This 9km hiking trail near Radium Hot Springs was a road used by the Model Ts in 1920s!
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Activities
Muskoka Woods
On Monday morning, Felix packed up and headed out for his first overnight school trip. The Grade 7s in their school travelled to Muskoka Woods for 3 days of fun in the sun/snow/rain. He picked a friend and asked that his friend wake/notify him as needed when his processors are off (which is when he’s […]
Activities
Why’s your backpack so heavy?
Neil was moving some things at the back door and picked up Lara’s backpack. He couldn’t figure out why an empty backpack was so heavy, so took a peek.
Grenada / International Travel
River Antoine Rum Distillery
What comes after learning about chocolate making? Learning about rum making, of course 😛 The River Antoine Estate was only a five minute drive away. This unique distillery, started in the 18th century, still operates using equipment and processes from over 200 years ago. This means it does not have pasteurization, cultured yeast strains, steam […]
Grenada / International Travel
Belmont Estate: tree-to-bar chocolate experience
We were originally scheduled for a 11AM tour at Belmont Estate, but we arrived later in the afternoon due to our doctor and pharmacy adventures in the morning. Of course, Nolan’s drone came out at the end and he got some amazing overhead shots.
Grenada / International Travel
Ailments
Several days into our trip, the kids and Neil started exhibiting signs of being sick (fatigue, sore throat, congestion and coughing). This was also when we realized that we had left the covid test kits behind in our frenzy of repacking 5 carry-ons into 2 checked bags the night before our departure. This is after […]
Grenada / International Travel
A lighthouse, beaches, and an off-grid farm
Today was a day of multiple stops. We then visited a farm of Michael, a local who lives off-grid with Billy, his Australian wife, on a farm in the bush. Earlier Neil and Lii Ling had been exploring the garden at our AirBnB when Michael passed by, selling large bags of sorrel. We wanted only […]
Grenada / International Travel
St George’s
Port Royal was founded by the French in 1649. It was conquered by the British in 1762, and they renamed the town “St George’s” in honour of King George III. St George’s is the capital of Grenada and a short drive from our airbnb. We spent a couple of hours exploring the small capital. Some […]
Grenada / International Travel
Palm Tree Gardens
A 45 minute squiggly ride from home is Palm Tree Gardens. It was started as a hobby by Grenadian Lawrence Lambert, who collected plants on his travels and grew them on his 2-acre property. It is reputed to contain over 300 species of plants, and almost 40 types of palms. One fascinating thing was that […]
Grenada / International Travel
Seven Sisters Falls
While we were at Grand Etang Park, we decided to do the hike to visit the Seven Sisters Falls (aka St. Margaret Falls).