Misadventure #2: Past meets present I was 19 when I set out driving from Toronto to Nova Scotia. My dad had passed away the previous year, but my mom was still alive and I was going to spend a week with my sister and mother and see friends. My vehicle was a robin-egg-blue 1982 Dodge... Continue Reading →
Map of National Historic Sites NB This September, It will be seven years I have lived in New Brunswick. In that time frame, I have traveled around the province getting to know it thoroughly. A while back I wrote East Coast Bucket List, and part of it was finding and documenting National Historic sites. I... Continue Reading →
My day job is teaching fitness; I coach correct and encourage the Canadian Forces Members at CFB Gagetown, to get their daily PT done.. With the gym closed our team at PSP, (Personal Support Programs) are doing virtual class. My coworker JP has built a coach-to -5 km, work up program, and I have created... Continue Reading →
Kentucky Derby Day reminiscing After more than 30 years of wandering, It's is time to tell the stories I don't often brag about: my misadventures. Here is a series of narrow escapes and unfortunate happenings that stem from bad judgement, car accidents and wrong turns. all in name of travel. Hope you enjoy them. Care... Continue Reading →
It was January 2nd, 1919. A seven-year-old boy approached the room where his mother lay in bed glistening with sweat and shivering. "She has been stricken with the Influenza," his father, Dr. Malcolm MacKay, had whispered to him. The word had only recently turned into a common term. Left Euphima MacKay (MacInnis) and husband Dr.... Continue Reading →
