Description: The adventures of a freelance writer, travel enthusiast and photographer exploring her island home of Cape Breton, Nova Scotia and the world.
I'm not used to having vacation time from work. For the first time in my life, I have a job that comes with such a luxury and despite feeling a tad guilty for requesting a day off even though I wasn't sick, I went ahead and took one of those days that my managing team has assured me are there for me to use and not waste! I'm just not used to not being at the office when I'm feeling completely fine. I took that day which made my long weekend extra long this year; 5 glorious days just relaxing, doing thing
Framboise with Dad is a long-weekend tradition since I moved back home. The weather can be hit or miss on that side of the island. It was mostly nice but very windy and cool that day...good for keeping the flies away while fishing...bad for casting in little roadside brooks. After getting massively tangled in branches and rocks, I did manage to reel in a few decent-sized trout.
So Saturday morning, I went for morning coffee with Dad, paid a quick visit to my sister and her family, got some snacks ready and hit the road. It's not that far to Englishtown, about an hour and a half. But it's the just getting out of town and heading out into the country that made it sound so appealing. I don't do enough mini road trips anymore and the driving conditions were perfect! Sunny and warm enough to cruise with the sunroof and windows open and the music up loud!