|
Showing posts for 'Tourism'. Clear search
Mini Happy Adventures - Jelly Bean Houses, Newfoundland
November 30, 2018 - One of things I loved most in St. John's, Newfoundland, were all the "Jelly Bean Houses". Parts of the city have very st...
Read the Full Post »
Happy Mini Adventures - Signal Hill, Newfoundland
November 27, 2018 - A visit to St. John's, Newfoundland would not be complete without a walk around Signal Hill and the Cabot Tower. The vie...
Read the Full Post »
Mini Happy Adventures - St. John's, Newfoundland
November 15, 2018 - St. John's is a city full of colour both in character and sights. My friend Dave and I explored and he patiently waited...
Read the Full Post »
Mini Happy Adventures - Wild Pacific Trail, Ucluelet
November 01, 2018 - During the first two weeks of October, my Mini Happy Adventures brought my husband and me to the Pacific Rim Coast on th...
Read the Full Post »
Mini Happy Adventures - Terry Fox
September 20, 2018 - It's approaching the time of year where many schools hold a Terry Fox Run. My hope is that until we beat cancer, these a...
Read the Full Post »
Mini Happy Adventures - Starting in St. John's
September 16, 2018 - So as strange as this may seem, this past summer, I flew to Newfoundland and bought myself a Mini Cooper. A friend was s...
Read the Full Post »
Love Stories Project - Love is in the Air
March 15, 2017 - Usually all the photography featured in my blog are my images but today I'm thrilled to share a picture edited by me and...
Read the Full Post »
An Afternoon in Little Italy
January 27, 2015 - Yesterday we went down to "Little Italy" to pick up some special flour for making pasta. We decided to have lunch in Sor...
Read the Full Post »
Valley of the Five Lakes - Remembering Brian
August 11, 2014 - On the last day of our trip we stopped in Jasper and hiked the Valley of the Five Lakes. 39 years ago, Brian (my first h...
Read the Full Post »
Visiting the Ancient Forest in teh Prince George Area
August 10, 2014 - On our journey from Prince George to Jasper we stopped to hike the Ancient Forest. The Ancient Forest is part of the Rai...
Read the Full Post »
Jet Boat Ride on the Exchamsiks River Near Terrace, BC
August 09, 2014 - My partner's brother-in-law, Michael, has a jet boat and for many years has used it for his work in the Terrace area so...
Read the Full Post »
Prince Rupert - Terrace Trip Day 4
August 06, 2014 - Today we drove to Prince Rupert. We saw gorgeous scenery along the way. We stopped at the North Pacific Cannery Village...
Read the Full Post »
From Rain Forest to Sandy Beach - Lakelse Lake Provincial Park
August 03, 2014 - Day three of our Terrace trip was spent walking through a gorgeous rainforest down to a beautiful sandy beach in Lakelse...
Read the Full Post »
Heading to Terrace - Day Two
August 01, 2014 - Today we had breakfast in Prince George and then started the long drive to Terrace. What incredible scenery there is alo...
Read the Full Post »
Heading to Terrace, B.C.
July 31, 2014 - Well we made it back to Edmonton, got married, and now we're heading through BC to Terrace and Prince Rupert. Since the...
Read the Full Post »
Going Home Slowly - All the Wonderful Critters We Saw on Our Trip.
June 27, 2014 - On our trip we saw so many wonderful critters I thought I'd feature them in one blog post. Here they all are...
Moose C...
Read the Full Post »
Going Home Slowly - Spending Time with Friends in Upsala
June 27, 2014 - I'm sure some people must have wondered why one of our stops on this trip was Upsala. This tiny community in Ontario has...
Read the Full Post »
Going Home Slowly - Sleeping Giant Provincial Park
June 27, 2014 - On the advice of a friend we drove into Sleeping Giant Provincial Park. Unfortunately we did not see the sleeping giant...
Read the Full Post »
Going Home Slowly - Around Lake Superior to Wawa
June 27, 2014 - Our journey around Lake Superior took us through Mennonite country where we saw quite a few people using horse-drawn veh...
Read the Full Post »
Going Home Slowly - A Hot Day in Niagara Falls
June 25, 2014 - From Toronto we drove to Niagara Falls and sauntered along the front. It was hot and humid and the place was very crowde...
Read the Full Post »
Going Home Slowly - Lunch with Celia
June 25, 2014 - In between visiting the Royal Ontario Museum and Ripley's Canadian Aquarium we had lunch with Celia Moase at 7 West Cafe...
Read the Full Post »
Going Home Slowly - Toronto: Ripley's Aquarium of Canada
June 25, 2014 - A must see in Toronto is Ripley's Aquarium of Canada. It is located at the base of the CN Tower. Gene and I spent the af...
Read the Full Post »
Going Home Slowly - Toronto: The Royal Ontario Museum
June 24, 2014 - The ROM (Royal Ontario Museum) is a place which we could have spent days exploring. The artifacts found there are extrao...
Read the Full Post »
Going Home Slowly - An Evening Walk in Toronto
June 23, 2014 - On our first day in Toronto we visited Casa Loma, had a great meal in an Italian Restaurant on Bloor Street and then wal...
Read the Full Post »
Going Home Slowly - Toronoto: A Visit to Casa Loma
June 23, 2014 - We arrived in Toronto and booked into The Clarion Hotel. It is an old building but all the rooms have been beautifully r...
Read the Full Post »
Going Home Slowly - Canoodling in Peterborough
June 22, 2014 - June 18th was spent with Gene's good friend Rob. What a joy to watch these two friends interact as we sauntered around t...
Read the Full Post »
Going Home Slowly - Old Friends United
June 22, 2014 - On June 17th we said farewell to my brother-in-law Milton and left Montreal. We both appreciated his kindness and hospit...
Read the Full Post »
Going Home Slowly - A Day in Old Montreal
June 21, 2014 - On our second day in Montreal we took Milt's advice and used the transit to visit Old Montreal. There is a lot of roadwo...
Read the Full Post »
Going Home Slowly - Farewell to Nova Scotia and Hello to Montreal
June 20, 2014 - Our last meal in Nova Scotia was in Truro at the Nova Scotia Emporium and Fireside Tea Room. It was a favourite of mine...
Read the Full Post »
Going Home Slowly - A Perfect End to our Stay in Newfoundland
June 20, 2014 - On our way back to the ferry in Port Aux Basques, we stopped in at Cheri's parent's place for one last visit. Her mom ma...
Read the Full Post »
Going Home Slowly - A Wonderful Last Night with Dave!
June 19, 2014 - The time in St. John's passed way too quickly. We stayed with my friend Dave. We took him out to supper the last evening...
Read the Full Post »
Going Home Slowly - Our Last Day in St. John's, Jam Packed!
June 19, 2014 - Our second day in St. John's was jam packed.
We started by driving to the most eastern point in Canada, Cape Spear. It...
Read the Full Post »
Going Home Slowly - St. John's in Bowring Park
June 18, 2014 - We arrived in St. John's early enough to take a drive with my friend Dave and see some of the sights. The first place we...
Read the Full Post »
Going Home Slowly - Puffins and Jiggs
June 17, 2014 - Our next Newfoundland adventure took us to Elliston the root cellar capital of the world! There are many root cellars sc...
Read the Full Post »
Going Home Slowly - Icebergs and Snowy Owls
June 17, 2014 - Cheri and her daughter took us to the Bonavista area with hope of seeing some icebergs. Our first encounter was wonderfu...
Read the Full Post »
Going Home Slowly - Sights Along the Road, Newfoundland
June 13, 2014 - As we traveled from St. Anthony to Clarenville, Newfoundland, we saw so many interesting sights.
Many people harvest wo...
Read the Full Post »
Going Home Slowly - Norstead Viking Village, Newfoundland
June 13, 2014 - The other attraction at L'Anse aux Meadows is Norstead Viking Village. Interpreters walk you through life in a viking vi...
Read the Full Post »
Going Home Slowly - Delicious Surprise!
June 13, 2014 - So here we are in the tiny community of L'Anse aux Meadows and hungry for some lunch. Where on earth can we eat? At The...
Read the Full Post »
Going Home Slowly - L’Anse aux Meadows National Historic Site of Canada
June 11, 2014 - What a trip to stand on the same land which Norse People stood hundreds of years ago! We had a fantastic interpreter gui...
Read the Full Post »
Going Home Slowly - St. Anthony's, Newfoundland
June 11, 2014 - We arrived in St. Anthony on Tim Horton's Camp Day. As my nickname for Gene is Eeyore and his for me, Tigger, it was rea...
Read the Full Post »
Going Home Slowly - On Our way to St. Anthony
June 09, 2014 - We stopped at Port au Choix, Newfoundland, and had a lovely little meal in a restaurant called The Anchor. The waitress...
Read the Full Post »
Going Home Slowly - Sylvia's B & B (our last day in Rocky Harbor)
June 08, 2014 - What a wonderful time we had at Sylvia's Bed and Breakfast in Rocky Harbor. These are images from our last day there. Th...
Read the Full Post »
Going Home Slowly - Tablelands, Newfoundland
June 08, 2014 - Between Woody Point and Trout River are The Tablelands (Newfoundland). The rocks and soil are loaded with toxic minerals...
Read the Full Post »
Going Home Slowly - Troat River Fishing Community, Newfoundland
June 08, 2014 - After having a great meal in Woody Point, we drove across to Trout River fishing community. The colours of Newfoundland...
Read the Full Post »
Going Home Slowly - The Loft at Woody Point
June 08, 2014 - Today we drove to Woody Point. The scenery was magnificent lit by the warm sun. Cheri told us to try a restaurant called...
Read the Full Post »
Going Home Slowly - Western Brook Pond
June 07, 2014 - What an amazing experience today! We hiked into Western Brook Pond and took the boat excursion up the land-locked fjord.
Read the Full Post »
Going Home Slowly - Java Jack's in Rocky Harbor
June 07, 2014 - My friend, Cheri Brushett, gave us some fabulous information as to what to see and where to eat while we are in Newfound...
Read the Full Post »
Going Home Slowly
May 30, 2014 - All new starts begin with an ending... after living in Nova Scotia for the past four years (five for him) Gene and I are...
Read the Full Post »
A Day in Maitland Country - Hants County Lifestyle Photographer
November 01, 2013 - I meant to post these images earlier but life had other plans however whichever season you visit Maitland and the Bay of...
Read the Full Post »
Cape Breton in the Fall - Halifax Lifestyle Photographer
October 21, 2013 - This is the last fall I will be living in Nova Scotia and one of the "must sees" of being here is visiting Cape Breton d...
Read the Full Post »
HMCS Sackville - Nova Scotia Lifestyle Photographer
August 16, 2013 - Recently we toured the HMCS Sackville which during the summer months has a berth near the Maritime Museum in the Halifax...
Read the Full Post »
My Neighbours Garden - Halifax Lifestyle Photographer
August 06, 2013 - On my many neighbourhood walks, one yard stands out. From early spring until the late fall the garden is glowing with a...
Read the Full Post »
Cape Split Hike - Nova Scotia Lifestyle Photographer
June 24, 2013 - This past weekend we did another trek into the Nova Scotia countryside. This time it was to the Bay of Fundy and Cape Sp...
Read the Full Post »
Uniake Estate Musuem Park - Hants County Lifestyle Photographer
June 04, 2013 - Another hidden Nova Scotia gem... Last weekend we visited Uniake Estate Museum Park. The knowledgeable tours guides expl...
Read the Full Post »
Come See the World's Highest Tides
January 16, 2013 - I recently visited Burncoat Head where 100 million tonnes of water flow into the basin every 13 hours creating the world...
Read the Full Post »
Ross Farm Museum - Hants County Photographer
November 28, 2012 - This past summer we visited Ross Farm Museum at New Ross. What an incredible treasure this is. We spent the afternoon im...
Read the Full Post »
Cellar Bar and Grill
June 14, 2012 - The weather today was glorious and so we decided to explore and locate a new outdoor venue to have lunch. We ended up on...
Read the Full Post »
The Tangled Garden
May 22, 2012 - This past weekend I visited Grand Pré, Nova Scotia and was transported into a small piece of heaven on earth. Situated i...
Read the Full Post »
|