Hole In The Wall, Grand Manan Island, NB

Hole In The Wall, Grand Manan Island, NB

Welcome Back!

This week I'm highlighting more photos from the Hole In The Wall area of Grand Manan. These include views from the area, which include, rock formations, fishing weirs, the ferry and the Swallowtail Lighthouse on a foggy afternoon! If you look closely at these, you will see a kayaker, a seal and a cormorant.

Sorry, I didn't post last week, I was under the weather on Sunday...tired out, achy, headache and sore throat. I thought that I was getting the dreaded cold that has been going around my family. Kevin got it Friday night! I have been fighting it all week as I've had the various symptoms, but I haven't actually got the full-blown illness yet!

Well, what have I been up to? Last Saturday, the girls and I headed to Ottawa for a surprise birthday party for my friend Anne, who turned 50 this week! She was surprised! It was a great day, but very long as we didn't get home til midnight!

This week at school went fairly fast as it was a short week. There was a PA day on Friday, so I got Thursday off as well! Yay! Accounting is very uninteresting...at least to me! :-) I will hopefully write the exam tomorrow and be done with it, I hope!

On Thursday, Brooke and I headed to the TO Zoo, as I had some coupons to use by the end of June. It was kind of a disappointing visit as it was very hot, which I don't like at all and there were a lot of school kids there! Sigh! A few of the animals that I wanted to see were not on display and the ones that were, were not very photogenic...sleeping and laying at the back of their enclosures! SIGH..oh well, you can't have a good visit every time, I guess!

Friday, Keturah and I went shopping as she was looking for a dress for her graduation. She found one! Saturday, we went hiking at Lemoine's Point. Didn't see too many birds, which was good, because we didn't take any seeds! We did see a lot of squirrels and chipmunks!

Studying and house stuff today! Have a great week!

Hole In The Wall, Grand Manan Island, NB

Hole In The Wall, Grand Manan Island

Welcome Back!

This week I'm highlighting some photos from a campground and nature trail, called the Hole In The Wall...We didn't know what to expect when we first went there, but found it to be a cool nature trail, that wasn't too, too long (especially for little legs, like our girlies had way back in the day!)

There is a 2.00/person admission fee. For kids, they offer a scavenger hunt and if you complete all the questions, you get an ice cream at the end of it. Unfortunately our kids are too old for such fun now! We're lucky they like hiking and nature, so we don't have to bribe them!

Anyway, here are a couple of photos from the trail along the way and then shots of the actual hole in the wall. In the 3rd last photo, if you look closely, you'll see Kevin standing on top of it!

More from this area next week too!

This week went by fairly quick. I was so glad to finally finish the PHP course. I had a few issues, so finally submitted the last assignment and wrote the exam on Thursday. I'm officially a Web Designer now..Whoo hoo! I then started my Accounting course...lots of fun...not.... it's pretty basic and somewhat of a refresher for me, so hopefully I'll get thru it quickly!

Have a great week!

Grand Manan

Today, I've included some shots from our trip to Grand Manan, New Brunswick last year. We only got to spend 3 days on the island, but enjoyed it thoroughly! So, much so, that we are returning this year! Yep, we decided to rent a cottage this year for 1 week (no haunted hotels for us this year)! We can't wait-- the countdown is on---two weeks to go! I'm back to work on Tuesday (after my leave) and then will be off for vacation starting the 12th for two weeks, so we can take our time driving there and back! YEAH! We are looking forward to it! So, while I was thinking of our trip, I decided to post some pictures from last year's adventures there!

1st pic-Harbour where you get off the big ferry

2nd pic-Swallowtail Lighthouse (the most photographed in the word apparently)

3rd pic-a little bird (not sure of the name) found at the Castalia Marsh

4th pic-The Hole In the Wall--a hiking trail that leads you to this site