Thursday, November 5, 2009

THE MARITIMES

GASPE PENINSULA QUEBEC
NORTH CAPE CAPE BRETON NOVA SCOTIA

PORT AUX BASQUES HARBOUR WHERE THE FERRY TO NOVA SCOTIA ARIVES AND LEAVES.AT THIS TIME OF THE YEAR NO FERRIES TO ST JOHNS IT IS A 890KM HAUL EACH WAY!!


MILE 0 ST JOHN'S NEW FOUNDLAND. WE STARTED AT MILE 0 VICTORIA VANCOUVER ISLAND.IT IS 7353KM AWAY. 6 MONTHS LATER AND 33000KM ON THE CLOCK -I THINK WE HAVE MADE SOME WRONG TURNS!!



BEAUTIFUL AND VITALLY IMPORTANT ST JOHN'S HARBOUR NEW FOUNDLAND.




THANK GOD IT WAS SCREWED DOWN AS SHE WOULD HAVE RE-ARRANGED IT!!THIS IS A REPLICA BUT THE REAL THING WAS IN A CABINET. TITANIC MUSEUM HALIFAX.





THE HISTORY OF THE CONFLICTS BETWEEN THE INDIGENOUS,THE ACADIANS (FIRST FRENCH),ENGLISH,LOYALISTS (THOSE WHO LEFT US DURING REVOLUTION ) AND THE US IS FASCINATING .WE VISITED MANY FORTS,TOWERS.CITADELS AND BATTLEFIELDS.THIS IS THE CITADEL HALIFAX NOVA SCOTIA ,STILL OCCUPIED BY THE SAME REGIMENT SINCE THE 1750'S.






FLOWER POT ROCKS BAY OF FUNDY NEW BRUNSWICK .THE RIVER THAT RUNS INTO THE BAY IS THE APTLY NAMED CHOCOLATE. THEY CLAIM TO HAVE THE HIGHEST TIDAL RISE AND FALL.SEVERAL PLACES HAVE REVERSING WATERFALLS AS THE WATER FLOWS IN AND OUT!







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