Jacqueline’s Jaunts

Today was a catch-up day. Barry went to visit the old neighborhood, but I was behind on my blog and wanted to spend time with our new spotting scope, so I didn't join him.  I started working on my blog, but Blogger got difficult again when I tried to upload photos. I'm really getting frustrated with Blogger. I think I'll have to research something else when I get home. Instead, I closed my computer and went to the pond with my new spotting scope.  I spent time learning how to use it, moved it around on the tripod, and turned all the knobs to see what they do. Plenty of birds in the pond to focus on, so it was a lot of fun. The birds hanging out at the pond included Marbled Godwits, Greater Yellowlegs, Black-necked Stilt (only 2), Mallards, and a Great White Pelican. The Black-necked Stilt and Pelican were my favorite. I also experimented with attaching my iPhone to the spotting scope and taking pictures. Aligning the correct iPhone lens with the attachment was a challenge, ...

Today the four of us headed for REI in SLO. Their sale ended today, and K & J wanted to take advantage of their coupon. We already did, but we can always find something at REI. Ken needed new tennis, and Jan wanted inserts for her hiking boots....getting ready for our Utah trip! All of us bought what we needed and more. LOL! Next on the agenda was to go visit K & J's friend's (from the other night) new house they are still moving into. It's a new subdivision in SLO. Beautiful homes and a lot of building still happening. They were on the waiting list for this subdivision. Great dog, Finley. He is two years old and loves Barry. Great view from their upstairs balcony. They still had a lot to unpack, so we only stayed about an hour.  By this time, of course, we were hungry. We decided to go to Central Coast Brewery. We passed it earlier today. Great looking brewery outside and inside. In the outdoor seating area was a vast carved-out redwood log made into a fire pit; se...

Boston, Massachusetts flight to Halifax, Nova Scotia JTH Steps 9,517 Up real early, 4:45 am to get to Logan Airport. We were not sure how passing through immigration would be but it went smoothly. Found out passports are no longer stamped...total bummer. A slight mix up with renting the car, it was in downtown Halifax at the Westin Hotel, thirty minutes in the opposite direction we needed to be going. A $120 Uber ride later we had our car and were off. Oh well, another adventure. Next stop Point du Chêne, New Brunswick after a stop at Tim Horton's for lunch. We were so hungry and this was the first place we saw. I do have to say there cookies were great but not as great as my friend Renee's. Let's just say I will take McDonald's over Tim Horton.  Good bye Boston, hope to see you again Hello Nova Scotia The drive from Nova Scotia to Point du Chêne, New Brunswick was about three and a half hours. Most of the drive was on the Trans-Canada highway NB-104. Not much to see bu...