Cape Breton

The Cabot Trail… An Amazing View!

August 20, 2010

[This is the final installment of the Cape Breton posts.  If you're interested in reading any of the others, don't forget that you can click on the "Cape Breton" tag at the bottom of this post (or in the funky little "popular tags" tool on the right hand side) and it will show you all [...]

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The “Simpsons” House

August 14, 2010

While we did not see any plaid houses on our trip, we did stumble upon a house belonging to someone who must share a love of the Simpsons.  The first time we drove by it I was too stunned to even take my camera.  It’s ok, I was told… we’d pass it again on our [...]

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Sailing the Bras d’Or

August 13, 2010

As much as I love the sight of water.. a lake.. a river.. the ocean.. whatever…  it’s purely from an emotional point of view.  I can’t swim a single stroke.  I sink like a stone, and I’m very much aware of that fact any time that I’m in a situation where I’m near water that [...]

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The Surprise?

August 13, 2010

I’ve had a few people ask about the “surprise” that I mentioned in the last Cape Breton post. What is it? What happened? Well… I’ve sat down several times to write the next post. I’ve even managed to write the first paragraph. Twice! But I can’t seem to get past that initial paragraph. But I [...]

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Day Trip to Sydney, NS

August 7, 2010

[Sorry Mum... wrong Sydney... maybe you can be a guest blogger when you get back from Australia next year, and we can compare notes] Part of our trip to Cape Breton was obviously going to involve going into Sydney.  There wasn’t really anything in particular that I needed to see there.  I just didn’t think [...]

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Expanding My Palate

August 3, 2010

I really only have one rule when I go away somewhere new… I do not want to eat at a place that I could eat at if I was home.  No McDonalds, no Tim Hortons, no Swiss Chalet…  nothing like that.  That’s it.  When I went to PEI last summer, we stayed clear of any [...]

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Living in the Lap of Luxury: Bras D’or Lakes Campground

August 2, 2010

There are certain comforts that you naturally forgo when camping.  It’s just a given.  If you’re not prepared for that, then you’re better off staying in a hotel somewhere.  I was well aware of that.  The plan was to spend the first 2 nights at the Bras D’or Lakes Campground, using it as a base camp [...]

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Aiming for the Moon… WaS Reaches New Heights!

July 31, 2010

Back in June, I mentioned that the blog broke the old record for hits in a single day… 79.  I attributed it to a little post I did about a certain t-shirt, and a girl who took notice.  Amongst other things…  well yesterday smashed through that ceiling, coming in at 94 hits!  It appears that [...]

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