I'm sorry I've been so absent lately.... Things were a blur when my parents were here, then I spent a week recovering from all of the fun (and working late to bank some time), and now it's a week past then! How can time go so quickly sometimes?
Anyways, the Thanksgiving weekend was great. My parents had perfect weather, and spent some time sightseeing around Halifax during the week. We took off for Cape Breton on Saturday, saw some beautiful scenery, visited the whiskey distillery, checked out the Sydney tar ponds (not as gruesome as my dad expected, but still pretty bad for property values - a full house in Sydney will set you back $30,000 to $100,000!), went to the fortress at Louisbourg, drove along the lovely Mira River, ate lobsters, drank beer, and the all that jazz. It was a great trip, and next time I head to Cape Breton I can be a better tour guide. (Hint: Baddeck is central and very cute - it would be an ideal base...) We were back in Halifax by Monday at lunchtime, and spent their last day relaxing on the peninsula with some beautiful sunny weather. (I've got to say, the weather did its best for their visit - there probably hasn't been such a nice week since we got here!)
Devon's surfboard also arrived in Halifax with mom and dad, and I tested it out at Martinique this past weekend. Great success! It's so much easier to ride than Steve's board, which means I caught a lot more waves.
Other than that, we are in prep mode for the trip to BC, gathering sporting equipment and trying to fit everyone in!
And, on that note - I think I've done a somewhat decent job of updating this, and am going to eat some dinner. Bye!
(I can't upload any photos at the moment, but they're "aware of the problem", so I'll check back later...)
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2 comments:
great update!
It was a great week in and around Halifax. When you haven't been to a place before and you have such fantastic weather, it is hard to discount that in your impression - to allow for the 48 weeks of salt fog / ice / rain / snow that residents experience. But I'll be happy to re-visit.
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