Shopping with the little ones…
Just or shopping with the little guys. These cats really do make it much more enjoyable for them.
Author: Joe Adams
Another Cape Breton Motorcyle Trip
Just like in the past: 2006-10-21:Cabot Trail (1190km) 2007-09-01:Cabot Trail (1300km) 2010-08-06:Cabot Trail (1200km) 2011-07-22: Cabot Trail (1412 km) I’m getting ready to head out on another annual motorcycle trip around the Cabot Trail. This year I’m traveling lighter than before, taking my smaller Givi hard bags. In some trips in the past we have […]
Weekend Visit to the Valley
Just a quick photo posting of last weekends trip to the Valley.
A Nova Scotian Dairy Farm Visit
Yesterday we spent a lovely day touring a Nova Scotian dairy farm. We were given a tour of the various barns, buildings and processing rooms. We also helped out in the afternoon milking of the cows and got to see some of the calves on the farm as well as other animals. Gabriel loved it […]
Shubenacadie Wildlife Park
We had a lovely day today with two other families, the Cornick’s and the Alpert’s, at the Shubenacadie Wildlife Park. The park was pretty busy and the animals were active and visible in most of the displays. As usual it is a great place to take the kids and let them stretch their legs while […]
Easter Weekend
Just a few photos from the Easter weekend in the valley. I think this was the first holiday/event that Gabriel was really clued in for. Throughout the weekend we would have him find an egg or a chocolate. He was really enjoying himself.
Sugar Moon Maple Syrup Farm and Pancake House
Today seven of us headed out to the Sugar Moon Maple Syrup Farm and Pancake house. The farm has 2500 taps on about 35 acres, and lots of people who want to eat pancakes. Something that I had never seen before, but makes a lot of sense, the farm collects sap with a “gravity-fed pipeline […]
The Mountains Overlooking Hermosa
Shawn told me of a local mountain road that had great views of the area, he had jogged up the mountain as part of his training. I initially took the scooter up the hill and at a later point, when I had a car, took a group of people up the hill. The road traverses […]
Arenal Hanging Bridges
As part of our 3 day trip to Arenal, six of us (two couples and two 4 month old babies) travelled to see the Arenal volcano. The volcano has not been active since 2010, but it is still a sight to see and there are lots of other local attractions. One such attraction is the […]
Arenal Sky Tram and Sky Trek
Brittany Oliver and I (Joe) went on a three day trip to Arenal with another couple that was also staying here at the Hermosa Bungalows. They have a daughter that is just one day older than Oliver so going on a three day trip made for the same baby-mindset and also gave us an opportunity […]
Tortuga Island Costa Rica
On Tuesday & Wednesday of this past week, we took turns venturing to Tortuga Island on a Calypso Cruise. The day started off with a 6:50a.m. pick-up at out bungalow and a drive to Puntarenas a port town an hour and half north of Jaco. Puntarenas (Pointsands, from “punta arenas”, or “sand point” in Spanish) […]
Red Bull Blast from the Past 70’s Style Surf Competition – Hermosa Beach Costa Rica
Today I headed down to a Red Bull 70s Style Surf Competition here in Hermosa Beach Costa Rica. I was there for 6 AM and the event was setup, but the heats didn’t start until about 7AM. There were a number of photographers, pro and amateur all shooting the event including two in water photographers. […]
Another Morning on the Beach
Yesterday Ward and Hetty went on a day long excursion to Tortuga Island travelling across the Gulf of Nicoya by catamaran. Brittany and I did the same excursion today. There are lots of photos from the island, and probably enough footage to do a video. So I’m going to take a few days to put […]
Surf Lessons
Today I (Joe) and another couple from Canada took an intro surfing lesson here on Playa Hermosa from Brian, who runs Hermosa Surf Vacations. The surf was unusually small today for Playa Hermosa, so there were no ‘real’ surfers in the water but it was perfect for someone with almost no surf experience like myself. […]
Backyard Bar Surf Competition
We all headed down to the closest bar, the Backyard Bar which holds a local surf competition every Saturday. Below are some photos from the afternoon and the competition.