Campobello Island + SkyWatch Friday #3 x 2

This past weekend, Wendy and I decided to try something a little different for us, tenting. After careful consideration, we chose Campobello Island, and more specifically Herring Cove Provincial Park, as our destination. For those unfamiliar with Campobello, it is accessible from the New Brunswick mainland only by ferry. First a twenty minute ferry ride with beautiful views from Letete to Deer Island and after a short drive another ferry ride through swirling tidal waters to Campobello. We arrived at our Herring Cove campsite to a wonderfully sandy beach, empty of any other persons, After setting up our tent and cooking supper on the coleman stove, we went beach combing.We found driftwood, seashells, wave polished stones and many pieces of  highly prized ocean glass. We ended the night watching the sunset over Eastport, Maine(this pic is entry #1 into skywatch friday http://skyley.blogspot.com/). On Saturday we drove from one end of the island to the other, visiting all the wharfs, beaches and lighthouses and seeing plenty of birds, fish and other sea life. My favourite picture of the whole weekend is of the old fishing boats, rotting on the shore. These onetime icons of family livelihood have been replaced by the larger draggers, forever changing life for the 800 or so full-time residents of the tiny island. The highlight of the trip for Wendy was watching all the harbor seals playing in front of the lighthouse near a short bridge to the United States. We did not realize the US was so close, although I'm sure area residents are grateful as there is no bank, no gas stations, and limited medical services available on the island. We met the young man on the bicycle at our campground. He was from Montreal and had been riding through the US now for about 2 weeks. I thought it was so funny that he had as much stuff packed on his bike as I had stuffed in my car. Saturday evening we returned to the same spot to again watch the sunset over Eastport (this pic is entry #2 into skywatch friday). Finally, Wendy snapped this pic of me Sunday morning doing some last minute beach combing while waiting for the ferry. We'll be back!

 

Mellow Yellow Monday # 8

This is my friend Paula's little boy Wyatt, happily playing in his sand pile and also my entry into Mellow Yellow Monday.....http://mellowyellowmonday.blogspot.com/

Make a day of it

Wendy and I love hanging out with friends and no one plays harder than our friends Dave & Heidi at North Cedars Photography. The first group of photos shows our outing to the thuroughfare at the twin bridges at French Lake. We paddled for a few hours, chasing a family of King Fishers, while avoiding gelatinous globs of an unknown substance and stopped and enjoyed a picnic lunch, before making the return trip. The second group of photos shows the cove on Grand Lake which Dave and Heidi's residence overlooks. It is a great place to go swimming, boating, fishing, or to just relax by the fire and enjoy the sunset. The last photo also happens to be my entry into Skywatch Fridays (http://skyley.blogspot.com/). Thanks again to North Cedars Photography for some fine shots and plenty of inspiration

Happy New Brunswick Day

Wendy and I had no problem finding stuff to do this holiday weekend. Sunday afternoon we went kayaking at the Causeway, where Newcastle Stream empties into Grand Lake. It is only a 1 minute drive behind the house. We are so lucky to have this, literally, in our backyard.

 

 

Mellow Yellow Monday #7

This yellow in my garden certainly has a calming effect on me, so this is my entry into Mellow Yellow Mondays  
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