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 ...

Kejimkujik National Park – Winter Bike Trail Turned Snowshoe Trail Kejimkujik National Park – Winter Bike Trail Turned Snowshoe Trail : We were glad there was already a snowshoe trail on the summer bike trail that winds along the Mersey River. This made it fairly easy. More pictures from Nova Scotia in our Nova Scotia Photo Gallery

Nova Scotia – Delaps Cove Bohaker Trail Skunk Nova Scotia – Delaps Cove Bohaker Trail Skunk : More pictures from Nova Scotia in our Nova Scotia Photo Gallery

Walt Disney World Rides – Hollywood Studios On my last Trip to Walt Disney World I visited Hollywood Studios on the third day. I got there at 8:30 am and loved the little welcome show. In this one it wasn’t Mickey and friends but a crazy Director and at the end made us all say “Lights, Camera, Action!” and off we were to our favorite rides. I ...

Arctic Foxes at Two Rivers Wildlife Park Arctic Foxes at Two Rivers Wildlife Park : DD got up close and personal with the Arctic Foxes when we visited the Two Rivers Wildlife Park on Cape Breton Island. It was January and the little white foxes were probably wondering why there was no snow! More pictures from Nova Scotia in our Nova Scotia Photo Gallery

The Fort Louisburg Sheep The Fort Louisburg Sheep : DD feeds some tasty grasses to a pen full of happy sheep at Fort Louisburg. More pictures from Nova Scotia in our Nova Scotia Photo Gallery

DD and Mama D are going to Walt Disney World! Yes! Finally I am going back to Orlando, Florida. I am so happy! Mama D offered the trip, she’s such a sweety! She thought it would be better to see each other somewhere warm this winter instead of coming all the way from Quebec to New Brunswick. Our trip is from January 16-22. I am leaving from Moncton and Mama ...

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

Christmas on Cape Breton Island These days it seems the stores start playing Christmas music right after Halloween and in Canada as the days get longer in November and December we all start to feel the cabin fever that results from being buried under snow and ice with wind chills that constantly remind us that the only place worth on Earth would be on the ...

My First All Inclusive Vacation in Cuba Sitting on the beach and doing nothing isn’t my idea of a vacation so I’ve never gone beyond Florida for some warm weather when winter in Canada strikes. I’ve heard tales of Cuba from a few friends and acquaintances who have been there and say it’s a great place for a vacation so finally decided to give it a try ...

Highland Village Museum Cape Breton Island On our trip to Cape Breton Island we took a drive from Baddeck to the Highland Village Museum in Iona, Cape Breton Island. The museum is a living village that explores and explains the Gaelic heritage of Cape Breton Island. It was so interesting to learn about the Scottish Gaelic history of the region. The Highland Museum is set-up like a ...

Nova Scotia – Annapolis Historic Gardens – Dami walking to the marsh Nova Scotia – Annapolis Historic Gardens – Dami walking to the marsh : 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

Nova Scotia – Kejimkujik Seaside Trail – Binoculars Nova Scotia – Kejimkujik Seaside Trail – Binoculars : More pictures from Nova Scotia in our Nova Scotia Photo Gallery

A Mother’s Day Trip to Sechelt, British Columbia in Canada Mama D and I (dd) went to Sechelt, British Columbia to celebrate my birthday and Mother’s Day with Dami’s mother and sister. We stayed at Above the Inlet B&B with Patricia and Peter and they were among the best hosts we’ve ever had! We stayed in their Leopard Suite and it was just perfect to host our Mother’s Day buffet ...

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 ...

Nova Scotia – Mersey River Chalet – Dami at the Cascades Nova Scotia – Mersey River Chalet – Dami at the Cascades : On an early cool September morning, Dami is enjoying his coffee at the cascades More pictures from Nova Scotia in our Nova Scotia Photo Gallery

Ready for vacation, cue the flat tire! Nothing worse than a flat tire on the day you are leaving on vacation! So after like 6 months of planning, and we have pre-arranged everything for our trip to Walt Disney World down to the last detail including what we will be eating with our eggs in sunny Florida on the day we wake up and prepare to drive to ...