Travels, Trips & Tails

Backyard Haskap Pie We finally finished the haskap harvest from the 4 haskap plants we planted in the backyard and ended up with about 4 cups of the berries! It’s been about 4 years since we planted them in the backyard beside the compost bin and they have been doing better and better, giving more fruit every year, and this was one of ...

Finding My Biological Father: Money, Science and Determination with a Bit of Luck On my birth certificate my father’s name is “Unknown”. When I was a child I felt so different from all the other children. I was the only one I knew in school who didn’t know her father and who was raised by a single mother. As I grew up I met more people who were raised by single moms but ...

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 ...

Nova Scotia – Annapolis Historic Gardens – Dami at the marsh Nova Scotia – Annapolis Historic Gardens – Dami at the marsh : It was raining and the gardens was a perfect place for us. We had all our rain gear. More pictures from Nova Scotia in our Nova Scotia Photo Gallery

Busch Gardens Tampa We are so excited to be going to Busch Gardens in Tampa today! Now that we are all settled in to our amazing accommodations we are ready to finally start our Tampa vacation with a day trip to Busch Gardens. It’s a bit chilly this morning, enough that even us Canadians need to wear a hat and mittens in the ...

Tidnish Dock Provincial Park – Wood Burl on Tree Root Tidnish Dock Provincial Park – Wood Burl on Tree Root : We were surprised to see so many big balls on the trees. These are called wood burls and are caused by stress. This one caught our attention and interestingly most of the burls grow on roots underground. More pictures from Nova Scotia in our Nova Scotia Photo Gallery

Burlington Vermont – Hitting The Road Leaving home is like a dream. There has been months of preparation and anticipation for the vacation and when the morning finally comes and it’s time to leave we’re literally vibrating with excitement. We kept wondering if we had forgotten anything…but as long as we have our passports and credit cards we should be fine!! The Holiday Inn in Burlington Vermont ...

DD in YYZ! (Toronto) The last time I was in Toronto was with my mother when I was very little and I don’t remember anything. At the time we didn’t take many pictures so there was nothing to bring back the memories. This time around though, there are plenty of pictures although just before I left my Canon G7 broke and I had to ...

Nova Scotia – Mersey River Chalet – Cascades Nova Scotia – Mersey River Chalet – Cascades : More pictures from Nova Scotia in our Nova Scotia Photo Gallery

Moncton Highland Games Went to the Highland Games in Moncton to start the Summer with something different and despite the rain and a muddy field we had a good time. If you like bagpipes and bagpipe and drum bands this was the place for you…luckily we had earplugs and they came in pretty handy! We watched the 16 pound hammer throw and some ...

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 ...

Kayak and Snorkel at John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park John Pennekamp is a wonderful state park located in Key Largo, Florida. This year’s visit to the park was our second. We had been in 2007, and had enjoyed one night of camping, hiked the two small trails and did a short snorkeling trip. It was an awesome experience and we had wanted to return ever since. This time, we visited ...

There’s No Place Like Home The return home is bitter sweet. One part of me is happy to be home reunited with my family and the other one still hasn’t left Prague, and is still saying her goodbyes, walking on the banks of the Vltava with original symphonies in her head that nobody will ever hear. On my last day in Prague, I think I finally ...

Victoria, British Columbia: The trip of a lifetime! Mama D and DD just returned from an 8 day trip to Victoria, British Columbia and it was one of the best vacations we’ve ever had. We packed a lot in those 8 nights and 7 full days of sightseeing. We hope this itinerary will inspire you to plan your own trip to Victoria, British Columbia, one of the best ...

Nova Scotia – Delaps Cove Wilderness Trail – Bay of Fundy Hairy Rocks Nova Scotia – Delaps Cove Wilderness Trail – Bay of Fundy Hairy Rocks : 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 – Kejimkujik Seaside – Trail – Shell Nova Scotia – Kejimkujik Seaside – Trail – Shell : More pictures from Nova Scotia in our Nova Scotia Photo Gallery

Swimming With Dolphins in Cayo Guillermo, Cuba One of the highlights of my trip to Cuba was the swim with the dolphins at the Delfinario Cayo Guillermo. A little train picked us up from the Resort in Cayo Guillermo and drove us the short drive to the dolphinarium which is located in a natural mangrove area and has a visitors area and café as well as a ...

Kejimkujik National Park – Winter Bike Trail in Snowshoes – Dami Kejimkujik National Park – Winter Bike Trail in Snowshoes – Dami : We love the bike trail in the summer so we figured we would love in in the winter with our snowshoes as well and we did! We parked our Vibe on the road, and headed to Meadow Beach. The trail would have been hard to figure out but ...

Saguenay Sculptures Saguenay Sculptures : The beluga and whale sculpture in Chicoutimi is just so much fun! More pictures across Canada in our Canadian Places Photo Gallery

Kauai Adventures & Beyond The Napali Coast Waking up in the soft beds of the Resort Quest Islander on The Beach was like slipping out of the warm Pacific ocean waves of a starfish dream. I looked over at the Hula-Dancer lamp on the bedside table. After the whirlwind in our heads from our Lanai evening of my extra-ounces of my Kauai Kaboom coconut and rum drinks ...