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Photos and Anecdotes from a vagabond!

Another foggy day!

This was yesterday in Maine. It is grey, cold and a bit foggy in the distance. I had hoped it would clear but this stayed with me all day.

I awoke today to the distant sound of fog horns in the distance. Peeking out the blinds, hoping that I would find stunning sunshine and blue skies (silly me!) I was greeted instead with a dense, wet fog blurring everything over 30 feet away. So I did the only thing I could naturally choose to do . . . I went back to bed!!

The second time, later in the morning, when I crawled out of bed, it was still foggy, yet now the grumbling of my tummy forced me to seek out breakfast. The owner of the B&B I am staying in, Mama’s by the Sea, was up and frying bacon (always a good start!) Breakfast was fried eggs, bacon, toast, orange juice and fresh coffee. Very, very enjoyable!! Plus, I had a chance to meet my fellow house mates are Rolf and Petra, two freindly German citizens, visiting Nova Scotia, like me, as adventursome tourists.

When breakfast was completed, cleaned and put away, I spent most of the morning getting to know Petra and Rolf. None of us were interested quite yet in venturing out into the fog. They are here awaiting the arrival of their vehicle and trailer coming from Hamburg, Germany via Liverpool , England. Once it arrives, they will be spending the next elevel months touring Canada, Alaska and the lower 48 States. They have a modified Toyota Land Rover and a camping trailer that will serve as there home on wheels.

I finally did venture out though . . . into the damp grey again.

Barrington Lighthouse. One of the over 200 lighthouses that surround Nova Scotia. This one is no longer functioning as a lighthouse, but is now a museum. Alas, I am early again . . . it is not tourist season yet in Nova Scotia and the museum is closed.
The majority of Nova Scotia’s lighthouses are not accessible nd re on islands. They are still nice to sea . . . as long as the fog has burned away!
Wind power has been harnesses all around Nova Scotia. Here you can see the stunted pine trees that cover the coastal areas, none taller than 20 feet. I was facinated by the sight of the windmills, shrouded in fog, the long blades dipping down into the clear air as they slowly spun in the wind.
I could not find anyone to tell me what this is but I believe these are floated in the bays and then used to store live fish, crabs or possibly lobsters until they are brought ashore for processing. The lobster season is just starting and you can see this float has new blue netting and my be launched soon.
Naturally, my Subaru is enjoying Nova Scotia. The roads are narrow and winding, they wrap over hills and valleys and reach out along the coast. She is still averaging somewhere between 22 -23 MPG, which is good since gasoline is $6.07/gallon. The only thing that my Subi and I do not like . . . head winds . . . head winds definately impact her speed and mileage adversly.

Tomorrow morning I head north to Cape Breton. I am treveling up the east coast of Nova Scotia to Halifax, then west across the province, and from there north up the west coast. I will be camping overnight, hopefully in an area more known for Moose. Let us keep our fingers crossed that one of the beasties decides to walk into my camp and pose for a few photos.

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