Blogs from Annapolis Valley, Nova Scotia, Canada, North America

Nice sunny day!!! We had fun at the Fisheries Museum. I tried to get in for the children's price but they didn't believe me. I tried to prove it by playing with the crabs, scallops and star fish in the "touch me tank." Margaret made me behave myself. In return I made her to crawl into a lobster trap. After that it was onwards to Annapolis Royal and a visit to Port-Royal. This is Canada's oldest settlement and was actually attacked by settlers from Jamestown, Virginia back in 1613.... read more

Hey folks! I know I haven't kept up with my blog as much as I would have liked, but it's too late now! I'm leaving tomorrow at 5pm out of Fredericton and flying to Toronto, on to Amsterdam and then lastly to Accra. I promise to try my hardest to keep you updated as much as possible, if not, I'll be keeping a journal to fill you in on my return. I love you all, you have no idea what your support means to me! Much love, kate.... read more

Most of our time in Nova Scotia was spent on Mike's Mum and Dad's farm. Janet, Mike's Mum had surgery whilst we were there so it was perfect timing in that we got to spend some time with her beforehand and then visited her in hospital afterwards. The hospital was in Kentville, about and hour and a half from Halifax - on the West side of Nova Scotia. We managed to fit in a couple of visits. We stayed overnight at Annie and Deke's, Aunt and Uncle. On the way home from their house in St. Margaret's Bay, we stopped at Peggy's Cove. However, it was swarming with people and we back tracked just further along the road and got a great view of the lighthouse from across the water. After three attempts, we finally got ... read more

After picking up Dan at the Halifax airport in mid-August, we all traveled in the bus to Parkers Cove, a tiny fishing village on the Bay of Fundy. The Bay, located between New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, has enormous tidal swings, up to 54 feet at its head. Our campground was right on the water and within walking distance of a little seafood market that cooked up several lobsters for the three of us. We went on a whale-watching excursion and spied mother and baby humpback whales, one of whom breached--to the delight of everyone on the boat. Mid-afternoon the skies turned cloudy and a blanket of fog rolled in. Visibility was very poor, and we landlubbers were glad to get back to shore. We visited a tidal power plant in Annapolis Royal (great concept in ... read more

Heey, wel ja waar jullie in dat echt niet zo koude kikkerlandje een kerstvakantie hebben, hebben wij hier in het Trotse Noorden (lees: ijskoude Canada) een X-mas break :) Eerst kerstmis; leuk met mn gastgezin en familie hier thuis, lekker eten en gezellig. Dit 2 dagen lang :) Erg veel cadeautjes van ze gehad, onder andere zelfs een mobieltje en een mand vol Nederlands eten :D Een paar dagen daarvoor ook een Formal Xmas Party gehad - een grade 12, invite only feestje waar iedereen in galajurken / pak moest komen. Was gezellig, maar ook wel errug The OC-achtig (mooi huis met zwembad, meisjes die fancy drinks en hapjes maken :P) New Years dan, een enorm feest bij een meisje thuis. Nog nooit 250+ mensen in 1 huis gezien, erg leuk gehad, helaas alleen geen echt ... read more

Hey allemaal, iedereen die me een beetje kent weet het wel: m'n concentratie en discipline is niet echt heel erg hoog ;) Het gevolg was dus dat ik ipv het geinteresseerde thuisfront op de hoogte te houden tv keek of op de ps2 tegen m'n host brother Matt aan het spelen was ... Sorry, maar nu ga ik het beter doen :) Okey, waar ik was gebleven was mn reis naar Toronto: Donderdag ochtend vroeg (16 nov) met West Jet naar Toronto gevlogen met 50 andere exchange students uit Nova Scotia, waaronder 2 van de 3 Nederlandse meisjes. De vlucht was erg goed, West Jet heeft zelfs in de economy class lederen stoelen en satelliet tv in elke hoofdsteun :). 2 uur later aangekomen in Toronto, en dat bleek toch wel even een grote stad: 3 ... read more