Summer 2021 list

Summer officially begins in one week and as such, I have come up with another seasonal list of activities I would like to do over the next few months. I've transferred some that were on my spring list as I didn't get as much done from that one as I wanted to. We are currently in Phase 1 here in Nova Scotia of the reopening plan and there has been talk that the second phase could start in a couple of days, which would be great. 

Summer 2021 (June 14-September 19)
Have a bonfire & s'mores
Nature themed scavenger hunt
Watch the sun rise
See what's new in the city
Visit a National Historic Site
Take a bike ride
Play miniature golf
Ice cream with cousins
Do an in-person 5K race
Hike 3 new trails
Eat some Digby scallops
Birthday weekend road trip
Sleep under the stars
Check out a new beach
OnTree Fun & Adventure Park
Go to the movies
Travel the south shore again
Visit a waterfall
Have a yard sale
Make a summer photo album

I will update this post after the season is over and let you know how I did. Keep checking back the next few months too as I will make individual posts for some of the activities once I complete them. 

Not a Packed Spring

Can I just say COVID sucks?! 

Spring is almost over which is crazy to know that we are already in the sixth month of 2021. Back in February when I posted my seasonal fun list, I said that I would update this blog about what I completed on the list. I'm disappointed to say that I wasn't able to put a check mark next to as many of them as I wanted to because Nova Scotia went into lockdown once again in late April before starting it's reopening phases at the beginning of June. The government didn't want us to leave our communities so I was unable to get up to the valley or see my family during this time like I was hoping to. I have moved some of the activities I wanted to do to my summer list instead. 

So here is the update

Visit OnTree Fun & Adventure Park
Spring cleaning

✔ Try sugar-on-snow - click here for my post about our visit Sugar Moon Farm 
Have a yard-sale

Eat strawberry shortcake
Read a new book
Watch the sunrise
✔ Shop at a farmer's market - just ended up buying some treats from the Cake Lady which were good but it felt weird to just look at each table given the current circumstances
Play mini-golf
Hang memorabilia in apartment
Grill outside
✔ Visit a waterfall 

Cheer on Team Canada during the Women's Worlds
Eat at 3 new restaurants
Try two new recipes
Have some ice cream with my cousins
Do a nature themed scavenger hunt
✔ Walk in a 5K event - I did the Sole Sisters 5K race virtually and walked it in 1:07:42 which I was disappointed in but I hadn't walked five kilometres all year yet
Spend the day at the zoo