Trying To Fly – Peggy’s Cove Nova Scotia

By Michelle Kempe on Sep 22, 2014 in Baby Maria, Cierra, Dad, Hailey, Kaatje, Kaelyn, Mom, Travel |

The storm was crazy last night.  We all laid in our beds and no one dared to move for fear that the trailer would start to roll away.  The wind gusts were around 84km/hour and trailer rocked us back and forth.  Unfortunately, it was not the comforting rocking of a rocking chair or the rocking we had experienced on the Tall Ship a few days earlier.  We awoke to find...

Whales and Sails- Two of Our Favourite Things

By Michelle Kempe on Sep 20, 2014 in Baby Maria, Cierra, Dad, Hailey, Kaatje, Kaelyn, Mom, Travel |

OUR JOURNEY Once the kids were all fitted with their pirate costumes, we boarded the Jolly Breeze Tall Ship and set sail.  We traveled across Passamaquoddy Bay, the waves were crazy and we were soaked within minutes of leaving the dock.  Apparently the tide was going out and the wind was coming in, which is not common and created some big waves.  The tide was still...

Cape Enrage / Fundy National Park

By Michelle Kempe on Sep 19, 2014 in Baby Maria, Cierra, Dad, Hailey, Kaatje, Kaelyn, Mom, Samantha (aka Hula Hoop), Tammy, Travel |

From the website: The Bay of Fundy is one of the Marine Wonders of the World with tides rising as much as 16.3m (53 vertical feet) over a 12-hour period twice each day. Cape Enrage offers one of the most spectacular views of the natural phenomenon from its towering cliffs and has been a light station and fog alarm since 1838; the current light tower is over 140...

The Sea Caves- St Martins New Brunswick

By Michelle Kempe on Sep 18, 2014 in Baby Maria, Cierra, Dad, Hailey, Kaatje, Kaelyn, Mom, Samantha (aka Hula Hoop), Tammy |

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...

La Dune de Boutouche – Boutouche New Brunswick

By Michelle Kempe on Sep 17, 2014 in Baby Maria, Cierra, Dad, Hailey, Kaatje, Kaelyn, Mom, Samantha (aka Hula Hoop), Tammy |

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...

Fort Beauséjour- A Trip Back in Time

By Michelle Kempe on Sep 16, 2014 in Baby Maria, Cierra, Dad, Hailey, Kaatje, Kaelyn, Mom, Samantha (aka Hula Hoop), Tammy, Travel |

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...