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Underwear Shopping & Other Fun Things to do in Truro

No doubt this title has you wondering. How fun can underwear shopping really be? Trust me, it can be fun. In Truro, Nova Scotia it should be near the top of your list of things to do. This small community about an hour’s drive north of Halifax, has been the headquarters for Stanfield’s Limited since 1870. In the Stanfield’s factory outlet store, my husband and I saw the largest pair of tighty whities in the world – or at least the largest pair we had ever seen. It was truly unforgettable. If they would have been red, Captain Underpants could have used them for a cape. But the fun didn’t end there. We discovered plenty of other great things to …

Debbie Olsen
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An image of a group of people tidal bore rafting o the Schubenacadie river in Nova Scotia, Canada
An image of a group of people tidal bore rafting o the Schubenacadie river in Nova Scotia, Canada. Photo credit: Tidal Bore Rafting Resort
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Tidal Bore Rafting the World’s Highest Tides

Only the truly brave sit at the front of the boat when they are white water rafting on a tidal wave. Oblivious to this fact, I climbed in the front of the inflatable zodiac when we set out to go tidal bore rafting on the Schubenacadie River near Nova Scotia’s famed Bay of Fundy. It didn’t take long for me to feel the full impact of my mistake. I wrapped my fingers around the rope along the sides of the raft as we headed at high speed directly toward the tidal bore. The raft jolted upwards and everything was obscured from view as brown sludgy water engulfed us. When I checked my knuckles afterwards, I was missing some skin. There are …

Debbie Olsen
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