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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Wrapped up our trip to Maine with some surfing lessons. We had been talking about it for weeks- trying to convince Kaelyn to join the fun. However, after having watched the movie Soul Surfer two years ago, Kaelyn had vowed to never set foot in salt water again. A few months ago, just as she was beginning to weaken in resolve, daddy showed her the news article in...
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First week spent on the beach in Maine. We learned about ocean tides, marine life and skimboarding. Math is so much more fun when problems are written in the sand and the reward is puddle jumping
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We started Monday to make the long trek to PEI. Our first stop was Herkimer, New York. The KOA there was voted best campground in North America in 2010. You can dig for diamonds in the mine or brave the rapids on the West Canada Creek. Being the water loving family that we are, we rushed out to buy inflatable tubes and couldn’t wait to tackle the creek. The water...
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Yesterday we visited Carlsbad Caverns National Park with the Redekop’s. What an amazing place. More pictures to come.
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