by Jen Martin | Feb 12, 2018 | Travel Log, Wildlife Encounters
*Billy says definitely biggest waste of money on the trip so far. *Direct quote after passing the tenth ice cream stand: “If this were the REAL ark? I’d be flippin’ tables like the Lord Jesus in the temple.” Okay so I have to admit that my...
by Jen Martin | Dec 15, 2017 | International, Travel Log, Wildlife Encounters
We left Kingston early, filled up with gas, and were on our merry little way. We found a sweet little spot about 9 miles upstream from the falls. There was even a bike trail along the river! The dog got sprayed AGAIN by a skunk in the middle of the night! At least...
by Jen Martin | Dec 14, 2017 | International, Travel Log, Wildlife Encounters
The rest of the week was filled with more fishing and relaxing. There weren’t any additional skunk visits, but there was still plenty of wildlife hanging around. We took the ferry to Wolfe Island one day. It was cool to see the wind turbines all over. There...
by Jen Martin | Dec 14, 2017 | Gear, International, Technology, Travel Log, Wildlife Encounters
We wanted to make it to Niagara Falls, which was too far for one day of travel, and the weather was playing along nicely, so we stopped for the week at the halfway point in Kingston, Ontario. Despite looking promising in our initial research, internet turned out to be...
by Jen Martin | Oct 29, 2017 | National Parks, Roadschooling, Travel Log, Wildlife Encounters
Tuesday marked the first day of public school for the kids’ friends back home. Our little Martin Academy is light these days as far as book work goes, but thankfully that’s not the only way to learn 😉 We biked up to Acadia National Park to spend some time...
by Jen Martin | Sep 7, 2017 | National Parks, Roadschooling, Travel Log, Wildlife Encounters
We were pretty close to Shenandoah National Park, so we went during the week! The kids were stoked to get their second Junior Ranger Badge. We went to Big Meadows, near mile 51. When we got there, an actual Junior Ranger Program was about to start, so we joined the...
