Sunday, August 5, 2012

Day 67 - Louisbourg, Nova Scotia

We are returning back to Nova Scotia via the ferry today, Sunday, August 5th.  The morning is crisp and clear so we are hoping for smooth sailing.  Our trip to the Ferry terminal in Port aux Basque was only a 26 mile trip; however, we were up with the birds as we had to be at the terminal by 8 a.m.


It is amazing how many different bodies of water that we have seen on our journey.  You might be able to see several ponds, marshes or whatever in the middle of open areas.  They do get a lot of snow in the Maritimes so if that accounts for all the water – I don’t know but they sure have a lot of it.



I believe this is the same ferry or something very similar that we took on our way to New Foundland.  It was a very smooth five hour trip.  Most of the time everyone either played cards, had a bite to eat, read books, did some knitting or took a nap  Some whales and dolphins were seen, but not by us.


Our drive to the campground where we are spending a couple nights at was only 37 miles – again very uneventful.  It is, however, next to a wharf so we have a great view of the bay and boats.  We took a walk around town and saw many typical huge houses that have been converted into Inns. These homes were at one time owned by one family, but then again, these families had very large families. They do look very inviting.



Bruce read that there was a lighthouse on the other side of the bay so we took a drive and got several great pictures of the lighthouse and sunset.  The ocean was behind us.  Someone had painted a rock and I thought they did a pretty good job. If I cropped the picture more, you probably wouldn't even know it was on rock.


A bit of history about the Lighthouse point.


Picture of the Day!!

The sun was setting behind the Lighthouse.

Hope you had smooth sailing today.

 

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