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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 – 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 ...

Kejimkujik Park Boardwalk Kejimkujik Park Boardwalk : The South Annex has an amazing boardwalk from the trail head towards the seaside…we walked above the delicate reddish flowers and bushes towards the sea. More pictures from Nova Scotia in our Nova Scotia Photo Gallery

Nova Scotia – Kejimkujik Seaside Trail – Arrow Nova Scotia – Kejimkujik Seaside Trail – Arrow : I think this is the hardest part of the trail. Some people might find it difficult to walk on the rocks that are like big pebbles. More pictures from Nova Scotia in our Nova Scotia Photo Gallery

Amherst Shore Provincial Park – Dami in the underpass Amherst Shore Provincial Park – Dami in the underpass : This is Dami under the underpass, on the trail that leads to the ocean at the Amherst Shore Provincial Park. We still have the trail on the park side to do. The trail to the sea was very nice even though there are lots of uprooted and broken trees. More pictures ...

Nova Scotia – Kejimkujik Seaside Trail – Dami Reading Nova Scotia – Kejimkujik Seaside Trail – Dami Reading : Dami reading about the shoreline being molded by the waves and its evolution. 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 ...

Nova Scotia – Kejimkujik National Park – Dami at Peter Point Nova Scotia – Kejimkujik National Park – Dami at Peter Point : More pictures from Nova Scotia in our Nova Scotia Photo Gallery

Waikiki – A Day on Oahu The birds gathered in the incredible canopy trees below our 8th story Lanai are chirping and singing for us! A nice change from the symphony of garbage trucks taking out the trash but I guess it is what to expect with the hotels plunked down here between the trees with only a slight view of the hills and maybe if ...

Peticodiac Panorama The ice floes have started moving and the sunny days make walking along the Peticodiac River in Riverview just lovely! The Petitcodiac River, known informally as the Chocolate River, is a river in south-eastern New Brunswick, Canada. The river has a meander length of 79 kilometres (49 miles) and is located in Westmorland, Albert, and Kings counties, draining a watershed ...

Mersey River Chalet 2 – Dami and his snowshoes Mersey River Chalet 2 – Dami and his snowshoes : It was nice to have a trail right at our doorstep. On our first morning we went for a hike around the west branch of the river. More pictures from Nova Scotia in our Nova Scotia Photo Gallery

Big Hill Retreat Such A Treat! While we visited Cape-Breton Island, Nova Scotia for the first time, we stayed at Big Hill Retreat and had such a lovely time. Here is the review we posted on Trip Advisor. We stayed 4 nights at Big Hill Retreat in the “Log Cabin” from September 11 to September 15 2011. Big Hill Retreat is a pet friendly accommodation. We had ...

Airport Security Gonch Pull Traveling at Christmas has always been a bit of a crap-shoot; you knew that there were high odds that there would be delays and line-ups at the ticket counter and through the security and so you had to remember all your Zen-training and deep breathing techniques to combat the high-stresses of Christmas travel. I was in Lacombe, Alberta visiting family for ...

A Beautiful Day to Fly to Victoria, British Columbia They were calling for thunderstorms but fortunately the risks had disappeared by the morning and we were able able to fly! No delays, no glitches, it was a perfect trip. I (DD) met Mama D in Montreal and we flew to Victoria, British Columbia where the weather was warm and not too humid. The isolated picnic bag was great to ...

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

Okeeheelee Nature Center If not for Google map we would never have heard of this place. We stumbled upon it while looking for hikes to stretch our legs while driving south to the Keys from Orlando. Being not too far from the Turnpike, with hiking trails in the forest, it seemed like a perfect place to stop. We arrived just in time before the information ...

A Visit To The Lowry Park Zoo in Tampa Ever since we’ve been planning our Tampa trip we’ve been excited to be visiting the Lowry Park Zoo because we’ve read some good reviews of the zoo and the variety of creatures they housed. The Zoo is a five-time winner of the TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence (as of 2015) and is one of the most popular zoos in the southeastern USA. It ...

Of Dahlias, Gardens & Goats On a recent trip to MacArthur’s Nursery in Moncton we spotted a pamphlet on the wall adverting a day-trip bus tour to PEI with the Dahlia Club of Moncton. The only reason I spotted the poster was because of the Dahlia and it was similar to our first Dahlia that was blooming at home so it grabbed my attention. We ...

Skyline Trail in Highlands National Park We’ve been going to Highlands National Park for several years and have hiked many of the trails and stopped at all the lookouts to admire the views but this time we decided to finally do the Skyline Trail which was one of the few treks we hadn’t made in the park. We decided to do the entire trail loop and went ...