Start by looking up the Canadian Canoe Route and the National Parks website. www.pc.ga.ca.com. Amongst the numerous sites below, they recommend guided tours on Kejimkujik National Park in the far east (Atlantic) coast of Canada on the Nova Scotia peninsular. And le Maurice in Quebec. Ontario. Emony Nicholls environment expert and range has paddled extensively […]
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USA www.nps.gov./boating&watersports or Try Find a Park by State’ www.americancanoe.org “Serving the broader paddling public providing education related to all aspects of paddling, stewardship, support to help protect paddling environments and sanctioning programmes and events to promote paddle sport”. Amongst them: Allegheny River, Pennsylvania. Juniper Run, Ocala National Park
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A house which looks like the cabin suite in Royal Caribbean cruise ship ..!! or do you arrive to this?!! House Swaps If you have the energy to tidy and make your home presentable in the final count down before a holiday, it can pay dividends because you can house swap. For example, a family in
We had sailed long distances on yachts, but, we were new to dinghies. Our first dinghy was a heron which was perfect for a family of four with two young boys. We loved the Heron however once the boys were over 6 and 8, we outgrew it. It is easily transportable, and light enough for
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This is Shell Bay, Studland Peninsular, Dorset. (One of my favourite beaches, in the world). This is what the Dorset Guide says. https://www.dorsetguide.com/shell-bay-beach/ This is what the beach guide says about Shell Bay: https://www.thebeachguide.co.uk/south-west-england/dorset/studland-shell-bay.htm Christmas Day, Avonmouth Beach, Near Christchurch, Dorset. (Not Avon Mouth, Bristol). One of our sons, along with many others,
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In August 2018 the Branagan family flew from Johannesburg to Vilcanulos, Mozambique. We stayed at Casi Babi with the lovely Sabrina and Denis who ran Odysseadive . Vilcanulos is a beautiful, unspoilt fishing village. We watched the daily catch come in everyday, it seemed that the whole village turned up to the beach to help
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The dress code on an invitation read, ‘Dress’, ‘Make an effort’, which is what bringing up children seems to be, all the time, every day. And making an extra effort can seem …. too much of an effort. Whatever your boundary: walking more than three miles with the children; teaching them to bicycle; putting up
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Yes, raising children can sometimes seem like rolling the stone up the hill, only for it to roll down again, every time. (The punishment of Sisyphus, Greek Mythology, sad story.) Keeping children’s rooms tidy-supper-every-night-washing-staying on-top-of-the school-timetable and-out-of school-timetable can seem like Wally and his solar powered tasks. But this is why, it is so important
Traveller Ralf Potts wrote,: “Walk until your day becomes interesting’. Walking with children, your have to make the interesting. If you need inspiration, near and far, have a “recce” below. Above, the River Hamble, Burseldon, Hampshire. (Above) https://www.hants.gov.uk/thingstodo/countryparks/rhcp This blog is spring-board blog for everyone to add their favourites. If you would prefer to start
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Every year Joel, Lucy, Billie and Daisy go to the Isle of Wight in mid July. Lucy remembers. ‘It was my Mum’s Birthday in July, just after we broke up from school, and we always rented a cottage near Freshwater or Totland. My parents, my brother and I walked up on the cliffs overlooking the
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