June 2 Thursday, between O'Leary and Waterford The day began well with two soft boiled eggs and good conversation with the other guests staying at the Willowgreen B&B. The couple from Germany who were on a two week trip to P.E.I. showed me their ‘Pink Dream’ room. The last thing to bring to the van was the cooler. Imagine my astonishment when the whirring of the little fan was inaudible. The cigarette lighter socket was dead. The radio was also not letting itself be heard. All the plugs were checked. All the wires were inspected. With trepidation I returned to the Canadian Tire Store. Perhaps the mechanic has inadvertently dislocated a wire when he took the steering apart. The garage manager instructed the mechanic on duty to check the fuses. A number 20 was needed to ... read more

May 31 Tuesday On the last day of May I drove out of Nova Scotia via the Confederation Bridge. I went first to the Masstown Market for breakfast and blogging time. Cheese on an English muffin with sausage and cheese plus coffee cost $6 …cheaper than Macs and just as good if not moresucculent. By the time I was finished publishing the place was filling up fast. Some people were having chowder for brunch. Highway 4 heads towards Amherst and then The Bridge. The getting was good until the van began making load grinding noises at every turn. Stopping at a gas station and asking for directions to the closest mechanic the van headed for Oxford. I was just a little more than worried and anxious. Finally found the garage. With great expectations I tried the ... read more

There is free parking in Wolfville. Stopped on Waterfront Road in front of a chimney sticking out of a roof. Thinking that there could be an info map on the bulletin board I approached the chimney. No map to help find the Botanical Garden but masses of info about Chimney Swifts. And all the time I thought they were Swallows! from " The Swift is “A bird best identified by silhouette. The smudge-grey Chimney Swift nimbly manoeuvres over rooftops, fields, and rivers to catch insects. Its tiny body, curving wings, and stiff, shallow wingbeats give it a flight style as distinctive as its fluid, chattering call. This enigmatic little bird spends almost its entire life airborne. When it lands, it can’t perch—it clings to vertical walls inside chimneys or in hollow trees or caves. This ... read more

On the 20th, Friday, it was a reluctant leaving taking of the Artisan Suites because the COUGH has hit me again. Here at the campground the toilet is a bit further than a jump from bed to toilet bowl. When it is dark there is no problem ... the dog walkers let their pets piddle all over the place during the morning pippy parade ... and almost every RV has a dog. One family had two Golden Retrievers and a German Shepherds. …but I’m getting ahead of the narrative. Fundy National Park The park has finally opened ... who knew it was Victoria Day Weekend???? To reach the park gates a 336m mountain had to be crossed. With popping ears and in 3rd gear the gates and the visitors centre came into view. Never did get ... read more

Saturday, Sunday, Monday... three days of put-zing about. On Saturday the day began by visiting various yard sales. The best one was down a longish road, past a housing development to an old barn beside a heritage house designed by the same Maxwell of Van Horne Covenhoven fame. Saw things I already had, saw things I did not want, wanted things too big to buy and walked away with three magazines for thirty cents . LOL Importantly, once past the lure of yard sales, doing the laundry had to be addressed. The experience cost 3+3+3 $. Once that was done a visit to the beach was next on the list. The beach at the end of town, where the road leads to the Bay of Fundy, yielded very little treasure. I found only one tiny piece ... read more