Sep 04, 2022 / Last updated : Sep 10, 2022 kazue Activity

Halifax Public Gardens

The beautifully resonant sound of jazz lured us to an urban oasis. Halifax Public Gardens, a place for people to relax. It is about 20km from our place, and we biked there. The Public Garden is not allowed to bring the bike in, so we biked outside of the gate. What we thought interesting was […]

Nov 07, 2021 / Last updated : Nov 11, 2021 kazue Activity

Oakfield Provincial Park

It’s about 15 minutes drive from Burgundy Dream B&B. Park has a picnic area, BBQ, beach access, and a hiking trail. A popular 4 km loop trail is an easy walking trail through wooded area. I’ve never seen shelf fungi on a birch like a tower apartment. A bald eagle was sitting on the top […]

Oct 11, 2021 / Last updated : Oct 15, 2021 kazue Activity

McDonald Sports Park in Waverley

4 km from our place there is a sports park called McDonald Sports Park. You can enjoy walking, hiking, cycling, boating and ball sports all year round. In winter, if there is a suitable base of snow, the trails are good for Nordic Skiing or snowshoeing. This morning, Sam and I ran to the park […]

Mar 21, 2021 / Last updated : Aug 12, 2021 kazue Information

Sackville Lakes Provincial Park

Sackville Lakes Provincial Park is natural environment park located in Lower Sackville where is about 8km from our place. The park offers an attractive forest setting in a near-urban environment for walking, hiking, and lake access for canoeing or kayaking. It was so warm and sunny that spring seemed to have arrived, and the temperature […]

Mar 06, 2021 / Last updated : Aug 12, 2021 kazue Nature

Dollar Lake Provincial Park

Dollar Lake is located about 35 km from our place. The park is open during the summer to enjoy camping, trail walking and swimming. In winter, there is no car access to the lakeside, but you can enjoy cross-country skiing and snow hiking. [View more photos…]

Jan 11, 2021 / Last updated : Aug 12, 2021 kazue Information

Cyril Smith Golden Acres Park

Blue sky for the first time since New Year’s Day. We went for a walk at Cyril Smith Golden Acres Park in Dartmouth. It was interesting to see that the water’s edge seemed to be frozen in waves. The trail is an easy 2.4km out and back walk along Albro Lake.

Sep 16, 2020 / Last updated : Jul 28, 2021 kazue Activity

Cape Split Provincial Park

Cape Split Provincial Park is a 447-hectare natural environment park located in Scots Bay, Kings County. Cape Split hiking trail is about 6.5 km one way (13km return). The trail opens out to a look-off 60 meters above a rugged coast of the Bay of Fundy.

Aug 23, 2020 / Last updated : Jul 27, 2021 kazue Information

Scots Bay

We visited Bay of Fundy again. This time, we went to Cape Split Provincial Park, Blomidon Provincial Park, and saw a great view from Canning The Lookoff. Long drive for about 300 km.

Jul 25, 2020 / Last updated : Jul 26, 2021 kazue Activity

Anthony Provincial Park

From Burntcoat Head Park we biked 17 km along with the Bay of Fundi and visited Anthony Provincial Park and biked back. It was an amazing view with corn fields, farms, and red beach of Bay of Fundi.

Jul 25, 2020 / Last updated : Jul 26, 2021 kazue Information

Burntcoat Head Park

Burntcoat Head Park that has the world’s highest recorded tides is about 80 km north from our place. Tides at Burntcoat Head average 55.8 ft (17.0 m)! There was a staff at the entrance warning the visitors to come back by 2:30 pm today.