Nova Scotia Vacation - 6.9.06 - 6.19.06
Puffins and whales and lighthouses and moose and seals OH MY!
Day 0 - The Cat to Yarmouth, Nova Scotia
Day 1 - Yarmouth to Bridgewater
- First wildlife in NS!!!)
- This clock was on top of a firehouse that burned down. A local lady donated her husbands money to have it put up in the park in Yarmouth.)
- A boat, apparently run aground, but with a castle built on top? Yeah, welcome to the land of the Novies.)
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- Yarmouth harbor fishing boats, with the Cat in the background)
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- Better shot of the Cat on the dock)
- This boat is only aground until the tide comes in- As mush as a 9foot tide around here!)
- Rogue waves are all over the rocky coast of Nova Scotia. They come out of absolutely nowhere and literally bury anything in their reach, dragging it back to sea with a vicious undertow.)
- In the middle of a pretty nasty storm I was wandering the rocks around Cape Forchu Light in Yarmouth, and had to snap a couple pics)
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- Barrels and floats in the local fishertown)
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- Lighthouse at the Historic Village of Acadia, in Pubnico)
- Tin of lobster plugs, a whitling knife and thumb guard. Also a pack of plugs to the right.)
- I <3 barrels)
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- Whale vertabrae)
- Again, closer)
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- Some salt cod)
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- Seal Island Light, Barrington)
- Backside of a whale skull)
Spent some time at the Kejimkujik Seashore Preserve thingy watching seals and boulderingish
- Four seals on a rock)
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- Double-crested cormorants on a rock)
- Not a seal, yet without a 10x zoom lens, I swore it was)
- Can you find all seven seals?)
- How about now?)
- Now? (brighter, fog is lifting))
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- There are five seals on this rock, although only four are fair)
- Can you find the five seals here? (Hint, they're not all on the rock))
- All five on the rock are visible here)
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- Three seals here. The one on the left is Fat Louie. You'll understand why in a bit.)
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- This is why he's called Fat Louie!)
- With the tide coming in, Fat Louie heads to higher ground (11MB QuickTime))
- Coming around the point, we can see Fat Louie head-on)
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- I had a feeling I was being stalked!)
- Pair of Eiders)
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- Up the coast more, twelve seals on a rock!)
- No! Seventeen!!!)
- Really!)
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- Western Head Light, Liverpool)
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- This movie isn't so much for the visual, as the audio... The fog horn was amazing! (5.6MB Quicktime))
Day 2 - Bridgewater to Halifax
Spent a lot of time at Peggy's Cove. Did some bouldering and rock-walking. GREAT waves and wonderful rock
Day 3 - Halifax
Day 4 - Halifax to Sydney
Spent the morning at the Shubenacadie Wildlife Thingy
Day 5 - Cabot Trail
Whale watch out of Pleasant Bay. I highly recommend Fiddlin Whale Tours!
Day 6 - Puffins and Rain
And here, my completely fresh set of batteries died...
Day 7 - Pictou: The Hector
Day 8 - To New Brunswick
Day 9
Spent some time at Hopewell Rocks, during low-tide
... and came back at high-tide!
Day 10 - I didn't think I'd be taking pics on a travel day, but a New Brunswick Mrs. Moose made me!
