Tracking the Everyday We are taking a new approach to the blog this year. Rather than try to post daily chronologically, we’re going to mix it up with some themes. We’ll revert to some daily records as our experiences demand, but for now, we’ll start grouping posts into different categories: meals, walking about, shopping, city… Continue reading Daily Living
Category: Travel
The Morning After
Bottom line is we got here. No problems with connections, getting on planes. However…it’s about control. You can think you have it, but you don’t. The stewardess greets us with, “You go down this aisle and you go down the other.” “But aren’t we together???” says Kitty, and the flight attendant answers “Yes.” That can only… Continue reading The Morning After
Montague, Murray River, Panmure and Wood Islands
17 June 2022 Hard to believe this is our last day! We wake up early and get going with chores: organizing, packing, cleaning. The wind is blowing hard and it has grown colder. How hard does the wind have to blow before they cancel the ferry? We decide to go with flow and see what happens. We are… Continue reading Montague, Murray River, Panmure and Wood Islands
A Day at Hunter River
June 16 2022 Kitty and I are both exhausted following our afternoons in Charlottetown. We wake up at 5:00 with the rising sun, and take time to eat another leisurely breakfast of farm fresh eggs and toast. Later in the morning we set out to explore more of the nearby Confederation Trail. The segment that… Continue reading A Day at Hunter River
Bootcamp at the Culinary Institute of Canada
June 15, 2022 What an afternoon! Months ago, we found the “Culinary Institute Bootcamp” online. It had great reviews and I loved the idea, so I signed up for a half-day class. As I approached the brick, academic building, I wonder “Now why did I think this was a good idea?” The group of participants met awkwardly in the… Continue reading Bootcamp at the Culinary Institute of Canada
North Rustico and Charlottetown
June 15, 2022 I love traveling in the northern countries this time of year! The sun rises about five and sets well past nine, and the light lingers in the sky until 11:00. The challenge for photography is getting out for those very early “golden hours” at sunrise and sunset. I am always grateful for… Continue reading North Rustico and Charlottetown
New Glasgow Lobster Supper
June 14, 2022 Nature says stop. We have had solid hard rain all day. Time to rest. But meals do carry on. We start at 8:00 am with our farm breakfast that we arranged upon arrival. What a feast. Fresh blueberry muffins, yoghurt, granola, fresh egg quiche, homemade bread, current jam and bacon. Now we have met some of the pigs… Continue reading New Glasgow Lobster Supper
“This Area is Too Rough for a Water Fountain.”
Today was a travel day. We’ll cover those details in the next post, but wanted to take time here to describe our hotel experience here in Dartmouth. When we checked out we asked for more details on the hotel’s status as a homeless shelter. We found out there are six other hotels in Dartmouth that… Continue reading “This Area is Too Rough for a Water Fountain.”
Over MacDonald Bridge
June 10 2022 We awaken to a beautiful day after last night’s rain. The forecast was for rain our entire stay but it has not played out that way. Some overcast and one evening of rain but otherwise clear sunny skies. We noticed that you could cross the big harbor bridge on foot. I think it would be… Continue reading Over MacDonald Bridge
“Don’t Rush on Our Account!”
We are on our second day here in Dartmouth and Halifax. Our first day we stopped at my very first marijuana dispensary. They are run by the federal government, though I think there are also unofficial dispensaries about. They deliver, but I wanted to experience the store. It was large and roomy with literally hundreds… Continue reading “Don’t Rush on Our Account!”
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