I worked with six of these fine people years ago. This past summer, I visited the summer camp that I spent summers ’89, ’90, ’91, ’92, and ’94 at. The last three of those, I was a staff member where I counseled junior, teen and blind campers, taught silk screening, rang the bell, washed dishes … [Read more…]
I cycled to work today for the 6th time this month. When I woke up, the radio announcer said it was walk, bike or take public transit to work day (or in some places it’s called curb your car day). I thought, now I have even more of a reason! I’m cycling tomorrow and Friday … [Read more…]
Traveled to Prince Edward Island yesterday. I made a quick visit about 4.5 years ago in the winter to visit some friends, but otherwise I hadn’t been in more than 20 years (I think). The bridge is less than 45 minutes away from my father’s house. Our first stop was Green Gables. I wasn’t keen … [Read more…]
We visited Le Pays de la Sagouine on the weekend. It’s an Acadian heritage park with dramas, live music, cooking demonstrations, kids activities, tours and historic buildings. It is located in Bouctouche on the east coast of New Brunswick. Our tour began with a ½ hour account of the history of the Acadians complete with … [Read more…]
A mixture of clay and gravel stand against time, wind, and pounding waves to support giant figures complete with evergreen hair. A wonder of the world in the Bay of Fundy.
It rained for the first few days we were in NB. We made it to the beach about a week later. The beach 15 minutes away is a provincial park in Cap-Pelé. It is shielded on one side by a sand dike and has a long and beautiful sandy beach that runs into the water for … [Read more…]
Yesterday, along with my family, I toured three wineries in the local area here in New Brunswick. We did a 2 hour loop passing through Dieppe, Memramcook, Sackville (the name gave Dean and I hours of entertainment), and Baie Verte. Our first stop was at La Cave a Vin Boudreau in Memramcook. It is run … [Read more…]
I’ve driven Hwy 2 (Queen Elizabeth II highway between Edmonton & Calgary) dozens upon dozens of times. I drove it this afternoon after visiting my sister, bro-in-law, and niece. Today, our sunroof decided to start acting up and spontaneously opened about 10 times between Red Deer and Airdrie. Funny car. Ha ha. ha. Then, as … [Read more…]
On August 6, 2000 Amber and I were married in Smithers, BC. Our first night together as husband and wife was spent at the magnificent Logpile Lodge just a few minutes drive out of town. Exactly eight years later, Amber and I spent our anniversary at the same lodge. April watched our kids for the … [Read more…]
I’ve travelled over 28 hours on the bus in the past 2 weeks. Pretty glad I didn’t go to Winnipeg last Tuesday night. I wasn’t worried as I boarded the Greyhound in Edmonton late last night because a teenager rooted through my dirty laundry (and everyone else’s). And the murderer is police custody. I had … [Read more…]