Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Moving again

My roommates mom has gotten sick and they need the room I am in.
So I am looking for a new place to live.Now that i have a reliable job I am looking for an apartment. So it may take a little longer to get settled in.
More news laterz.

Sunday, September 20, 2009

Moncton Treego

I found the treego quite by accident while exploring Centennial park in Moncton. People tell me there is much more to see in the park. I will keep you up to date on my further adventures in the park.
From the moncton treego website.
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What Is TreeGO?


Monkey Swing, Monkey Play, Monkey in the Trees all Day...

Fun, freedom and personal reward are what TreeGO is all about. These aerial adventure courses offer a diverse and exciting experience within the comfort of knowing you're ...attached to continuous safety cables (the red ones in all of our pictures). No matter what your age or fitness level, our courses are designed for your pleasure in a unique outdoor environment.

TreeGO's self-managed courses for children, teens and adults allow you to move through a series of surprising and progressively challenging tree to tree activities. With multiple activities in a course, you get to decide how far and how fast to exercise your agility, endurance and confidence.

In the highest courses, you can choose to ascend up to 70 feet up in the trees, discovering new levels of focus and physical skill. Share this thrilling experience with friends or family and be rewarded with a sense of well-being and great memories.
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Random pictures of people in the trees.
 






























Hope you enjoyed them. :-)

Moncton Tidal Bore

Some pictures of the tidal bore. The Tidal Bore is much like the Reversing Rivers Rapids in Saint John, but is on the Petitcodiac River. Years ago the Tidal Bore was a very impressive high wall of water that surged in through the narrow river opening. You could see the wave pushing ...the river to reverse. However, a causeway built across the river has blocked the bore, and usually the river-wide wave is only a few inches high! The river still reverses, but it is not very dramatic. Around the equinox, when the tides are especially high, the moving wave is much more visible. Some tourists who expect more have referred to it as the Tidal Boring!


What is impressive is that the river rises the empty river bed to completly full in  few short hours.


During low tide


During low tide


River at %50


River at %50 the tide is still pushing the river back


On the right are the one way storm drains. The river is at %50 but it has not fill this outlet.




Storm drain outlet. River is at %50

Storm drain outlet. River at %90


Storm drain outlet. River at %90

River at %90

More pictures please see archives for sept20/09

Sept 20/09 A good first week.



I've had a good first week in moncton. Adding some pictures from my trip to moncton from Montreal. As well as pictures of some sights in moncton.


St Foy, Quebec and the St Lawrence river


The rolling countryside in Quebec


The rolling countryside Quebec


St Lawrence river and mountains in the background




Riviere du Loup, Quebec


Riviere Du Loup, Quebec


Footbridge/Gazebo in Edmundston, NB


Countryside New Brunswick


Countryside New Brunswick

Please also see Moncton Tidal Bore post and Moncton Treego post for more pictures

Friday, September 11, 2009

My first day in Moncton

I was up by 06:30am. Went looking for Timmies but couldn't find it. So I settled for a coffee at at a conveniece store. I went to Universal Staffing and start work Monday.
It's been great my roommates are friendly and relaxed. Later today I will go for a walkabout Moncton.
What a ride? It has been a whirlwind two weeks. Now to get back to working for a living.

Safe and Sound in Moncton

Sept 10/09
Leaving Quebec and into New Brunswick on a beautiful sunny day. Left Montreal at 6am arrived in St Foy at 9am. Then 10 minutes later onto Riviere du Loup. Arrived in Riviere Du Loup 11 am. 15min later onto New Brunswick. I was so upset while I was checking google maps for the NB border we went past the "Welcome to New Brunswick" sign. I arrived in Moncton at 8pm. I was safe and sound with Tammy and Wilfred (my roommates) by 08:30pm.
Sept09/09
I have had a good visit with my brother and his family. Church and a tour of chateauguay on sunday. A guided tour of Ft Lennox and a drive through the countryside of the south shore on Monday. On Tuesday a trip to Mont Royal and Schwartz's for their ...famous Montreal smoked meat sandwich. Golfing with my bro today and I leave tommorrow.

Saturday, September 5, 2009

On my Way

I leave Red Deer, ab at 08:15pm. My flight leaves Calgary at 01:05am Sept 6th. I arrive in Montreal, PQ at 07:05am.

It almost surreal and I am getting both nervous and excited. When I wake up tomorrow I will be 3/4 of the way across the country. It will take a few days to get used to the fact I will no longer be in Red Deer, AB.

As Always
Have Fun Stay Safe
Jim

Thursday, September 3, 2009

I'm moving to Moncton.
Woohoo! I have a place to live. I am renting a room from a couple i can relate to. She likes to talk and he appears to be pretty quiet. I get the best of both worlds. :-)

It has been a happy whirlwind couple of weeks. Ask me about my daughter surprising me by travelling from ontario for a visit.
My trip took two years of planning but Two weeks to achieve. It's all good ... but I am sad there are so many I would like to say goodbye to, even so it appears they are all happy for me too.

I was pleasantly surprised tonight that my daughter and grand daughter plan to attend my good bye hotdog cook out. I have made plans for Sept 5th @12pm (noon to 2pm) for friends and family I am leaving behind I was worried I might be alone but very proud i get to shoe off my daughter and grand daughter to any and all friends who plan to attend.

What more can a man ask for than good friends that wish him well. I'm glad I have good friends. And I am glad there is facebook.
Maybe this time i won't lose touch with anyone. LOL and i've been told i had better not. :-)
I won't lose touch because good people are hard enough to find in this world I would hate to lose even one of you :-)

As always
have fun stay safe
OKOK just have fun
Jim