June 25, Back to Nova Scotia

The long ferry ride back to Nova Scotia was much more pleasant than the trip going over to Newfoundland. The seas were calm and there was a fast internet connection. Joe and I had a hearty(that means bacon was included) breakfast in the dining room.




This is a shot of a model of the ferry.

We had to spend the night on the loading dock because we had a 6:30AM departure time. This was fun because we had to "rough-it". That means perking coffee on the propane cooktop instead of the electric pot.

One of my caravan friends, Yvonne, took this picture of our rigs going down the road. Pretty impressive, huh!

We arrived back at the Arm of Gold campground in Bras d' Or, which has been our base camp before and after our trip to Newfoundland. Today we rode by car to Baddeck, where we had a Yankee breakfast at the Historic Telegraph Hotel. Fabulous French toast!

This is where Alexander Graham Bell stayed on his visits to Baddeck, prior to building a home there. I never knew of his many interests and inventions, other than the telegraph and telephone. He created man-carrying kites and airplanes. Water inspired him and a young engineering associate, Casey Baldwin, to produce the fastest boat in the world.

Bell's father, grandfather, and brother had all been associated with work on elocution and speech, and both his mother and wife were deaf. This profoundly influenced his life's work.

This is his Hydrofoil flying machine.

This afternoon we went on a boat tour out to Bird Islands to see all the amazing birds, seals and other water loving critters. Here are some shots from the trip.

We saw Atlantic puffin, grey seals, lots of bald eagles, herring gulls, cormorants and lots of other interesting birds whose names I don't remember!

Tomorrow we drive 250 miles to a cg near Halifax . Can't wait to get to Halifax - that means mussells and drawn butter and French bread - YUM !!