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Subject: [OM] Re: Home from Canada Trip
From: Stuart Robinson <restmengi@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2006 08:44:23 +0100
Very nice John,

My favourites are

http://home.alltel.net/jjohnso4/20060928-0004.jpg & 
http://home.alltel.net/jjohnso4/20061004-0005.jpg

Stu


jjohnso4@xxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> Hi folks,
>
> Just returned from a ~three week driving tour in the Maritime Provinces of 
> Canada.  The weather was mostly nice, the scenery beautiful, the food 
> excellent, and the people were among the friendliest I've ever met.  Our 
> timing meant that the tourist season was over so things weren't crowded at 
> all (except at Peggy's Cove.
>
> One of the prettiest places we visited was the village of Blue Rocks where 
> fishing huts are built out from shore on the exposed rocks.
> http://home.alltel.net/jjohnso4/20060928-0004.jpg
>
> In some areas it seemed that around almost every bend in the road was a cove 
> with a colorful fishing village similar to this one: 
> http://home.alltel.net/jjohnso4/20060928-0021.jpg
>
> Also, everywhere you look are boats next to people's houses; big boats, small 
> boats, new boats, old boats and some complete with bullet holes: 
> http://home.alltel.net/jjohnso4/20061004-0005.jpg
>
> The fire hydrants in the city of Stellarton have been painted to look like 
> cartoon characters.  We enjoyed riding around town looking at them.
> http://home.alltel.net/jjohnso4/20061003-0012.jpg
>
> The elm trees in the city of Truro are dying, or have died, from Dutch elm 
> disease.  In 1999 local artists started carving sculptures from the dead 
> trees.  Now there are ~30 of these carvings in the downtown area.
> http://home.alltel.net/jjohnso4/20061008-0010.jpg
>
> The real attraction to me though was the beautiful scenery that included the 
> rugged coastlines of Cape Breton Island and Nova Scotia and the farm lands of 
> Prince Edward Island. All-in-all it was a great trip that I'd recommend to 
> anyone.
>
> Later,
> Johnny
>
>
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