September 11, 2005

On Sunday September 11, 2005, we woke up very early to catch the ferry to Nova Scotia. When we arrived in Yarmouth, we had a quick lunch and then started our drive. We took the scenic "lighthouse route" along the southern coast of Nova Scotia. In mid-afternoon, we arrived at Thomas Raddall Provincial Park, setup camp, walked along the beach in the provincial park, and then went into "town" for dinner and to avoid the mosquitoes.

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Alayne relaxes on "The Cat" high speed ferry on route to Nova Scotia.

Alayne is on the first ferry of the trip.

Alayne smiles on the outside deck of the ferry.

Jason has his hood up because it is windy and chilly outside.

The motors onboard "The Cat" move the equivalent of an olympic size swimming pool every 33 seconds!

Jason plays the slot machines onboard "The Cat."

Alayne rests on "The Cat."

Our first stop after leaving Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. This was the end of the road.

In Canada, they are not afraid of wind energy.

Alayne and Jason are happy to be in Nova Scotia.

Alayne smiles on the bright and beautiful day.

The first (and only) lighthouse we saw while traveling on the "lighthouse route."

Jason walks towards the lighthouse.

Alayne is walking towards the lighthouse.

The pathway to the lighthouse, with several modern wind turbines in the background.

Alayne stands in front of the lighthouse.

Alayne & Jason, both wearing sunglasses.

Alayne & Jason take off their sunglasses for this picture.

Alayne in front of the lighthouse.

Jason stands near the water.

The lighthouse.

A quick stop for a photo-op at the site of the UFO sighting at Shag Harbour.

Jason caries firewood at the entrance to the Thomas Raddall Provincial Park.

Alayne walks around the camp area for night two.
"There seems to be a lot of mosquitoes around here."

A short walk from the camping area to this lovely beach on the Atlantic Ocean.

Alayne stands at the edge of the beach, happy to have escaped from the mosquitoes.

Alayne frantically kills mosquitoes that have followed us onto the beach.

Alayne takes a stroll on the beach.

Alayne walks in ankle deep water.
The water is not that cold, but it is salt water none-the-less.

Jason stands in the Atlantic Ocean.

Jason walks in ankle deep water.

The beach.

Alayne walks in the water.

The lady told us that there were seals that lived on these beaches.
Where are the seals at, yo?

Unfortunately, we did not see any seals on our trip.

Jason stands on the beach with a pen in his mouth.

The rocks and the crystal clear water.

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