Halifax

Sackville - WWII corvette similar to ones Dad repaired during the war.

The Halifax harbour statue encouraged Dad to reminisce

Pier 21 - the entry point to Canada for many

Cape Breton with Dad Smith visiting WWII haunts

The rugged shore of Cape Breton

The highway winding along the cliffs

Lots of warning signs for moose but we saw few.

Some of the hills and corners were severe for the Motorhome.

Jeff's Dad back in Sydney 62years after the war.

Nova Scotia - our circle tour of the south

Peggy's cove - 50 residents and 750 tourists

The memorial monument for Swiss Air crash site 11kms off shore
Digby Neck - Home of Seagulls roosting in trees

Jeff trying to push over the Balancing Rock.......NOT!

Red clay cliffs breaking away into the sea.

Tidal Bore in NS

The tide comes into the South Maitland channel as a wave.

Powered zodiacs take clients to play in the wave and the turbulence created.

Low water an hour and half before high tide.
Note the yellow boat on the right bank

High tide after powerful wave and turbulence activity
the boat is floating.

Two zodiacs playing in the wave.

Many faces of little PEI

A newcomers large home on prime waterfront property

The sand dunes of Cavendish Beach

The red shoreline and soil are common

Jeff returning from the beach through the low underbrush

The fishing and equipment sheds are common at the piers

Confederation Bridge

The bridge between New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island

As we drove across the bridge the sun was setting and

the moon was rising on the other side

Jeff tried to catch the moon but couldn't hang on.

The very active tides of the Bay of Fundy

An empty channel at St. Mary's point.......note how low the water is on the mud bank
This is the same channel looking at the same mud bank now full....note the size of Louise at the edge of the bank

Hopewell Rocks NB at high tide. Again, take note of the height of the water

Now you can't even see the water. The tide difference was 40ft that day.

The boats rest on the mud bottom waiting for high tide.

New Brunswick

The longest covered bridge in the Maritimes

The raised boardwalk goes for 2kms across the sand dune penninsula

Heron patiently waited for his lunch to come by......success!

LOBSTER.......the Maritimes specialty

Sometimes you can't see a view due to the fog bank

Gaspe continues...for a total of 1250km circle route

The highway goes between the cliffs and the sea

Single homes on rock outcroppings

Hawk cruising over a grassy field looking for dinner

Gaspe Quebec

The shoreline on the north side of the St. Lawerance River in Quebec

The windmills just east of Matane on the Gaspe

Gaspe shoreline facing New Brunswick

Montreal and Quebec City

Cathedral alter in Montreal
The Metro - subway system
Day of touring with Melanie Zseder
Streets and Buildings in Old Quebec City
Fountain outside City Hall in Quebec City

Ottawa

Parliament Buildings from the front gates
Looking at the front gates from the Bell tower
Inside the lobby of the main room
War monument
Rideau Canal Locks