One of the reasons that we have so much fun in our chosen life is that we avoid all of the normal choices. This morning we were staying in Fundy National Park. Continue reading Off the Beaten Track:
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Railroad Museum:
I only wish that I could teleport my son, Glen and my Son-in-law Neil here to be with me this evening. We are boondocking in the parking lot of the Railroad Museum here in Hillsborough New Brunswick. Thirty feet from the nose of Arcturus is parked a Canadian Voodoo Fighter Jet. All along the tracks to the left side of the coach are railroad equipment, beautifully preserved, and I think some of it is used for excursions. Continue reading Railroad Museum:
Lock on a Brass Door:
Sorry, I couldn’t help doing a little word play there. Now I will try to explain. First the Brass Door is approximately how Judy and I pronounced the name of lake here in Cape Breton. The French spelling is Bras d’Or and the locals pronounce it like “Brador” with emphasis on the second syllable. It is a lake in name, but the water is salty and it has a bit of tidal range. The North end near the town of “Big Bras d’Or” is open to the sea. Continue reading Lock on a Brass Door:
Walkin’ About:
We are winding up our last week here in Newfoundland. On Thursday we will hop back on the ferry for a fourteen hour ride back to Nova Scotia. We are anxious to get back and see how Path the green dragon, our tandem bicycle is doing. Without our bicycle we have been walking everywhere to visit the sights. Yesterday we walked across the town of St. Johns, the Capitol of Newfoundland and its largest city. Continue reading Walkin’ About:
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Good Day:
I know, I have used Hi Everyone since the start, but around here we almost always get greeted with “Good Day.” It is not “g’ day” like the Ausies say. But when we get way out in the province we are finding that we have to listen real keen-like to understand the Newfoundland dialect. Continue reading The End of the Earth: