Hole In The Wall, Grand Manan Island, NB

Hole In The Wall, Grand Manan Island

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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!

Swallowtail Lighthouse, Grand Manan Island, NB

Swallowtail Lighthouse, Grand Manan Island

Welcome back! This time I'm highlighting the LAST of the Swallowtail lighthouse photos...I'll bet you will be happy to move on...I think I have photos from our whale watching cruise up next...I still have to go through them all----about 500! Yikes, I better start that now!

This week, I worked on the PHP course again...yuck..I don't like it at all...another programming language that is so complicated! Luckily, Kevin's been helping me out or I'd still be stuck on lesson 4! I'm on the last lesson, so I'm hoping to be done it by Tuesday at the latest! :-D

Kevin and I went out for dinner on Friday night and on the way home we stopped at a park we frequent quite often, Fairfield Historical Park....we saw some geese and duck babies.. Unfortunately, I didn't have my Nikon with me, so we went to Kingston today so Kevin could get a haircut and we stopped on the way back. We only saw the geese and they didn't come too close so hopefully, I got a few good shots...The mayflies were the worse today...I'm still picking them out of my teeth! :-)

Have a great week!

Swallowtail Lighthouse, Grand Manan Island, NB

Swallowtail Lighthouse, Grand Manan Island

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This time I'm highlighting some more photos of the area surrounding the Swallowtail Lighthouse, these include various views of the cliffs, rocks, water and cove. It's such a cool area and I wish I was there right now!!!

Sorry, I didn't post last week! We were busy painting and when I wasn't painting, my laptop was buried under trim, etc...

Keturah had a great trip and got home on Tuesday night, very late! Brooke has resumed working at the ONRoute again, but is looking elsewhere too!

School is going well..not enjoying the PHP course that much, it is very challenging and there is so much to learn! I just have to get through a couple more lessons, then I'll be finished the Web Design program. Whoo Hoo! I will then have a couple of elective business courses and I hope to be done by the end of June as I think we are hoping to go to Grand Manan Island in early July.

We headed to Algonquin Park yesterday, just Kev, Zeek and me! We walked a few trails and tired out our pooch. We saw a couple of moose on the way out of the park, so I'll highlight photos of them in the near future too!

 

Have a great week!

Swallowtail Lighthouse, Grand Manan Island, NB

Swallowtail Lighthouse, Grand Manan Island

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This week I'm highlighting more photos from the Swallowtail Lighthouse...these include the ferry and some views of the rocky cliffs too! There are lots of rocks to climb on, so you can get a workout in as well. :-) Our little dog, Zeek, loves climbing and the rocks as well as our kiddies!

This week went by fast! I just finished the Portfolio course on Thursday...waiting for a couple of friends to review it and then I'll submit it for marking. No exam with this one! Yay! I got my PHP course on Thursday..it's my last Web Design course..it looks hard though..another programming language! Luckily, I have a built-in tutor with Kevin working with PHP all this year!

We got Brooke home safe and sound on Sunday and she's looking for summer employment. Keturah left yesterday on her school trip to Europe...They are going to Amsterdam, Berlin, Dresden and Krakow, Poland. They get to visit Auschwitz, Schindler's Factory, a bunch of museums and march in a Victory in Europe celebratory parade, representing Canada..pretty cool! She made it there safe and sound and texted me very, very early this morning!

Have a great week!

Swallowtail Lighthouse, Grand Manan Island, New Brunswick

Swallowtail Lighthouse, Grand Manan Island

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This time I'm including more photos from the Swallowtail Lighthouse area of Grand Manan. It's an area where we usually spend a good couple of hours every time we visit...just sitting and enjoying the view..it doesn't get better than this!! I can't wait to go back..hopefully in July!

This week went great...I finished the Web Practical Simulation and am taking a course on Web Portfolio...it's suppose to help you create an online portfolio. So, it should be a very useful course.

Our house is still in shambles...I think I see the light at the end of the tunnel of flooring! :-) Painting is next, I believe..sigh...My house will never be back to normal! Oh well, it will be worth it, if we sell it!

Tomorrow, we are heading to Waterloo to pick up Brookie! Yay! She's coming home for summer, so that should be fun and crazy too, if we all have to go 4 directions with 3 cars..yikes! I will hopefully be done school in about 6 weeks.. I only have 3 courses to go after this one! Another light at the end of a tunnel!

Have a great week!

Swallowtail Lighthouse, Grand Manan Island, NB

Swallowtail Lighthouse, Grand Manan Island, NB

Welcome Back! This time I have some photos of a beautiful area and the most photographed on Grand Manan Island! This is the Swallowtail Lighthouse and the landmark of the Island. It's such a beautiful area....walk down a flight of stairs (going down is the easy part :-)) and then follow the trail to the lightkeepers house and all the trails around that lead to the edge of the cliffs. There are also benches where you can sit and watch the ferry, the kayakers, the seals and fishing weirs! That's what I hope to do when I retire there! :-)

Today's photos include the lighthouse, some views from the trail down to the lighthouse, some kayakers going by, a fishing weir and Long Island ( I think!) in the background. These photos make me want to pack and go there right now! :-)

Well, this week went by quite fast..I say that every week! At School, I finished Dreamweaver II and wrote the exam and now I am doing a Web Practical Simulation course, which includes a little bit of everything we've learned so far...lots of fun!

Friday, I spent most of the day working on my own small business website stuff...there's still lots to do! :-)

This week/weekend we've been busy spring cleaning and Kevin's been hard at work putting in laminate flooring in all the upstairs bedrooms. So our house is more of a mess than it usually is! :-) I'll be glad when it's finished!

Today I went to an open house for Sunset Gourmet Foods. I am doing some website/social media work for a consultant in Kingston, so she invited me to come and try the new products! Yummy!

Have a great week!

Sunsets at Long Eddy Point Lighthouse, Grand Manan Island, New Brunswick

Long Eddy Point Lighthouse

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This week I have the LAST of the sunset photos from the Long Eddy Point Lighthouse on Grand Manan Island, New Brunswick! These are some of my most favourite ones! The photos really do not do the sunset justice...So much more awesome and breath-taking in person.

This week went by fast..another short week! Of course, every week is a short week for me with having Friday's off! :-) I worked on my last lesson for Dreamweaver and will write the exam tomorrow! Not sure what's next on the agenda! More fun stuff, I'm sure!

The website I just finished will be uploaded tomorrow and because it's photography-related, if you'd like to check it out,  you will find it at:

http://smaracle.co.nf/ex6-index.html 

(but not til tomorrow morning sometime!)

Not much new to report...Keturah and I headed to Ottawa yesterday for a baby shower for our friend, Sheena...It was lots of fun! Tired today as we got home after 11 last night! Today, just doing groceries, laundry and homework--all that fun stuff!

Have a great week!