Blogs from Miramichi, New Brunswick, Canada, North America

Once again back at Tom's sisters and the sun is shining bright, but the mosquitos are still ever present so being out side is not a option. We decided to take Tom's sister and go and see here son and a pick up a few groceries today. Prices has always been an interest to me (weird ya I know) and most stuff was comparable to us except the dairy products. oh my my, a bag of milk is almost eight bucks and cream, butter and beef were just as expensive. seafood of coarse was a bit cheaper.... read more

Well it's early and I'm up, while everyone else sleeps I figured it was a good time to add some things we have done. We arrived on Thursday and Tom's sister Shelia could not believe we were there. Her children came over with their children and we had a nice visit. Friday we were up and out the door, left a note gone for a little drive. We left at 8:00 and returned around supper. New Brunswick travel in one of their travel books gives a scenic driving map. It is made up of 5 different routes, so we thought we drive for a bit and follow the map, wedid the Acadian coastal drive and needless to say we finished almost the entire route. Turning back at Port Elgin and leaving Sacville as the only place ... read more

It has been over six weeks since I made my return back to my hometown in Canada. Over the course of this period of time I have caught up with friends and family, watched my life come to a stand still as minutes turned into uneventful days and melancholic weeks. There has been some good road-trips (Cape Breton), and it was fun to celebrate my birthday on home turf. When I booked my flight home I kept in mind that I wanted to celebrate Halloween in Canada. Last year I spent Halloween in south island New Zealand where it is not widely celebrated, so this year I was looking forward to the commercial holiday of Halloween in Canada. I wanted to dress up, drink and have fun with my friends. This year one might have seen ... read more

Was you ever in Mirimachi. where you'll tie up to a tree. and have the girls sit on your knee. riding on a donkey. Way-hey-and-away we go, donkey riding, donkey riding. Way-hey-and-away we go, riding on a donkey.... read more

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