Hey – It’s been quite a year. How’s that for an overused opening phrase? 2018 seems to have sacked everyone in some way, shape or form. I am glad to have said farewell to 2018. Last year tested me in a lot of ways. I typically do not bear emotions or “air my dirty laundry”…
Family Travel
Epic Hikes With Kids – Dundas Peak and Tews Falls Trail, Ontario
The Bruce Trail is a hiking trail in southern and central Ontario, stretching 890 kilometres. The Bruce extends from the Niagara River in the south, to the tip of Tobermory on the Bruce Peninsula in the north. As far as epic hikes with kids, the entire Bruce Trail is great. But, there are parts here…
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Ontario
Epic Hikes With Kids – Barron Canyon Trail, Algonquin Provincial Park
When it comes to epic hikes with kids, the Barron Canyon Trail in Algonquin Provincial Park is the second amazingly epic hike my kids experienced in 2018. Located on the east end of Algonquin Provincial Park, in Ontario, close to Petawawa, it’s most convenient to access from the Sand Lake Gates. We took advantage of…
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Family Travel
Please Summer, Don’t End
Everything about this moment on the Bonnechere River with my son is perfect. Still water. Perfect light. It’s oh so quiet. I took him out of daycare at the end of June and in two short weeks, he’ll be heading off to junior kindergarten, my daughter into grade 4 and I’m having all the feels….
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Ontario
Glamping in Bonnechere Provincial Park
Some of the best memories of my life have involved camping. Sadly, I can’t say the same for my children. Every summer growing up, my parents packed up our Bonair pop up camper trailer, hitched it to the back of our Oldsmobile and our subsequent Pontiac station wagon, threw us kids into the backseat and…