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catching my breath

September 16, 2025 Arlene Giddings

I spent this past weekend
at Steel Away Cottages in Grand Tracadie
and it was exactly
what my heart needed.

If you know me, you know I love heights…
so this was so fantastic.
There were two decks and the view was
INCREDIBLE.
I got up before sunrise both mornings
so that I could sit on the top deck
and watch the sun come up over the water.
I saw two eagles skimming the shore,
spent time in the barrel sauna
(also I WILL own a barrel sauna at some point in my life,
if I have to build it myself, haha),
explored beaches in Stanhope,
ate at Fin Folk which is ALWAYS amazing
and I had the sweetest server….

I would 100% recommend this
little island getaway…
😍

In grateful, island girl, life's beachy Tags pei, staycation, good for the heart, adventure, explore pei, fin folk food, steel away
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OH!! oh! Ohohohoh! (I might actually be clapping my hands right now)...

January 23, 2022 Arlene Giddings

I am pretty excited about this!
Last year was the year of ice cream
and dairy bars and all that sweet stuff
and I kept saying that this year’s
challenge would need to be
a little more focused on exercise
or activity to counteract…
and today I came across this:

The Island Walk

32 sections

700 kms!!

You get a passport & a
certificate of completion!!!
(and you know how I feel
about certificates of completion!!!)

I am seriously excited about this.
AND I have the bike now so I can incorporate that
into some of it…and maybe I might
even have some friends that I
convince to join me for
parts of it…

I love when something makes me
feel all butterfly-ish in my belly
and excited! :) :) :)

Now I am going to buy the book
and makes lists of what I will need
and maybe where I can stay
for parts of the journey
and what I will need to bring with me
and yay! :) This is fun already!

And if you have done anything like this before
or have any tips or advice,
please feel free to pass along!! ♥

(not going to lie…
the only thing I am really worried about
is coyotes….sigh.)

(captain’s log::day five of temporary restrictions complete)

In RESOLVE 2022, the island walk Tags pei, the island walk, Resolve 2022, challenge yourself, explore pei, hiking, get active
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wordless wednesday

September 2, 2020 Arlene Giddings
In wordless wednesday, life's beachy, island girl Tags wordless wednesday, beach, pei beaches, life's beachy, shells, explore pei, greenwich national park
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