Tadhg's school organised a trip to a local maple syrup farm (White Meadows farms) on Wednesday. Dad wasn't working that day so decided to go along on the trip as he had never been to a maple syrup farm before. The adventure started with a trip on a school bus which was fun for Tadhg and dad as neither had been on a Canadian school bus before.
When they arrived at the farm all the kids (and parents) piled off the bus and messed about in the snow before starting the tour. The first stop was the old farmhouse...
....before seeing a traditional teepee and learning about how maple syrup was discovered and originally extracted.
Tadhg was enthralled by the story of the native Canadians and the first pioneers boiling the wood sap to get to the maple syrup.
After sampling the old pioneer lifestyle everyone piled onto the hay wagon (a cold, windy trailer full of hay bales pulled by a tractor) for a whirlwind trip up and down hills and around the farm.
When they arrived back at the farm, they saw the final steps in the maple syrup extraction process and even got to sample the end product with some pancakes in the big cafeteria.
The farm visit ended with a trip to the stables where the kids were able to pet and feed the goars, donkeys and llamas. Then it was back on the bus with a small goody bag for the return trip to the school. Tadhg and dad had a great time and felt a bit more Canadian after their educational adventure.
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