Point Pleasant Park

By Michelle Kempe on Sep 28, 2014 in Baby Maria, Cierra, Dad, Hailey, Kaatje, Kaelyn, Mom, Samantha (aka Hula Hoop), Tammy, Travel |

From the website: Point Pleasant Park lies on a rocky 75-hectare (185 acre) promontory jutting into the Atlantic Ocean at the eastern end of the Halifax peninsula, in Nova Scotia, Canada. This park has been a place of recreation for the citizens of Halifax since the city’s founding in 1749. Before that, it was a hunting, fishing, and ceremonial area for the...

Sherbroke Village

By Michelle Kempe on Sep 27, 2014 in Baby Maria, Cierra, Dad, Hailey, Kaatje, Kaelyn, Mom, Samantha (aka Hula Hoop), Tammy, Travel, Videos |

Sherbroke Village is located along the shores of the beautiful St. Mary’s River.  This quaint village depicts a typical Nova Scotian village from 1860 to pre-WW1. It took us close to four hours to explore this village with over  80 structures, 25 of which are open for viewing and demonstrations.   It is the largest Nova Scotia Museum site.   It even includes a old...

Lawerencetown Beach/ Ghost Tours

By Michelle Kempe on Sep 26, 2014 in Baby Maria, Cierra, Dad, Hailey, Kaatje, Kaelyn, Mom, Samantha (aka Hula Hoop), Tammy, Travel |

This trip has been so educational but we are all a bit worn out.  So today we are taking a family fun day.  We read that Lawerencetown Beach is home to some of the best surfing in North America, and since we have a new found love of surfing, and since Nana is getting the kids surf boards for Christmas , we thought we would check it out.  We spent the day relaxing...