America the Beautiful
Life has a way of changing plans. I had to cancel our original summer vacation and discovered we could do it again. Because so many of the places we would visit in the first itinerary would be fully booked, I had to come up with a…
Walking Among the Mighty Trees of BC – Next Year!
Life has a way of changing things. One thing that changed was our summer vacation. I created a plan and discovered we could not make this journey. But fear not! We will not venture to the West this year but will be able to do…
Chasing the Easter Bunny in Cincinnati
I had one of two options for this upcoming Easter weekend. OPTION 1: Nothing. OPTION 2: Something. I didn’t like option one, but it was the best option, and I held this position for over a month. There are several reasons for this belief—first, my…
Terrorizing the Grandkids
I had never heard so much screaming in my life. My mother was pleading to leave this place. My wife was frantic with the events that were going on. My first and only thought was, “Let’s bring the grandkids here!” We visited Parc Omega in…
Birthdaymas
One of my favourite gifts to my kids is the gift of time. This Christmas, my present to my daughter, Caitlyn, will be her first trip to the USA. I have called this trip Birthdaymas in celebration of Caitlyn’s and Jesus’ birthdays. It is a…
Marching Our Way To Bedford
As a school bus driver, I am blessed with regularly scheduled time off. These days off are why I became a bus driver in the first place. They give us time to do our favourite pastime: TRAVEL! During my time off, better known as March…
Summer Road Trip
Today is the day I have planned for on our summer road trip since January. With only hours away, I am packed and waiting for Charlene to finish work. This summer, we head to the East Coast. I started to build the itinerary months ago…
Family Day Weekend to Ottawa
Family Day was born in Canada when there was a need for a long weekend to celebrate something. For my wife and I, we have this time off. And what better way to celebrate Family Day than with family? We invited Mom to come along. …
Washington, D.C. Road Trip
Washington, D.C. has been on my travel hit list for some time now. But, it is a little far for us to make the drive worth the effort. That changed when our plans to visit New Brunswick fell through and there was no way I…