We made it…..we’re in Nova Scotia. We left Moncton NB around 9:30 this morning. Easy on, easy off and in about 30 minutes we
entered NS. We are doing counter-clock
wise tour of the island. We went
through much farm land, corn and apple orchards loaded with apples. Farmers were out in their fields. If I didn’t know better, I’d think I was
still in the USA….McDonalds, Burger King, Wendy’s…..At each exit for a town
along the TransCanada highway (wonderful road!), they have huge signs…more like
murals..depicting what the towns are noted for or famous for. Oops..ended with a preposition. Very colorful. This part of NS is very rural.
We had one little hiccup.
As we stopped for diesel (which we’ve bought already in Canada and all
along the way), our credit card was denied.
So, we had to park (thank goodness, we were at a truck stop and there
was plenty of room) and call Chase ($$).
Yes, they were just protecting our account…not sure if it was us using
the card. Ughhhhhh. They immediately reactivated it and we were
on our way. We just should have called
before we left and told them.
We got to the RV (???) park around 2:15. These so called Rv parks up here are 97%
permanent Rv’s and small mobile homes.
They call them “seasonal”….nope, they are here all year. But it looks safe enough.
We drove down to the Bay of Fundy (same one we saw
yesterday, but from the other side). Oh
my goodness, it’s beautiful here. Homes
are build right ON the coast. Can’t
imagine that cold wind off the Bay in the harsh winters. 
We saw this French Cross marker in Morden,
NS. which begins the tale of the Acadian culture here. We learn more about that tomorrow in the Yarmouth area.
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| Bay of Fundy Coast |
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| Baptist Church/Margaretsville NS |
Then drove down to Margaretsville for a view of the
lighthouse. Thoroughly enjoyed the
Fundy Bay Coastal area. Saw lots of
churches, and , interestingly, most were Baptist. It’s an entirely different way of life here. On our way back to the RV, we stopped at a
farmer’s market and bought our favorite apple from their orchard, the Honey
Crisp; some tomatoes for BLT’s tonight.
Tomorrow, Walmart is in the route—out of fruit and other stuff. (Actually, had to eat it all up before we
crossed the border).
Glad you made it! Love the pictures and the weather looks wonderful. It's beautiful here today too! Have fun exploring and be safe.
ReplyDeleteYes - always call the credit card company BEFORE you leave. Also - why didn't you just get all you needed at the Farmer's Marketing. You couldn't pay me enough to go to Walmart - here or there. Sounds like a great time. Enjoying reading the blog - and glad I realized that the email updates I was getting were a day behind. You got there before I knew you were leaving :)
ReplyDeleteWe did stop at a Farmer's Market...their bananas were really, really, green and they had no grapes or toilet paper :)but we got other stuff... we have found a Super Store up here that's great....this was after we dashed into WM in the pouring rain and found that they didn't even have a produce section....strange. And I briefly thought of calling Chase, but just ran out of time...can't think of it all.
DeleteRonnie and Anita: Enjoying every post. I, too, signed up to get them via email. The only negative getting them via email is I don't always stop to go into your actual blog and post a comment. This post has especially beautiful pictures and makes me wish I was with you traveling along the coast. Such a dream trip and one I would love to do with Brian one day. Love you both.......Lesslie
ReplyDeleteA question: are the leaves changing to more vibrant colors as you drive further North? The apple tree still looks so green and looks as tho' pine/needle trees near the coast....?
ReplyDeleteI've actually meant to put that in one of my posts.....the trees are just beginning to get a tinge of yellow. Occasionally, we'll see a red one, but we're still a little early. It's very lush and green here and warm. High 60's in the day time and low 50's at night.
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