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curtailed simply because of a little torren tial downpour or a single digit wind chill factor and anyone who has raised kids knows that keeping the little darlings cooped up in a mini van or one of those cramped overnight cabins all day makes for the kind of holiday which quickly becomes memorable for all the wrong rea sons but we managed to push on undaunted with my intrepid wife susan spending the from where i live 0 openiq sale 18 sep 97 goodasnk upscale eesale most merchandise will be reduced by 40 from their already low prices clothing for men women and children other household stuff 1000s of items in store new consignors welcome z i h 2 goooa5new 4 mo4m0 ws 7 cast jm hwy7astj i i i mtcst i 456 uni 08 on 0 hwy 7 e uni1 rilleont l3fmr t5 05 tel 905 9406536 fax 9059408054 store hours monfri 9 am 7 pm sat sun 11 am 5 pm a b c s 1 l a t h e r lo d d b e s t s h a r e a r e 0 l a s 0 w u s a g e a l 1 t t l e s 0 f t is h 0 e s c r 1 p b 1 b l e b e l t e a r l y s h 1 f t o c a l a hb 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turned out to be the biggest adventure of the trip both in terms of lining up same and adjusting to thimblesized kitchens outdated amenities and anemic shower heads obviously the same people hired to write menus for those lestaurants which promise haute cuisine but deliver overdone spam are responsible for the seaside cottage descriptions in the tourist guide booklets there were thankfully a few notable exceptions one was a twobedroom log cottage next to an indian reserve in richibucto new brunswick not only were we treated to a weekendlong pow wow providing us with some unique video footage but we arrived just as the new brunswick lobster fishing season was opening up drew and i were waiting at the nearby wharf to greet garfield barlow the micmac indian who owns the cottage in which we were staying when he returned with his loaded up lobster boat we walked away with two of his finest crustaceans along with precise cooking instructions susan and i put the kids to bed and pro ceeded to indulge in a most memorable feast another treat was our long anticipated crossing of confederation bridge truly the mother of all bridges spanning the 13 kilometres of water separating new brunswick and pei like a majestic con crete rainbow it can only be described as awesome running into stouffvilles wes brown and family while checking out cottages for future pei junkets was another ironic sur prise but for the most part unlike fellow tribune freelancer kate eurotrash gilderdale who left a trail of high fat cheese wrappers french pastry crumbs and empty vintage wine bottles in the wake of her person al tour de france earlier this summer our holiday legacy was one of spilled milk pull out couches and mcdonalds happy meals of course kate was wise enough to put away the baby carriage upon reaching the stan dard quota of two offspring almost two decades back well try again next year ask for operator 637 receive your personal secure calling number for travelling family or friends stay in 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