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Easy to tell we're in
Nova Scotia! |
Hooray! We're here at
the
Knightswood
in
Dartmouth! |
Our hosts: Bill &
Norma Adams. |
Knightswood gardens. |
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Knightswood gardens. |
Knightswood gardens. |
The harbor at
Lunenburg |
Saluting the
quarterdeck? |
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Rod & Ron on the
Bluenose II
at Lunenburg. |
"The mate was a mighty
sailin' man . . . " |
Bluenose was renowned
as a fisher and a racer! |
The harbor at Lunenburg
- Bluenose II |
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Ron, Alice, and Scott
right before they got towed away. |
"But what you really
need is a cold ale and some mussels!" |
What a great idea! -- at
the
Salt Shaker Deli |
Oh, goody! There's
dessert in Nova Scotia! |
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RCMP!!!! That's
Royal Canadian Mounted Police! |
The Presbyterian Church
- rebuilt after the 2005 fire. |
The Great War memorial. |
Lots of great old houses
and buildings in Lunenburg. |
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Royal Nova Scotia
International Tattoo |
Royal Nova Scotia
International Tattoo |
The salute to Scotland |
It was also the
gathering of the clans |
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Royal Nova Scotia
International Tattoo |
The young lady has just
performed in the choir at the Tattoo! |
The wharf at
Halifax. |
Alice & Ron:
"Can we find a pub now?" |
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David Stone at
O'Carroll's
in Halifax |
No man is truly well
groomed without a hat!
"Sociabllllllle!!!"
(A Halifax toast) |
Our friend Wanda, from
Newfoundland. She made sure tasted all the ale, and the
Scotch, and the rum . . . |
R & R w/ Wanda, after a
memorable evening at O'Carroll's! |
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The harbour at
Pictou,
birthplace of New Scotland. |
The
Hector. Brought the 1st Scottish settlers. |
The mainmast had been struck
by lightning the day before. |
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"Rod, you can't sail
that thing!" |
"Avast! Stand by yer
stoppers, let go the shank painters'l!" |
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"I wish that he would
hurry up, and strike, strike the bell!" |
Waiting for the ferry to
PEI. |
Not a bad place to wait. |
Proudly flying the
flags! |
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Prince Edward Island |
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The Point Prim
Lighthouse. Canada's oldest, and its only round brick
lighthouse. |
Is Rod leaning, or the
sign? |
Alice & Scott making the
climb. |
Alice with the
Fresnel
lens. |
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The Fresnel. |
Okay, now where's that
switch? |
The lamp is lit! |
The foghorn!
Click here to see and hear it
work! |
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More well-preserved
lighthouses of PEI. |
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View from the top |
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Look! Lupins! |
These PEI snails are
really fast! Tasty, too! |
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The
Gahan
House, in
Charlottetown,
Great brew-pub! |
Da brew. |
Da Krew! |
"Sociabllllllle!!!"
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"Here's tae us!
Wha's like us? Damned few, and they're all dead!" |
The
Claddagh Oyster House -
7 different varieties of PEI oysters! |
The harbor at
Charlottetown. |
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Great old boats! |
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Ron & Rod with
Richard
LaPage, our host at
The
Fiddle Farm. |
The music room at The
Fiddle Farm. |
Instruments provided and
ready to be played. |
The "JP-1000".
like the one Richard made for
J. P. Cormier. |
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Mary LaPage pointing out
features of the house. |
Mary & Alice |
Mary raises cashmere and
angora goats. |
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Crossing the
Confederation Bridge |
The merry wanderer.
Who left the Scotch in the back seat?! |
A quick glimpse of New
Brunswick |
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More to come! |
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