Today is the start of the Canadian Nationals. Tyler plays for U19 Team Canada and Kyle is playing U17. Tyler has 2 games and & Kyle 1 game today. So we will be running from arena to arena starting at 1:30. The organizers have arranged busses to all the games for the players and the parents. Theresa and I take the car as we don't want to be after hanging around the arenas longer than we have to. Kyle woke up some crooked (grouchy). So I asked "What wrong fer...

Today was bright and sunny to start off but increasingly clouded over. The weather here has been cool - around 16 degrees on average - a far cry from the 30+ degrees in Ontario but it's great for sight seeing. And we have even been able to sit on a patio for lunch. Today we planned to go to Quidi Vidi and Fort Amherst. Quidi Vidi (pronounced Kiddy Viddy) Village is a scenic fishing village in St. John's, located just beyond Quidi Vidi Lake, where the fa...

I woke up to a semi-mauzy (cloud/ foggy) day and was mug-up (having a cup of tea) when Theresa got up. She is really into the culture here as she looked at me and said "Whadda y'at?" ("What's up?"). This is our first full day of adventure in St. John's and we want to make it a memorable one.   We decided to venture to Brigus about 80 km from St. John's. Brigus is a small fishing community located on Conception Bay. It's a lovely town, wit...

After an uneventful 3 hour flight we arrived in St. John's. We picked up our rental car and made our way to the hotel only to find our deluxe suite was not ready. So we went for lunch and a little shopping. We had lunch at a quaint well renowned cafe on Duckworth Street (Bagel Cafe - they really must change that name). We were chatting with a lady who said it took them 3 days to get here due to bad weather cancelling their flights so we felt extra lucky that ...

Yes b'y......I'm going to be a Townie for a week! : I'm off to St. John's, Newfoundland with my sister-in-law, Theresa, and my nephews, Tyler & Kyle, for the Canadian National Ball Hockey Association National Championship. Theresa, Kyle & I set off to St. John's bright & early this morning to attend the Junior National Ball Hockey Championships. Tyler is not with us as he is travelling with his team. Tyler is playing goalie for the under 19 Canadian...