Work had me down in Nova Scotia this past week. Our new site at Kejimkujik National Park is close to completion. At the park entrance they have two of the red muskoka chairs like they had at Gros Morne.

Came across a Maritime Garter snake (Thamnophis sirtalis pallidulus).

The Mersey River.

I had good weather the first couple of days and then rain overnight on the second day, by Wednesday at noon the sun had come out.

After all the trenching was filled I found this guy, I’m surprised he didn’t get buried or crushed by the heavy machinery.

We headed into Luneburg for dinner on Tuesday night. There was an article that they had the Bluenose II out on the water the day before. Not sure if you have read anything about the boondoggle of the restoration of the ship. It is three years overdue and about $6 million over budget.

It was in port and we were able to go aboard for free.

The crew is new and the one guy I talked to had only been on board for two weeks. They are all training for the summer tourist season.

Almost everything was replaced during the restoration. The only things that the crew member knew were original were the steering wheel and the bell.

Nevertheless it was pretty cool to be aboard.

Dinner was at The Knot Pub. The food was good and tasty, a bowl of mussels was only $5.

Wednesday it was back out to the park. A view of the forest near our new site.

The drive back to Dartmouth Wednesday afternoon was sunny until I got close to Halifax and I ran into fog and rain. Here is one of the Christmas tree farms near the park. They are looking good for the upcoming season.

A boat house near the tree farm.

The view of Halifax from my hotel room balcony in Dartmouth. I stayed at the Holiday Inn Harbourview. As I was having dinner in Dartmouth the fog lifted and the sun came out.

The transit ferry that runs between Dartmouth and Halifax.

The fog was starting to roll in again and about an hour later I couldn’t see much from the balcony.