James Mann Travel New Brunswick Canada

You can take off for some whale watching excitement or maybe you might want to visit the Roosevelt Campobello International Park heritage cottage instead or even do both.

Be sure you don’t forget Herring Cove Provincial Park is on the island as well, with trails and sheer cliffs allow for brilliant viewings of bald eagles, osprey. Be sure to bring your binoculars as you could even spot some whales in the distance.

You can’t go to Campobello Island with checking out U. S. President, Franklin D. Roosevelt’s  34 room Cottage which is now known as the Roosevelt Cottage Museum. It’s one of the main focal points of Roosevelt Campobello International Park.

Roosevelt Cottage Museum

For the nature lover the park has:

• gorgeous wind-swept beaches
• spruce and fir forests
• salt marshes
• sphagnum bogs

Flourishing forests and meadows are filled with:

• wildflowers
• wild berries
• lots of shrubs

Due to the strong pull of our sun and moon we tend to have the highest tides globally. The bay can rise 50 feet covering beaches with more than a million tonnes of tidal waters.

I found this great video that shows you so much of

Campobello Island – Bay of Fundy – New Brunswick

Related Links for Campobello Island – Bay of Fundy – New Brunswick:

• http://www.bayoffundy.travel/
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Campobello_Island
• http://www.campobello.com/official.html
• http://bayoffundy.com/communities/new-brunswick/campobello-island/
• http://www.visitcampobello.com/

I’ve never been on the Pollett river run here in New Brunswick but have a friend who goes every year with his dad and uncles. He’s told us some great stories. I can’t imagine why there are all still here today, maybe it’s the beverages they take with them that keeps them warm.

The run is this weekend, April 28, 2012. Man it comes around so fast.

Not sure what the Pollett river run is, well here are a few videos I found on Youtube that will show you what it’s all about. Enjoy

Check out some of the homemade rafts going on the Pollett River Run last year.

That was just the water run, now check out the trucks in the mud run. At the end there is even a mud bogging beer walk.

Would love to have a vehicle to get there but maybe in 2013, for now I’ll just enjoy hearing about it and watching the new videos as they come online.

Have a road trip in your future? Jenny and I are planning a road trip from Moncton, New Brunswick to Oxbow, Saskatchewan. It will be our first road trip west of Ontario. We won’t be going until we get a car which is in the plans for 2012.

I found this article, written by an expert trucker, who knows how to have a successful road trip.

1. Tune-Up Your Vehicle Before Your Road Trip

My truck driving friend Ken refers to this as the “Pre-Trip Inspection”.  It your opportunity to locate any possible problems before you hit the road. It can be considerably more costly if things break down on the road.

Here really are a few important things you should check before leaving:

• fluid amounts
• fan-belt and hoses
• lights and turn signals
• spark-plug and electrical wiring
• windshield wipers
• air-conditioner/heater
• tire pressure and tread wear
• and spare-tire stress

It’s also useful to carry a few more supplies with you immediately after you leave – just in situation.

2. Bring meals, water, and snacks so you don’t need to stop

Qualified truckers carry meals, drinks, and generally possess a microwave within their truck for uncomplicated cooking.  Preparing your own meals saves a ton of cash whilst on the road, and is not as difficult while you believe. Getting food on hand saves each money and time when preserving sustenance.  Head to the grocery shop just before you leave and stock up – it is actually a lot more affordable that convenience retailers.

3. Ask for any and all discounts

We like to stop at information booths were we often find useful coupon books with discounts on a variety of things that will save us money. The more money we can save allows us to stay longer or to spend it on things we enjoy.

One discount we always look for is lodging with free breakfasts, every bit we save counts and helps pay for the ridiculous fuel costs today. When there are three or four of us those little things add up quickly.

We will also try to use lodging that offers free nights after 2 or 3 stays. It really added up the savings when we were heading to Florida.

Some places we like to get discounts.

• dining establishments
• theme parks
• museums

Find Senior Discounts Online

We just became senior citizens and take full advantage of any and all senior discounts. The Internet is just the place to find locations we can get discounts, before we plan our route. Just a little time online can save hundreds on our travels.

Government Discounts

My wife Jenny works for the government and you can be sure we will take advantage of any discounts she can get.

Register In Advance Can Save Money

Just like airfare prices one can get a better deal if they plan their stay in advance. Add those saving to the saving you get by staying where you get a free breakfast and you can see you will have more spending money. It works for us.

Get A GPS

I have travelled using maps and I have traveled using GPS and when I use GPS I am less stressed, get lost less frequently and manage to arrive at places on time.

One road trip we took had me so stress that I actually thought about just coming back home. We had to stop in a parking lot, in a strange place, and ask how to get back on track which was even more stressful.

4. Bring A Wireless Laptop Along

The first time we brought our wireless notebook with us it was so cool. We were so surprised to find so many places we could access the Internet while still driving. I was accessing while I was driving, that was my wife’s task.

Enjoying a road trip and saving dollars simultaneously isn’t going to need to be a demanding or time consuming activity.  Following a few easy guidelines from these working expert Trucking Jobs could be the ideal method to have a frugal, but fulfilling, road trip.

Who doesn’t love the idea of going on a fly fishing trip? Okay my wife Jenny is one who has no desire to pick up a fly rod or any fishing rod for that matter. She would much prefer to watch me do the fishing when we take trips.

New Brunswick Canada has some of the best Atlantic salmon fly fishing in the world. It doesn’t matter how many times I fly fish for salmon it’s always a great time. I even manage to hook into a few niche brook trout, so tasty.

I may have mentioned this before but it was actually the great fly fishing for Atlantic salmon and brook trout that forced me to make New Brunswick my home. I used to say it was family but now the truth is out.

Getting hooked on Atlantic salmon fishing happened almost immediately. The first time I saw one of these beautiful fish leap out of the water and I was out of control. Today it’s still the fishing that keeps me here and it’s been more than 30 years and I’m still loving it.

Allow me to share a few of the places I have fished for Atlantic salmon. I have only just recently purchased a video camera so I have no video of my own so here are a few videos from Youtube. Maybe next year I will have some videos of my own.

The Cains River Salmon Fishing

I have done a lot of fly fishing along the Cains river and have a lot of great memories of fly fishing for both trout and salmon. The reason I love the Cains so much is due to the fact I can be fly fishing in less than 2 hours. So it’s a great place to head after work.

Here is an example of a nice little brook trout being caught. I have caught a few nice trout here over the years but I go to this place for the salmon.

Any of the big brook trout I have landed on the Cains were hooked right at the mouth of cold water brooks that feed the Cains during those hot days of summer.

The spot I fly fish on the Cains is about an hour and a half from Moncton.

The Restigouche River Salmon

It’s about a 4 hour drive north from Moncton to Campbellton New Brunswick and I’ve made the trip many times as it’s where my wife is from. It was great to use the excuse that we should visit Jenny’s parents so that I could fly fishing the Restigouche river until dark.

The Restigouche river is a famous Atlantic salmon river and is known world wide. I miss fishing there but we haven’t been up there since Jenny’s parents passed away 10 years ago. There are so many place to fish for salmon that are closer to home these days.

The Miramichi River Salmon Fishing

The Miramichi river is also a very famous river, maybe even more so than the Restigouche river is. I still remember the first Atlantic salmon I caught in this river. It wasn’t more than 10 minutes after we started fly fishing this crystal clear water.

Quarryville Salmon Fishing

I started fly fishing for brook trout years ago and soon moved to salmon and then on to smallmouth bass and chain pickerel on the fly. They are so much fun and can give you quite an exciting workout.

This year Casey, Jamie and myself are planning to use our fly rods more often for the species we fish. Casey has been angling longer than I have but has never tried fly fishing so this year is the year to give him a brand new experience.

But fly fishing for trout and salmon is only the beginning as I love to fly fish for smallmouth bass as well as our toothy Chain pickerel.

Our son just got a job out west, thousands of miles away from home and we are going to be missing each other terribly. Jenny and I know it won’t be long before we take a trip to Saskatchewan to visit him.

We were going to fly out but have had second thoughts about that. If we drive we can bring a lot more things with us so the plan has changed from flying to driving which will require more time so our planning will have to be really thought out well.

It seems money is always an issue in today’s struggling economy so we have to stick to a budget and that means planning our trip well in advance, so we are starting our planning now, however our trip isn’t for another 3 months at least.

Plan Your Trip Well Ahead of Time

Today it seems that anything booked well in advance is usually cheaper. This means those of us on budgets need to plan early to get more bang for your buck. A good goal to aim for is booking at least a month in advance.

Planning ahead of time is a good plan whether you’re plan is to fly, take a train, a cruise or driving. This is even more important if you plan to leave the country as security is heavy and strict, so plan for it.

Although our future plans are specifically to visit our son out west it still needs planning so we know where we will be lodging while driving across Canada.

Group Bookings To Save Money

We are ready to retire from the work force in the next year or two and that’s when we will be spending winters a bit further south and for that we will try to go with a group for our first time.

This will not only save us money but we will be able to learn so much from those who have gone before us. South that is. Tour packages always have better rates for groups over single packages.

Use Google To Learn More

I use Google searches for most everything I want to learn more about because it’s so very helpful. You can find information on the location where you can go and even strategies for spending less, which is right up our alley.

Google is great for finding the best deals whether you’re on a budget or not, it’s always nice to save money for other things.

Search for Discount Coupons

My parents went to Florida every winter, after they retired, and Dad was great at finding the best deals and new which travel agencies offered big discounts.

Travel Membership Club

Another good idea is to join membership clubs  where thousands of shop owners and companies are offering fantastic club membership discounts.

EzineArticles.com

I like reading articles on EzineArticles.com as it’s a great way to learn more about travel and making it affordable today. I am sure you’ll like it as well. Be sure to bookmark the article directory so you can return to learn more.

Travel Blogs And Forums

As a blogger I know the value there is in a good blog and you will find many travel related blogs. You can also find forums where people share their experiences so be sure to check out both with a quick Google search.

Just look for the phrase ‘travel blog’ or ‘travel forum’ and your destination. Something like the following should work well.

While in Google’s search engine type:

travel blog +new brunswick +Canada

For a forum where people discuss their travels you could type:

new brunswick Canada travel forum

This is a great way to get real life experiences others have had, both good and bad.

Subscribe the forums you like so that you can ask all the questions you have on your mind. Most often you will get multiple replies that will help you out.

Bring only those things that you will need. If you are traveling by car, total car weight load can save gasoline expenses especially for a long drive.

Carry along with you your first aid kit. This is a must for every traveller.

Do not forget  your medications and important contact address and phone numbers in case of emergency.

As a summary , prepare your trip in advance, observe  traffic rules and take pre-cautionary measures all the time . Try to join group package deal tour, it is cheaper, more secured and more enjoyable. Conduct a Google search for better summer vacation travel offers and discounted coupons. Visit blog and forum sites to learn helpful tips from other people’s experiences. Bring all your important travel documents with including your contact addresses. Bring ID and do not forget your membership discount card. Take care not to loose your valuables and eat moderately.That is it. Enjoy!

Jenny and I love to travel around New Brunswick and we will soon be traveling across Canada to see the sites we have dreamed about for years. On thing we both want to do but have never had the time is riding a horse trail.

As complete newbies to horse back riding we needed some horse trail riding tips. The following article is one I found this morning that gave us a few good tips and I would like to share them with you.

We live in Moncton, New Brunswick and love going to Fundy Park. I can’t tell you how many times we have gone to Fundy Park as a family and passed Broadleaf Riding Stables. We have even stopped to let our son see the horses but never thought about learning how to ride a horse or to take a trail ride.

Our son has grown up now and on his own so we are able to do some things we never had time for in the past and horse trail riding is now on the list as it looks like so much fun and I love adventure.

We would never do this on our own as it could bad and we would have no clue what to do. With Broadleaf Riding Stables we would have guides that know what they are doing so we would be in good hands.

It’s great having a place to go to learn to ride and to have an adventure and we don’t even need to own a horse. It would be tough as we live in the middle of Moncton plus our budge would never allow us to afford a horse.

Along the shores, in the water and soaring overhead, observe routines of the Bay of Fundy’s local wildlife. Spot sandpipers and plovers running across the mudflats, white-tailed deer having a drink from brooks and lakes or even a moose rising from a marshland snooze. In the skies gaze at the sleak acrobatics of bald eagles, ospreys and peregrine falcons. To view sea mammals and seabirds playing in their cold, water home, take an enjoyable nature cruise.

To experience the wilderness surrounding the Bay of Fundy, explore the expansive wilderness of Fundy National Park, travel the Fundy Trail Parkway to previously unreachable coastal areas, inspect the old-growth forests and steep ravines of Cape Chignecto Provincial Park or visit Brier Island to appreciate its wealth of wildflowers, orchids and the endangered Eastern Mountain Avens.

Fundy National Park Fundy National Park is the place where the Caledonia Highlands meet the fog-generating Bay of Fundy. New Brunswick’s first national park, Fundy’s coastline is shaped daily by the bay’s giant tides. Fundy National Park is home to over 260 species of birds, various amphibians and reptiles and nearly 40 species of mammals. Go hiking (hiking trails go from simple, short loops to extreme 50km circuits), biking (on one of 6 mountain bicycle trails) or take a pleasant swim at Bennett or Wolfe Lake. Or maybe consider indulging in a geocaching experience.

Fundy Trail Parkway Situated just outside of the fishing village of St. Martins, the Fundy Trail Parkway allows its visitors to explore previously unreachable coastal areas and some of the last remaining coastal wilderness between Florida and Newfoundland. Learn of the community’s rich past in logging, fishing and shipbuilding, spot plant, marine and wildlife in their natural habitats, witness the ebb and flow of world’s highest tides and enjoy totally striking views. The Fundy Trail offers paved automobile parkways, cycling and walking trails and stairways to untouched beaches.

Cape Chignecto Provincial Park Made up of 600-foot soaring cliffs, 18 kilometres of pristine shore, steep trenches and old-growth forests, Cape Chignecto Provincial Park is found on the Western end of the Avalon Eco-Zone along the Bay of Fundy. Not only is the park a great place to observe the tides, as they continuously lap at the base of the cliffs, Cape Chignecto is home to some of the province’s most significant geological deep valleys, eight wonderful hiking trails of varied difficulty, rare plantlife, dramatic vistas and rich cultural heritage.

Brier Island 2 short ferry rides from Digby Neck will bring you to one of Nova Scotia’s best eco-destinations, Brier Island. Brier Island is home to a wide selection of flora and fauna, twisting coastal hiking trails, two very nice lighthouses and is good spot to embark on numerous sea journeys. Brier Island, positioned on the Atlantic Flyway, is also a great place for bird watching, especially during fall migration.

Discover more about the Bay of Fundy by visiting the bayoffundy.com website. This great resource offers additional info about the Bay of Fundy tides, but also gives you great inside travel information for the best Bay of Fundy holiday!

Taking A Road Trip Through New Brunswick

Jenny and I have waited a long time for retirement so that we can do some traveling. I’m retired now but Jenny still have a year to go. Our son has taken a job out west as the only way to get a job in his career choice, so we will have to visit him.

I have always enjoyed a good road trip, even if it was spur of the moment like the trip Loretta and I took to Florida back in the 70s. We had so much fun and it wasn’t even planned. Today however I plan any road trips we take that will be more than a day long trip.

My years of being a workaholic are over as that’s what held us back from traveling around New Brunswick and it was even hard just to get me to take a vacation. Now we will travel through NB but we are planning to visit Canada from the east coast to the west coast and back.

In the past any time we needed to get somewhere we would just take a flight but we had very busy lives. I love flying and never get tired of the view but now that we have more time I want to enjoy the scenery from ground level.

This morning while enjoying my coffee I read an article that has a few practical tips for those with the desire to take a road trip. Tips that will only make your road trip better. So grab yourself a beverage and see if there is anything here that will make your next road trip more enjoyable.

1. Plan Your Road Trip In Detail

Any of the road trips I have not enjoyed were mostly due to circumstances I could have had control over and the biggest was poor planning. Hey let’s go on a road trip for the day was about all the thought I put into them.

One doesn’t need a lot of time to plan a road trip and giving yourself a destination is a good start. Give yourself enough time to hit points of interest with enough time to enjoy it. I’ve had too many road trips that involved running to get everything in.

Plan the time you expect to return if it’s a day trip. If it’s a longer road trip be sure you have a time set to call it a day so you can get to your accommodations for a good nights sleep.

2. Know How To Navigate Your Route

I remember the days of having Jenny navigate while I drove and it was always a stressful time. No matter how hard she tried she would get confused and frustrated with maps. Today we have GPS systems and traveling by car is so much calmer.

Even the fishing day trips with my fishing buddies are better now, especially when going to a new fishing spot, all because of GPS. We get there less stressed as we get to do more fishing instead of driving around in circles.

3. Know Where You Will Sleep

Nothing worse than have a great day of seeing the sites only to find you left things too late to get a place to sleep or worse you have to pay way too much. Experience has taught us that planning really helps to avoid this road trip stressor.

Back when I was 25 and single sleeping in a car was no problem, not so today as I’m married and she doesn’t appreciate sleeping in a vehicle like a fisherman does.

4. Make Time For A Pee Break

As a guy I don’t like to stop to take a leak but as a family man I have learned that not all family members can go hundreds of miles without giving in to the desire for relief. It’s so much easier to just plan for those breaks and then there is less complaining going on.

By the way, pulling over to the side of the road is quite what I meant and doesn’t work from my wife unless I want to sleep on the couch.

5. Have Headsets For Passengers

I am very picky about what I listen to when I am driving and I do all the driving. I learned a long time ago that it’s so much easier listening to what I want if I let my family listen to what they want and for me that means they all have their own listening device such as an MP3 player of iPod.

I get to listen to exactly what I like as do they and there is no fighting over the radio.

6. Keep Your Vehicle In Tip Top Shape

I’ve had a lot of cars that were less than trustworthy. Not so much since I’ve been married but I’ve also had a few road trips where we spent time broken down on the road side. It’s frustrating and could have been avoided with a little check-up before heading out on a day trip.

Since being married I’ve owned better cars and actually kept them tuned up and in good running orders so I haven’t had a break down for many years, well the car anyways.

7. Save Money By Always Bringing Snacks

It doesn’t matter how long or short a road trip is there is always a need to food and drinks. Forget to bring food and you’ll be stopping even more plus you will be spending money you didn’t need to spend if you had just planned the food your should have brought with you.

There are likely a lot more tips available but these tips are ones that I had to work on for years before my wife told me I had it correct. Oh am I in trouble if she reads this article.

I have traveled a bit and always seem to come back with pictures that just didn’t have the quality I wanted. It was time for a new camera. That’s when I realized I had no idea about cameras and needed some help.

A DSLR and an SLT digital camera are closely-related relatives but there are definite differences. ‘SLT’ indicates single lens translucent. The ‘translucent’ part is what makes the key difference between SLTs and DSLRs. An SLR has a mirror like a DSLR but it is a mirror that allows most of the light to go right through to the light sensor. In a DSLR, the mirror needs to swing out of the path to let the exposure occur.

In an SLT, the mirror is fixed in place. What this means is that the mirror in an SLT is constantly reflecting some amount of light from your rear of the lens and onto an AF array that is fitted in the camera top. Some people think that an SLT offers considerable image quality advantages over a DSLR. The SLT cameras are still being introduced, so the jury continues to be out on that matter.

The big advantages of an SLT-style camera are highlighted below:
•    Much less of a delay between pushing the button and the picture being shot
•    Much quicker autofocus, makes for better images
•    Phase detection autofocus takes place even during the exposure
•    Phase detection autofocus can take place in live view and even during recording of video

The major disadvantages of SLT are:
•    Higher cost and much more weight
•    Bigger camera size
•    Less light gets to the sensor

DSLRs are still the most common cameras by far. Their main advantages are:
•    No camera shake because the mirror moves
•    Viewfinder isn’t blacked out whenever you take picture
•    Short shutter lag
•    You can adjust exposure, white balance along with other things in the viewfinder

DSLR negatives include:
•    Less light gets to the sensor
•    Your refresh rate is cut down due to the amount of time it takes the sensor to create the picture
•    Over a long time, the mirror area may get dirty. This can cause your mirror to scatter light and it can make the picture of lower quality.

The SLT is a new technology and currently only Sony is producing SLT cameras. We believe we will start to see more SLT cameras produced in the next two years.

Jenny, my wife, is from Campbellton, New Brunswick and had Sugarloaf Mountain right in her backyard. It was an awesome view from the kitchen window while eating.

I grew up on a farm in central Ontario with a big hill on either side of use making it tough to see anything.

We have both climbed it a few time, together and would like to get back there and climb it at least one more time. I am sure I’d be a tad slower than I was climbing it 30 years ago, but I’m ready to give it another try.

Jenny loves to go skiing and doesn’t get out nearly as often as she would like. The hills we had around our farm were not steep enough to ski on so I never learned to ski and even today I don’t have the desire to ski.

My favourite hobby is fishing and fly fishing specifically. I can’t tell you how many times we drove the 4 hours to visit Jenny’s parents and I would just drop her off and head straight to Tidehead for some trout and Atlantic salmon fishing on the fly. Well I’m getting a bit of track here, so here is a video I was watching this morning.

My son doesn’t ski either but he snowboards, so he and his mother would head out for their own little adventures and I would go ice fishing. Not with my fly rod of course.

Steve, our son, loves mountain biking and I know he would love to take a mountain bike ride down Sugarloaf. The last time we were there I don’t think there was a mountain bike trail. Maybe he and his cousin Patrick could hit the mountain next year. Not sure if I’d be trying this one.

Campbellton, New Brunswick is so scenic all year long and there is always something to do and it’s just a stone’s throw away from Quebec where Jenny has more relatives.