Since returning from out east last summer, all the children have dreamed about is returning and eating more of the delicious clam chowder they had. We have tried the local chowder in every place we stopped but today was dedicated to driving two hours to sample what has been voted as the world’s best chowder. The Sea Cave backdrop was a bonus. We spent hours...
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Irving Eco Centre From the website: The Irving Eco-Centre: La dune de Bouctouche was developed by J. D. Irving Ltd. to protect and restore one of the last great dunes on the northeastern coast of North America. The Irving Eco-Centre: La dune de Bouctouche offers visitors and school groups the opportunity to learn about the dune and its ecosystem. The fine sand dune...
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There is nothing like standing in the middle of a 300 year old fort to make history come alive. As we walked the fort and discussed what life would have been like in the era, you can’t help but appreciate the sacrifices that were made and how difficult life would have been back then. The girls eyes lit up with each passage way and secret door. They wondered...
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As the website says ” Hopewell Rocks is a place to pause…a place to appreciate a remarkable story interwoven through time, tide, and the intricacies of nature. These are the highest tides in the world. And they happen twice a day….every day.” At the Interpretative Centre we learned about: tide formation; how New Brunswick used to be located...
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Today we visited several of the locations that inspired Lucy Maud Montgomery’s – Anne of Green Gables. We saw: The Foundation of the home she grew up in- Lucy was born in New London PEI but came to live with her grandparents in Cavendish at the age of 21 months, after the death of her mother. Green Gables- which was actually the home of her grandparents...
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