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Top 10 Highlights in Month 1 of our Family Time in Britain
Top 10 Highlights in Month 1 of our Family Time in Britain Today marks the day that we officially left one month ago to embark on our family’s 5 month adventure in Great Britain. We are living in North Wales but traveling all over the UK, making the most of our time here, and when […]
Can you Smell Like a Shark?
Can you Smell Like a Shark? Today we are going to a beach in North Wales to help collect and count shark eggs as part of a citizen science project. To help us learn a it more about sharks, we did a great activity about how sharks smell. The North Wales Wildlife Trust has great […]
Irishman’s Road Recreation Centre
Irishman’s Road Recreation Centre Tucked in West Hants, towards the Rawdon Hills near Windsor, is a hidden gem of a recreation site full of hiking trails to explore! I first learned about the Irishman’s Road Recreation site through Facebook posts and new I had to check it out with the family! How to Get There […]
Volunteering at Gwaith Powdwr Nature Reserve
Volunteering at Gwaith Powdwr Nature Reserve Before leaving Canada, we connected with the North Wales Wildlife Trust to find out about volunteer activities at the local nature reserves. Every Wednesday, a group of volunteers gather at the Gwaith Powdwr Nature Reserve in Penrhyndeudraeth to work on conservation projects around the nature reserve. Before we started, […]
A day in Betws Y Coed with fairies, dragons and rhinos
A day in Betws Y Coed with fairies, dragons and rhinos Betws-y-Coed is known as the gateway to Snowdonia National Park. Many people stop here before furthering their adventure of hiking, biking or heading into the mountains. In fact, there are apparently more trail shops here per capita than anywhere else! I like to call […]
The Mawddach Trail in Dolgellau Wales
The Mawddach Trail in Dolgellau Wales Today’s adventure took us along a flat trail along the Mawddach estuary and river. In fact, according to the website , the trail goes along the disused railway between Dolgellau and Barmouth in Wales. Like most days so far, it was absolutely “chucking it down” with rain, but it […]
Roman Ruins of Tomen Y Mur North Wales
Roman Ruins of Tomen Y Mur North Wales We arrived in Wales on Friday night in the midst of a snow storm. It was hardly any snow, but driving through the mountains without any snow tires, was a bit more difficult than driving in Nova Scotia. We started by getting our bearings in the nearest […]
Map of our Adventures in Great Britain
Family Adventures in the UK Follow our family’s adventures in the UK with this interactive map! Zoom in and click on the various points of interest. Each point may contain pictures and links to the blog or Daniel’s YouTube videos. This map is being updated on a daily basis! Save Save Save Save
Visit these Parks Canada places for FREE in 2017
Parks Canada Places to Visit for Free in 2017 For all of 2017 you will get unlimited opportunities to enjoy National Parks, National Marine Conservation Areas and National Historic Sites across the country… for free! Order your free pass here Our family has visited so many National Parks across the country. When you go with […]
