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Holyrood Beach & Harbour

Holyrood Beach & Harbour
Originally uploaded by by the bay gal

I took this beautiful shot last night with my new camera (given to me for Christmas). I'm hoping to take more shots around Holyrood and will have them posted to my blog within a day or two of taking the shot. I live in an amazingly beautiful town. I am so lucky!

I pass this scene almost every day. So last night I thought it would be a great idea to have a night view captured with my great camera. I think I may have captured some of the essence of it's beauty.

Our town!

I stated on my last blog that I would show some of the scenes I see on my walk about the town.. well.. I haven't taken new pictures, but I've dug up some older shots I've taken over the past year or so.

Holyrood is an beautiful little town at the head of Conception Bay. It's Website has much useful information for the visitor and resident alike... http://www.townofholyrood.com/default.php?display=modNews&do=viewNews&nid=23

I'll begin by showing a view of the most often seen part of the town, the Main Beach area...

This photo shows a view of the old fish plant which is now in the process of being replaced by a new school for Marine Offshore services. I'll add a new photo when the buildings are completed. The new buildings are quite esthetically pleasing and fit into the look of the town quite well.









The next photo is a view of the Main Beach area from the hill overlooking the harbour on the Conception Bay Highway.










This is a view of the Walkway and mural along the walkway that depicts a train travelling through the town (the walkway was originally the train track bed).










..to be continued...

Catching Up

I've been away from my blog for too long....

We are now getting ready to head out on another cruise in the Western Caribbean. Our two boys and their families will come along with us and we are looking forward to every moment.

I think about past cruises and holidays and know that this one will be a another great adventure. We will be at many of the places we've seen before, but because of that we'll be relaxed and get to know a little more about each of these places, which include Grand Cayman, Belize, Cozemel-Mexico and Roatan-Honduras.





Altun-Ha, Belize







In a town called Hell, Grand Cayman









Chillin' in Cozumel-Mexico






Snorkling in Roatan-Honduras


The memories are so idealic... then we come back to our everyday life, refreshed and ready to continue with our realities.

My life today is simple, relaxed and full of interesting hobbies... as a result of retiring on June 30, 2009.

I try to exercise daily and have joined a gym.. on good weeks I get there at least 3 mornings. I also spend time hiking around the town and appreciating the many beautiful sites I see and the interesting chats I have with newcomers and old friends as I walk along.

Today is Good Friday. We will meet Carol, Peter and family and take part in a "Poor Man's Supper" at the Star of the Sea in Holyrood. This supper consists of Fish Cakes, Beans, Macaroni, homemade bread and cookies.. YUM!!!...

In my next blog I will try to concentrate on the many sites I see on my walks around our town.

September's Coming

I've had an amazing summer after my retirement on June 30th. Filled with family, fun and photographs.

It began with finishing a basement that had been left in the slings for 34 years...


Then my husband relatives arrived for a two week visit from Manitoba. Most of them had never seen Newfoundland. During this time we did a Whale Boat Tour, a visit to Northern Bay, a visit to Brigus, many great times in the garden, and time eating, eating, eating!!!

Being Retired!

Being retired has no rhyme nor reason to it!.. I can sit at my computer when I want and waste the day away. I can

Adventures on Pompano Beach

Kit and I flew into Fort Lauderdale on Thursday morning, after a very early rise (3:30 a.m.).. We arrived the airport at 12:30 p.m. after two stops, one in Halifax where we met Dianne and the other in Toronto. There to meet us, as big and beautiful as ever was our vivacious host, Joan... with camera in hand and asking us to pose before we could fathom that it was her jumping in front of us.

Then the fun began!

We drove to a timeshare owned by Joan on the interior of Fort Lauderdale. On the way we stopped for a "few" groceries. We have a few wine drinkers so that took up much of our spare room in the car. The timeshare (condo) had a balcony overlooking sunny Fort Lauderdale,

a pool with a slide that only myself and Carol Ann would enjoy!!!

and all the amenities we could ever want... We had sleeping space for 5 if we included the sofa. I chose the sofa...