami not having to concentrate on the road and being able to enjoy the scenery ...

Nova Scotia – Kejimkujik Seaside – Caution Nova Scotia – Kejimkujik Seaside – Caution : There are several of these all along the trail to remind us about the dangers of the strong currents. And the dots at the end of the waves are the rocks you see. We even saw huge rocks thrown into the trees and stuck between branches. It looks like it can get ...

Nova Scotia – Upper Clements Wildlife Park – Pond Nova Scotia – Upper Clements Wildlife Park – Pond : More pictures from Nova Scotia in our Nova Scotia Photo Gallery

Victoria Parliament Buildings Victoria Parliament Buildings : The view of the Victoria Parliament from our hotel was awesome! More pictures across Canada in our Canadian Places Photo Gallery

Stepping out a step up to Walt Disney World’s Boardwalk Villas! DD and Mama D went to Walt Disney World in Orlando Florida once more but this time around they stepped it up a notch and stayed at the Boardwalk Villas. Oh my goodness! You should have seen the look on our face when we saw the view we had! We couldn’t have asked for anything better. Room 5061 on the ...

Nova Scotia – Upper Clements Wildlife Park – Cougar Nova Scotia – Upper Clements Wildlife Park – Cougar : I really felt like we were part of these cougar's idea of a menu. Even with the doudle frost fence, I felt a little scared. More pictures from Nova Scotia in our Nova Scotia Photo Gallery

Nova Scotia – Kejimkujik Seaside – Port Joli Head Map Nova Scotia – Kejimkujik Seaside – Port Joli Head Map : Very nice trail with porcupines, birds, rocks (rocks and more rocks), wind and salty air. More pictures from Nova Scotia in our Nova Scotia Photo Gallery

Nova Scotia – Mersey River Chalet – Boardwalk Nova Scotia – Mersey River Chalet – Boardwalk : The boardwalk around the chalets is Almost 2 kilometer. More pictures from Nova Scotia in our Nova Scotia Photo Gallery

Etang de l'Ours Mount Orford Dam Breaks Etang de l'Ours Mount Orford Dam Breaks : When hiking at Mount Orford Park I saw that the Etang de l'Ours had drained early that day or the day before! This huge pond was more like a lake and the heavy rains weakened the dam and the entire pond drained! All the fish must have been washed away! So sad ...

Homewood Suites at Orlando Airport: Sweet Home Away from Home Day 1 We got to Homewood Suites in the evening after our flight. We couldn’t have chosen a better hotel. It was like coming home after a long day and it was so comfortable. The bed was clean and the shower was hot. We were too late for a trip to Publix and had no choice but to go to Wawa ...

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