Dad Fitness: I Was In An Accident On Vacation!

Well, I am finally back from our 3 week vacation.

We put 6000 km on our new car that we picked up at the start of our trip.

AND

Yep, you read that right. We had an accident in our NEW car!

Keep reading for all the unlucky details.

After a full day flying to New Brunswick we arrived in St. John 11pm and was picked up by my wife's sister. She picked us up in the our new car that they were holding for us.

We were excited to finally see it but went on to bed when we got back to their house.

That next day we got off to an early start touring the coastal city of St. John, New Brunswick.

After an afternoon of site seeing and shopping we were heading back.

We were stopped at a red light when all of a sudden, BANG, we were hit from behind!

Then we see a guy flying off his motorcycle and skid into the intersection.

After checking to make sure everyone was alright, especially our little precious 3 month old daughter Matea, I finally realized what happened.

Then within seconds police, firefighters and paramedics were there.

This was because they were parked just across the street with all the lights flashing attending a fire call to an apartment building. This turned out to be the reason for the motorcycle driver hitting us as turned to look at the commotion happening in front of the building.

Luckily everyone was ok including him.

In the end our car received minor damage. A broken tailight, some small dents and scratches, and a busted tire. We managed to get everything fixed during the trip and continued on our way.

Of course we were pissed off about our new car getting hit the first day we got it. But, what really matters is that everyone was ok.

Then we drove on to Newfoundland to visit my parents who were camping there this summer and many of our relatives. We enjoyed lots of time outdoors, seeings the beautiful coast of Newfoundland.

Ironically we found out John Cabot (the explorer who discovered Newfoundland), had a wife named Mattea! Here is the gift shop named after her on the cape of Bonavista. We didn't even know about this when we chose to name our daughter Matea.

Getting to see my cousins who are fisherman live a natural way of live living off cod, crabs, and many other wild seafood, really made me realize that this is the lifestyle we need to get back to.

They also grow their own vegetables, drink well water and even had fresh blueberries growing in their front yard!

We enjoyed warm summer nights in front of a fire snacking on fresh crab legs, calamari and drinking ice cold beer while hearing the waves of the sea crash into the shore.

Now thats stress free living!

The only other way I can think of to combat stress if your not on vacation is my Dad Fitness Workouts. You will feel better and live longer.

Also don't forget to get enough sleep. There is a lot we can learn from babies;-)