Saint John's first cruise ship passengers of the year experience Saint John with DayTripping NB

  Passengers from the Carnival Glory arrived to Saint John today, and despite the overcast and slightly rainy weather, we managed to give them an experience to remember here at DayTripping NB. Hailing from states as close as North Carolina and as far as California, passengers partook in our "Hike, Bike, and Paddle' excursion, in which we took them hiking and biking around Rockwood Park, finishing off with a kayaking and canoe trip on the picturesque Lily Lake. As we bid the passengers farewell, we couldn't help but think that this was going to be the start of a very fun and exciting summer. Check out some photos from the day!

  

Transit of Venus

Transit of Venus June 5^th 2012 @ 6:30pm

On June 5^th Venus will be passing in front of the Sun. This will be your last chance to see this rare event until 2117!  Venus’s solar transit is very rare and has only been observed seven times since the 1630’s. 


We welcome you to join us at 6:30 pm to learn more about Venus and why this event is a rare occurrence, its history, and share views of Venus through properly solar filtered eclipse viewing glasses which will be available to allow you to watch this event safely.  The Venus solar transit begins 7:00 pm and will continue until sunset at 9:00pm.  


Be sure to bring a blanket and chair. This event is weather dependent on clear sky conditions.

Cost: $10.00/Adults or $8.00/child  (if you have your own proper eye wear)

Cost: $15.00/Person or $12.00/child  (If you need to rent our eye wear) 

Meeting @ Lily Lake Pavilion

  Please contact Daytripping to register or for more information at 657-8747.  

Congratulations Nordic Walkers

Congratulations to our Nordic Walkers who took part in the 2012 Fredericton Half Marathon last Sunday, May 13th. You all did a fantastic job and should be extremely proud of your accomplishment!

1st Place Female - Selena Fournier

2nd Place Female - Sharon Fournier

3rd Place Female - Nessa Gogan 

1st Place Male - Craig Campbell

Nordic Walking Finishers

Sandy Chouinard

Susan Chouinard

Anny Pelletier

Janine Harris

Denise Connors

Danielle Wiginton

Anne Cullen 

5th Annual Atlantic Paddle Symposium

5th Annual Atlantic Paddle Symposium

Maritime DayTripping will be there - Will You?

May 11-14, 2012

The Atlantic Paddle Symposium is the premier paddling event in Atlantic Canada.  It brings together the Atlantic Canada paddling community for a 3-day event focused on skill development, outdoor, leadership, education and paddling safety.  The Symposium facilitates relationship building within the Atlantic Canada paddling community as well as among top paddling leaders within the sport.    

DayTripping has been working hard to organize a Flatwater Stand-Up Paddleboard Instructor Program. If interested, contact rob.lemmon@daytrippingnb.com

Check out http://www.atlanticpaddlesymposium.com

Canoe Tripping Course May 19-21

Paddle Canada -Intro to Canoe Tripping 

This canoe camping course introduces the canoeist to camping skills that are required to make the trip safe and enjoyable on waterways they are skilled to travel on

DATES:  May 19-21, 2012

LOCATION: Spednic Lake Area

PREREQUISITES: Lake Canoe Intermediate Tandem or equivalent experience

COST: $375.00/person + food (does not include canoes) Canoes available to rent + HST

For more information contact us here at Maritime DayTripping Inc. by phone or email: 657-8747 or info@daytrippingnb.com

St. Andrews Paddlefest 2012

St. Andrews Paddlefest 2012

Come join Paddlefest in St. Andrews this May 3-6, 2012.

Maritime Daytripping is working at bringing a Fun Canoe/kayak/whatever boat of your choice Slalom event on the Digdeguash River below Rollingdam. This event will be starting at the rapid at 11am and should last a couple of hours or however long you wish. If interested you can put in directly at the class 1-2+ rapid or you can warm-up by starting your paddle at the Rollingdam Covered Bridge and paddling down (give yourself about an hour).

This event is open to most any paddler, and is meant to be a low-stress fun course.

Further Paddlefest activity info including awesome music can  found on their Facebook site Paddlefest, 2012 or  www.paddlefestnb.ca