Another day spent along the Miramichi River. It's such a peaceful spot; so quiet. We visited with Uncle Eddie and Aunt Jessie again, took some great pictures of the landscape and even stopped by the Glendening (Clendening) farm. It turns out that the MacDonald's are cousins to the Glendening's. So it turns out that we have Clendenings on both sides of the family. Tonight we met Tammy (Uncle Eddie's daughter) and her two children Samantha and Sean. Even though it has been a couple of years since we have been up to see them, the kids got together just like they were together every day. They instantly had things in common; Sean with his Yu-gi-oh! cards, Sam with her Gameboy and Cannon with his PSP. Even though there is an age difference (Sean-7, Sam-13, Cannon-10) they ... read more

Last night we had a stop in Boston and the hotel we stayed at was supposed to be 6 miles from the airport so we thought that was a reasonable distance and would be easy to get back to the airport this morning for our flight to Halifax. The 6 miles apparently is as the crow flies because it took forever to get there; we decided to leave ourselves plenty of time this morning just to be on the safe side. Boy did we have plenty of time! The plane had mechanical problems and we had to wait for a new one to arrive before we could board. The flight itself was fine and we were able to drive from Halifax in Nova Scotia to Miramichi in New Brunswick in about 3 1/2 hours. Our hotel ... read more

Our Canada Trip 2003 North America » Canada » New Brunswick » Miramichi By McDonald_FamilySeptember 18th 2003Gerald McDonald FamilyThese photos are from our September, 2003 trip to Canada. Grandmother Catherine was 102 years old this year and we enjoyed spending time with her. After leaving Miramichi we travelled to Fredericton, New Brunswick where we met Gerry's Uncle Mac and Aunt Rita (they live in Fredericton) for lunch at our hotel, The Lord Beaverbrook. Fredericton was a nice town. Be sure to click on the photos for a closer look.... read more