Posts in Category: Canada
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York Redoubt National Historic Site
Yesterday was the first reasonably mild day in quite some time and in my quest to find something reasonably interesting to write about during this Covid lockdown I set out on a drive with nowhere in particular on my mind. Hitting the Armdale rotary, I took the Spryfield exit and then Purcell’s Cove Road heading […]
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Sheffield Mills Eagle Watch
We are in the middle of winter and a pandemic at the same time. What the heck can a person do to get some enjoyment out of life during these difficult times? Here’s one suggestion for both avid birders and people who have only a passing interest in birds, but are fascinated by the size […]
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Owls Head – Not the Place for a Golf Resort
A couple of posts ago I weighed in on what I described as the Peggy’s Cove Kerfuffle and after visiting the site, examining the plans and determining that there had been more than adequate consultation, concluded that those who opposed the changes were flat out wrong. In this post I am going to do the same […]
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Oceanstone Resort & Rhubarb Restaurant
In my previous post I visited Peggy’s Cove with the express intention of checking out the proposed changes that will include a viewing platform and other upgrades. My conclusion was that they will be a welcome addition and make the place far more accessible than it is now and create a much more sensible traffic […]
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Peggys Cove Kerfuffle – Decide for Yourself
I live in St. Margaret’s Bay and visit nearby Peggys Cove several times a year, most recently on a beautiful and sunny New Year’s day. I try to be there when the number of visitors is minimal which is usually in winter. BTW, I’m not using the apostrophe in Peggys Cove because Google hates them. […]
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Royal Oaks G.C. Hole by Hole
This is my final post from Alison and my recent golf trip to New Brunswick in late September. So far we have played Kingswood, West Hills and Fundy, all of which we enjoyed tremendously and today it will be Moncton’s Royal Oaks Golf Club, the original championship course in the area. Please join us as […]
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Fundy Golf Course Hole by Hole
Alison and I arrived in Alma, the gateway to Fundy National Park after driving the Fundy Trail Parkway which has now been completed from St. Martins through to Sussex, as part of our continuing fall golf expedition to New Brunswick where we will play the Fundy Golf Course. Arriving here brought back fond memories from […]
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Fundy Trail Parkway – Drive It In 2021!
New Brunswick’s Fundy Trail Parkway joins Nova Scotia’s Cabot Trail and Newfoundland and Labrador’s Viking Trail as one of the great scenic drives, not just in Atlantic Canada, but in all of North America. Here’s why you must drive it, bike it or hike it soon. It was late September, 2020 and Alison I were […]
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West Hills G.C.- Fredericton’s Great New Layout
Prior to the pandemic, many people seemed to think that golf was a sport on the decline with a number of clubs in Canada struggling to maintain a viable membership. All that changed in the summer of 2020 as people realized that golf was one sport that you could play without many Covid restrictions. The […]