2019 May 20 ----- It was still too early for the museums to be open so I went to Fort Needham Memorial Park to see the Halifax Explosion Memorial Bell Tower. It was still raining. I was taking a picture of a steel girder that had a lovely memorial blazoned through it when I met... Continue Reading →

2019 MAY 20 ----- It was raining so hard when I left Lunenburg that the car was hydroplaning. When I arrived in Halifax it was still early morning and not yet time for any museums to open. The rain died down a bit by the time I got to Halifax, so I decided to go... Continue Reading →

2019 MAY 19 ----- After Peggy's Cove I drove to Lunenburg. I checked into the guesthouse. I was told there is a fantastic view of the town from the golf course, on the opposite side of the bay. As I was driving away from the guesthouse, I realized how close it is to the downtown.... Continue Reading →

2019 MAY 19 ----- I hit the road early. It was a nice day and not raining. The road to Peggy's Cove was VERY winding! It hugged the zigzag coastline. I'm convinced that the original settlers wanted the water no more than 50' away and the modern highway simply paved over the original road. There... Continue Reading →

2019 MAY 18 ----- I woke up early to hit the road on my way to Hopewell Rocks in New Brunswick. It was pouring rain with a bit of fog. I still made good time to cross back over the Confederation Bridge. I pulled in to Cape Jourimain Nature Centre on the New Brunswick side... Continue Reading →

2019 MAY 17 —– FIRST IMPRESSION -----The first thing I noticed when I got off the plane in Halifax was the smell of the salt air. I got my rental car and headed off to my AirBnB in Grand Lake. I used my phone Google Maps to find it. The roads were very winding and... Continue Reading →

2019 March 8 ----- It had been a long, cold winter. The first snow was in September. February was the coldest in 40 years. We needed a reprieve so we went to Playa del Carmen for week. We had been to most of the tourist spots on previous trips, so decided to just chill (or... Continue Reading →

2018 September 22 ----- On Sunday before we were to depart, Len suggested that we go to Rochester. He said he had seen the town through the train window on many occasions and it looked interesting. Good enough for me! We took the kids and off we went to Kent on that cold and rainy... Continue Reading →

2018 September 9 ----- Greenwich Emirates Air LineBus TourTower BridgeFlower MarketKew Gardens BrightonMail RailPostal MuseumRochester Greenwich We took a day trip to Greenwich to see the Cutty Sark and Royal Observatory. On my last trip to Greenwich, I discovered the Greenwich Foot Tunnel, that links the Isle of Dogs to Greenwich. It was built to... Continue Reading →

2017 December 8 ----- My cousin, Stacey Cabaj, was starring in Mary Poppins in Richmond, VA. Considering I had missed her starring in Sound of Music, My Fair Lady, and South Pacific I really wanted to see her perform. We cashed in some Aeroplan miles and took the plunge. We had a 9:25 flight from... Continue Reading →