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 – Delaps Cove Parking Lot – Vibe in Autumn Nova Scotia – Delaps Cove Parking Lot – Vibe in Autumn : More pictures from Nova Scotia in our Nova Scotia Photo Gallery

Kejimkujik National Park Nova Scotia With the summer coming to an end DD and I decided to go on a road trip from Quebec to Nova Scotia. We didn’t really have the resources or time to take any long-term official vacation this year so decided to take advantage of the Labour Day weekend and take 10 days off to visit Nova Scotia. Neither of us had ...

36 Hours in Halifax, Nova Scotia Mama D and I took the Ocean Via Train to Halifax this summer. The train ride from Moncton, NB was awesome! We had a free Chalet Suisse Dinner (chicken with fries and gravy) because the train was 3 hours late and they didn’t have enough food to serve dinner in the dining car. We enjoyed our cabin and played dice, ...

Miniature World in Victoria BC Ever since seeing the miniature kitchen scene inside a microwave oven at the Moncton Miniatures Annual Show I have thought miniatures were so neat especially when the details are so realistic and on such a small scale that it really blows your mind. We went for a visit to the famous Miniature World in Victoria, BC and it was beyond ...

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 – Mersey River Chalet – Dami Stern Paddler Nova Scotia – Mersey River Chalet – Dami Stern Paddler : Dami, looking as though he's saying to himself he's already missing this place. More pictures from Nova Scotia in our Nova Scotia Photo Gallery

A Ghost Town on a Saturday Night After the wedding reception, my ride brought me back to a poorly lit ghost town. No matter how many times anyone would tell me this is a safe town and I don’t need to worry, I just cannot help but feel a little uneasy every time I walk in the alley to my door. After chatting with Dami and Mama D, ...

Kejimkujik National Park – Winter Bike Trail in Snowshoes – Footprints in the snow Kejimkujik National Park – Winter Bike Trail in Snowshoes – Footprints in the snow : The Mersey River Bike Trail is a beautiful place and in the winter. There are lots of creatures around. We saw a deer crossing the trail and many different animal footprints on the trail and on the snow covered river. More pictures from Nova Scotia in ...

Nova Scotia – Mersey River Chalets – West Branch Canoe Fall Colors Nova Scotia – Mersey River Chalets – West Branch Canoe Fall Colors : The colors were beautiful. We were there just after the long thanksgiving weekend. It was a little cool but at least it was sunny. We saw a beaver and he flapped his tail when he saw us. More pictures from Nova Scotia in our Nova Scotia ...

That Dutchman’s Farm It is unfortunate that That Dutchman’s Farm is not featured in the Nova Scotia guide book because it is a rare find, at least it’s what we thought. We found out about it at the Nova Scotia Visitor Information Center at the New Brunswick Border. It is located at 132 Brown Rd in Economy, Nova Scotia. On the premises you ...

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 ...

Nova Scotia – Mersey River Chalet – Captain Dami Nova Scotia – Mersey River Chalet – Captain Dami : Dami looking at the map and explaining the itinerary to DD More pictures from Nova Scotia in our Nova Scotia Photo Gallery

DD’s Flight from Burlington, Vermont to Orlando, Florida April is low season at my work so I was only working one day which was Friday April 24. It was Sunday April 19, Dami and I were having our morning coffee and I told him I thought it was too bad he had to work because we could take advantage of my time off and both go on a ...

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 ...

Banff to Jasper Sightseeing tour We had an awesome 10 hour tour with Lynn and Harry from Sundog. Among the stops along the way were the Chateau at Lake Louise and fortunately the water had started to melt, creating interesting Colors and patterns. Everybody on the tour was friendly and we were pleased to meet Judy from Melbourne Australia who took all portraits along the ...

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

Our Hawaiian Trip : 3 Islands in 2 Weeks Our trip to the Hawaiian Islands was a fantastic vacation where we spent just over two weeks visiting Kauai, Oahu and the Big Island! We spent time in Waikiki but wanted to explore the oldest Hawaiian Island which is Kauai and the island named Hawaii which is the biggest island of the island group which is often aptly referred to ...

July 2016 Nova Scotia Tour (11 nights) Part 1 After a couple busy months have passed, it’s about time we post this awesome trip we had in Nova Scotia this summer. We’ve been to NS many times but usually only stayed at either Big Hill Retreat on Cape Breton Island near Baddeck or at Mersey River Chalets near Kejimkujik with the cats. DD had a train trip with Mama ...