Two nights in Moncton

Like everyone else, we had to completely change our summer vacation plans this year. We usually do two weeks off work, spending one in Cavendish with Jon's family, and another doing something else with just us. This year it was going to be Niagara Falls. Last year it was Halifax. This year, we ended up only being able to take one week off from work, so we did a few nights on PEI with Jon's parents, then a couple nights in Moncton. We opted to stay in an Airbnb that looked kind of like a castle. The boys loved it. 

We love to have a little down time at the apartment where the boys can use their screens while Jon and I chat and split a beer or a kombucha. This place was kind of fancy, but in such a great location in Moncton. We were able to walk to take out restaurants, and I also ran out to grab coffee and croissants each morning. 

Our main goal was to check out Parlee beach. Jon and I hadn't been there since long before we met. We LOVED it. We want to go back soon. The beach was really pretty empty for a Friday, and so clean. We saw lots of staff cleaning up and also lots of lifeguards. The water was a perfect temperature, and the waves weren't too big. 

For meals, our main goal was to stay outside. We did a few patios including a sushi restaurant right on main street. The boys hadn't been to a restaurant since February, so they were very very excited to be eating out. We also did some drive thru meals and grocery store meals. As for sushi, our boys can eat so much avocado maki. They love it. 

We also squeezed in a trip to the zoo with my sister and her kiddos. The zoo felt like such a great activity to do in Covid times since we were outside the whole time. The kids fully loved it. I think also our kids were just thrilled to be out and about doing stuff. We have kept to ourselves since March 13th, and I don't know if we even realized how much we missed going out and doing things. 

On our way out of Moncton on our way home we did the magnetic hill. Jon was amazed! We absolutely got a little thrill out of it, and the little wharf village is just as cute as when I used to work there 18 years ago. We love Moncton so much!