When, for the past 19 years you have lived thousands of miles from your family, and you now only live 2 hours apart, you take every opportunity to spend time together. Sugar Moon Farms is a commercial maple syrup farm that is about 15 minutes north of Truro, which is just over an hour from Laurie in Halifax and us in Parrsboro, the perfect halfway spot. Plus, they offer a fantastic pancake breakfast topped off with delicious maple treat coffees. The farm backs onto some beautiful hiking trails, so we were able to combine breakfast with a short nature walk. Sugar Moon Farm is a very popular restaurant in the spring so we arrived as it was opening. The farm is located at the end of a gravel road, lined in blueberry fields and consists of the restaurant, shop that sells a large variety of maple products, a sugar shack that offers maple candy, and a full boil house where the syrup is made. They offer a guided tour of the production facility so that "city folk" can experience how syrup is made. We were seated at a family style farm table in front of a large fireplace and of course Dylan chose to be sandwiched between Aunt Laurie and Uncle Spike. After enjoying a fantastic breakfast we decided to take advantage of the hiking trails on the property. Unfortunately, we didn't make it far as the trail was still covered in snow and ice but it was lovely to get out, even for just a half of a mile. Spring in Nova Scotia has brought some lovely experiences, and this one will be one of the most memorable for a very long time. Photos for the day are presented by the one and only mini photographer who got a hold of the camera and went wild.
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AuthorCarolyn and Will Bollwerk share their adventures with their 5 year-old daughter, Dylan. |