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Travelling to the far north
The day began with a drive around Acadia National Park with its numerous scenic overlooks: of a sandy beach (the only one in the area), a thunderous blowhole, various rocky points and, the highest part of the island, Cadillac Mountain. Three cruise ships were in today and again made for a beautiful scene on this glorious day.
We then set out on the long drive up the rocky coast of Maine towards the Canadian border. The churches here ...
Digby scallops but no whales
... are smaller and sweeter then the larger ones we get down south. We will look for them. We had heard that about 100 mother whales and calves were in a couple of weeks early so we drove the length of Digby Neck crossing on two ferries to the last island in the group. Unfortunately the water was too choppy to see any whales but the drive was very scenic. The ...
Finally to Nova Scotia
... on NS' idea of an interstate - two lanes but smooth pavement. With such a small population all of the provinces have very poor roads except for those areas near large cities which are very few. We have had very little traffic company on any roads. We managed to find a great "End of the Line Pub" at a former railroad station (hence the name) in Bridgetown and finally ended our long driving day in Granville Ferry right across the river from Annapolis ...
Won't you take me to......CharlotteTOWWWWN
... ferry arrived. Fish and chips at the same place William and Kate ate when they visited here last summer, sorta random but a good story.
The ferry was fairly uneventful, but one thing I did notice was they had the OLDEST video arcade I have ever seen.
We spent more time on the ...
Whale watch attempt 2 - failed!
... a large bird flying along one of the hillsides and followed it with my binoculars. Luckily it was coming towards me, and I was very pleased to see a beautiful osprey flying over. He swooped low over the tide line and continued his journey on the other side of the bay. He made a slight detour near one of the far trees, and I realised that a bald eagle was sitting in the tree, which added to my pleasure.There is a wind farm along the ridge near Gulliver's Cove, and while ...
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