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Snowmobiling to Old Man's Pond with Darren Park
Having a boil up on the shores of Old Man's PondBy Keith and Heather Nicol “You know most of my clients are novice snowmobilers. I would say that at least 60% have never driven a sled before so...
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Learning to Skate on Classic Ski Equipment
by Keith and Heather NicolBe sure to push off to the side Over the past couple of years I have received several emails from skiers asking about trying to learn to skate on classic ski equipment....
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Ski Touring to Blow Me Down Ridge, Bay of Islands, Newfoundland
by Keith and Heather Nicol John skiing up the flank of Blow Me Down Mtn On Tuesday, April 9, 2013 John Moores and I headed up to check out the snow stability and snow depths along the flank...
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Skiing around objects in the classic track
Photo 1-Begin to change direction early by Keith and Heather Nicol Skiing around obstacles in the classic track can sometimes be tricky depending on how quickly you need to change direction.Obstacles...
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Ski Touring in the Tablelands in Gros Morne National Park, Newfoundland
by Keith and Heather Nicol Some of the avalanche debris with Bonne Bay in the distance On Tuesday, April 16 we headed to the Tablelands in Gros Morne National Park to ski what many people simply...
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Steep backcountry skiing in the Tablelands of Western Newfoundland
by Keith and Heather NicolAndrew Stokes stands on large chunk of cornice debrisClose up of some of the avalanche debrisOn Tuesday, April 23 the weather forecast predicted sunny skies and temperatures...
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Spring skiing in the Tablelands Bowl in Gros Morne National Park
by Keith and Heather Nicol With the forecast for sun and warm temperatures, we decided to head to the Tablelands to ski into the Bowl for some turns on what we hoped to be great corn snow. Our...
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Enjoying the 2013 Trails, Tales and Tunes Festival in Norris Point, Newfoundland
by Keith and Heather NicolDaniel Payne fiddling at the Justin Thyme Bistro in Norris Point The weather forecast was not looking great but the music line up included one of our favourite bands-...
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Sailing with Marine Atlantic on the M.V. Vision
By Keith and Heather Nicol They say there are no accidental tourists in Newfoundland. You have to plan your trip to get here since there are no easy links to the Island. Ferries connect a few...
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Sampling Wine in New Brunswick- Part 1
by Keith and Heather Nicol Agro tourism is a growing trend in many parts of Canada as people begin to make a stronger connection with the food and drink they consume. They want to see where it...
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Sampling wine in Quebec- Part 1
by Keith and Heather Nicol Our next stop on our wine tour was in the province of Quebec in Mt. St. Hilaire, near Montreal. Here we stopped at Vignoble Clos Mont St Hilaire, which operates on about...
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Wine Tasting in the Niagara region of Ontario
By Keith and Heather Nicol For our wine tasting adventure in the Niagara region of Ontario, we based ourselves out of the comfortable Holiday Inn and Suites in St. Catharines...
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Sampling Wineries in the Niagara region of Ontario- Part 2
by Keith and Heather Nicol On June 7, 2013 the weather still didn’t look like it would cooperate for our planned bike trip in Niagara on the Lake so we asked the staff at the Holiday Inn and...
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Sampling Wineries in the Eastern Townships of Quebec
by Keith and Heather Nicol On June 15 we headed out from Ottawa with our sites set on visiting some wineries in the Eastern Townships of Quebec. This area is known for its wine route which includes...
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Sampling Wineries in the Eastern Townships of Quebec-Part 2
By Keith and Heather Nicol Sunday June 16 dawned sunny but the forecast was for rain to roll in by noon. We started the day Heather cycling along one of Bromont's many trailswith an amazing 4...
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Exploring the Florenceville Hartland area of New Brunswick
by Keith and Heather Nicol Learn about the potato at Potato WorldWhen we travel we like to stay at new places and explore new landscapes. As we headed into New Brunswick from our wine sampling tour of...
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Sampling Wineries in New Brunswick- Part 2
by Keith and Heather Nicol We started part 2 of our New Brunswick winery tour at Magnetic Hill Winery (http://www.magnetichillwinery.com/) located on the outskirts of Moncton, New Brunswick....
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Sampling Wineries in Nova Scotia
by Keith and Heather Nicol Our final province in our winery tour was Nova Scotia and we decided to check out Jost Winery located at Malagash just off Highway 6 on Nova Scotia’s north shore. This...
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"Two" kicks off the Gros Morne Theatre Festival in fine style!
by Keith and Heather Nicol Every year we look forward to attending the Gros Morne Theatre Festival in Cow Head since we like the emphasis on music and plays that deal with topics that...
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Sailing with Marine Atlantic on the M.V. Highlanders
by Keith and Heather Nicol We ended our epic 4 province wine tasting trip by taking the M. V. Highlanders on Thursday, June 20 from North Sydney to Port aux Basques. All we need to do now is visit...
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