This past Saturday I attended a search exercise with Colchester Ground Search and Rescue along with several other local GSAR teams. It was actually a follow up to the Dylan Ehler search to search the shoreline of the Cobequid Bay for clues. We had a great day for it. Some felt it was a bit…
Two years ago I ignored the warnings of a storm with high winds and rain and the roof of our gazebo was totally destroyed. We managed to find the last roof replacement in the Maritimes the following summer. So when the warnings came for the storm last night I thought I would do my best…
Some of you may know I’ve been volunteering with Colchester Ground Search and Rescue for almost a year and a half now. The first year was spent getting the training to be a qualified searcher and involved a lot of exercises in the woods and fields around our base in Debert, including an overnight in…
I know Covid-19 affected a lot of people adversely especially when it comes to employment and income. I guess there has to be something good about being retired. This was one of my busiest summers ever. Being called out for several searches with Colchester Ground Search, and Rescue we had both sad results and good….
It seems avoiding a blog for a couple of years can have predictable results. Not that I had a huge readership to begin with, but my absence has cut it back to zero. It seems a lot of life got in the way and that’s my excuse. How about you? Did you ever start something…
Following a surprisingly restful night at the Margaree Riverview Inn we loaded the car, checked out of our room, and headed on up the Cabot Trail. First stop was for breakfast at the Belle View Restaurant in Margaree Harbour. Coffee was the biggest requirement but breakfast was good too. The next…
Since Marilyn and I hadn’t had any sort of vacation for several years now we decided we were going to break away this past September even if only for a short trip. It’s been more then 40 years since we last traveled around the Cabot trail so that’s what we decided we would do this year. Since…
Most people appreciate their families most of the time. However, if you’re lucky enough to have family close to you all the time, you may not be as appreciative as you should be. I was reminded of it this week when my brother Allan and his wife Pat were able to pay us a visit…
In 2007 McDonald’s used the slogan, “Things that make you go ‘mmmm’.” I’m not sure how effective it was for them, and I don’t think they were the first to use that slogan either. If I were to take on a slogan this week it would be “Things that make you go Hmmmm?” First was…
Wow! And we thought we had a rough winter last year! It was a walk in the park compared to this year. And it would appear that it’s not over yet by a long shot. When we moved into this apartment last summer it was with the thought that there would be no more snow…
Anybody recognize this photo? It’s the same location as the one on the my home page. Victoria Park, Truro’s world famous jewel. No lolling around on rustic park benches today though. Couldn’t even find the rustic park benches. They were buried under a couple of meters of snow. In fact the trails themselves were a meter…
