Adventures in the outdoors
I can’t officially say that the ice is out in ALL of Ontario, but down in our little section of it we are officially ice free. Of course that means it is time to get our canoe out for her first paddle of the year. She had been waiting patiently in our garage for the water to be soft for a very long time.
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It’s springtime, and that means that my parents are making their way back to Newfoundland after spending the last few months in Myrtle Beach. Since we live so far apart and don’t see each other much they stop at our place to visit on their way south and then again on their way home – not exactly a direct route, but we’re glad they do. This year, their visit coincided with the Easter weekend and since we have not spent an Easter together in 16 years, we knew that we wanted to make the day special.
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As part of the Reverly Outdoor Equipment Co #getoutside2019 challenge, we decided to get up extra early one morning during March break to watch the sun rise and, as the challenge says, “just don’t go outside, revel in it”.
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It is once again that wonderful time of year when the days are getting longer, the snow is melting, the temperatures are rising, and the maple sap starts flowing. For the last 10 years we have enjoyed attending the Maple in the County festival to visit the local sugar shacks, farms, and local businesses, where we get our fill of maple syrup and pancakes. We also love the maple candy, maple cotton candy, and other maple flavoured treats we find, but the main take home prize is always a nice big bottle of pure maple syrup. I mean, growing up in Newfoundland, we thought maple syrup was made by Aunt Jemima, but now we are maple syrup snobs – although Dan still has a soft spot for the other stuff and we keep an emergency bottle on hand, just in case.
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