Actvities | BenSpark Family Adventures

Why would I be interested in Brampton, Ontario. Well, for one thing I travel often and before I go to a location I do a search for a community website about that location. I am often referred to as the cruise director or tour guide because I like to find out the local happenings in the area that I will be visiting. So, take for instance Brampton, Ontario. If you were to search for Brampton, Ontario you are going to find quite a few useful sites. One of them is called Brampton news.com. This website is exactly what I would be looking for if my next trip was to Brampton, Ontario.

The Brampton News site is packed with information. When I travel I like to be able to catch local bands or even larger acts. The Brampton news has many contributors including one for the Brampton Music Scene. So if I was to go to Brampton, Ontario I am going to check out the Brampton Music scene. What is great about this part of the website is that there are links to the bands and their myspace pages. That way I can easily learn about the band and decide if I want to go see them live.

Brampton, Ontario also has a thriving art scene and they do an Art Gallery Hop. This is a full day tour of many different art galleries in Brampton. I never get a full day to do anything but I think I would use whatever time I had to make sure I went to the Art Gallery of Peel. The exhibits like The True North: Landscapes of the Arctic are really appealing to me. I could find myself spending quite a bit of time in that gallery.

But then I would get hungry so I could use the Brampton News Site to read restaurant reviews. Since the site is a community one I can read reviews by locals who know the best places to eat. Many times I have found hidden gems on the road by doing some advanced research. I could get lost for hours just learning about places to see and places to eat while I spent time in Brampton.

This past weekend Allison and I went to Derek’s parents’ cottage up in Woodstock, NH. We had a blast with Derek and Michelle and Neil and Andrea. Allison and I went up on Friday -taking a well deserved day out of work. One more week on the road then home for 4 WEEKS!!!!

On Friday Allison and I took a drive up the Kancamagus Highway (watch for frost heaves). And then we had a nice dinner at Truant’s Taverne (And I got 449 Airline miles too boot, Yeah!).

Derek and Michelle arrived first on Friday night around midnight or so and then Neil and Andrea arrived after that. Allison and I were already pretty much asleep but got up to welcome everyone as they arrived.

We decided to get out on the road the next morning at 8:00am or so. Early to bed early to rise. Once the morning sun was out I was up and at ’em to get breakfast put on the table for our hungry skiers and shoppers.

Bretton Woods was awesome. It was a beautiful day and the sun was shining for part of the day and the conditions were good, plus there weren’t a lot of people and lift lines were short. Despite whatever Derek says about people.

That night the six of us went to The Woodstock Station. That was a great place. We were able to have a nice conversation before the meal arrived and a live band started once we were eating. They were pretty good, a little loud, but good. Enjoy the photos. Thanks for the great weekend guys.