Bard in the Park

In the summer months the City of Fredericton provides many cultural events, weather permitting and on 4 July along with our lovely friends Debbie and George we went to see A Midsummer Night's Dream. The play was held in Odell Park which is a very pretty park and a gift to the city from the one of its forefathers. The park provided an excellent setting.

We started off our adventure by having an early supper at a local Indian Restaurant where we were introduced to variety of never eaten food before but all very tasty.

The weather this day was very wet however, following supper, undaunted, we departed for the park. It continued to rain and after a delay the weather cleared sufficiently so the actors could do their thing in amongst the wooded forest.

Over the next 3 hours we were treated to a very professional play. We followed the actors as they played and ran through the forest. We avoided and jumped over muddy areas, fought off the largest mosquitoes and all managed to get a very wet bottom in the process. However, it was a great night and a real tribute to the actors for carrying this play off in such bad weather conditions.

Well until next time. Stay happy, safe and well.

Love Bev and Ross

Canada Day 2009

Hello again. We have now been in Canada for just over 6 months and this edition is about Canada Day which was 1 July and is also the birthday of my Corps, the Royal Australian Army Nursing Corps which celebrated its 106th birthday on the same day. Canada is a bit older and is now 143 years of age.


However, back to Canada Day. The weather leading up to the day had consisted of lots of rain but on the day even though the skies looked threatening it remained dry. We raised the Canadian Flag which if you have good eyesight you will see flying in the wind.


There were many activities organised through out the country and the city of Fredericton provided lots of entertainment for its citizens. The evening events culminated in a spectacular fire works display along the St John River.

The day started for us around 2 pm when we enjoyed many happy hours of laughter and good food with our lovely neighbours Debbie and George who hosted not only us but our other neighbours Susan and James. Debbie is a great cook and likes to experiment and always creates the most delicious desserts.

The photos below show Debbie in a white top, George in a red top and Susan and James both dressed in red with Dusty, Debbie and George's lovely dog who really enjoys being in the middle of us all. Ross and I wore our Australia Shirts as it was a bit cold in January to wear them on OZ Day.

It was a great day and we feel very privileged to have been able to help celebrate Canada's National Day with our lovely Beaver Dam friends. We hope to catch up with our other Fredericton friends in the next week or so

On 15 Jul we are off to Newfoundland for a couple of weeks so, until the next update stay safe and well.

Love Bev and Ross