Nova Scotia and New Brunswick

July 07, 2005 04:51:41

Entering Atlantic Time Zone! Since I'm too lazy to change the clock on my camera when I cross time zones, this means that my photo timestamps will now be three hours earlier than local time. I've now been to all six North American time zones - Alaskan, Pacific, Mountain, Central, Eastern, and Atlantic.

July 07, 2005 09:19:00

Nova Scotia had a very pretty welcome center, complete with a pretty girl playing bagpipes.

July 07, 2005 09:24:16

This is the most awesome welcome center I have ever visited. They have coffee, ice cream, and comfy chairs around a fireplace. If only they had free wireless internet, I could just set up shop in here and go nuts.

July 07, 2005 10:16:02

The countryside near the welcome center. The freeway I'm traveling on is in the background to the right.

July 07, 2005 14:43:53

Downtown Halifax, Nova Scotia.

July 07, 2005 14:55:18

There are some cool-looking buildings on the Halifax waterfront.

July 07, 2005 14:56:38

They seem to really love ice cream in eastern Canada. I think it's a good sign when an ice cream shop has a cow out front.

July 07, 2005 17:27:44

I camped out that night at a campground on the coast. The bad thing about Nova Scotia is the never-ending swarms of mosquitoes. Actually, I seem to have problems with mosquitoes at all sorts of places in Canada.

July 07, 2005 17:34:44

I have scientifically determined that citronella candles don't help repel mosquitoes at all. With my luck, they probably attract mosquitoes.

July 07, 2005 18:30:01

My tent.

July 07, 2005 18:30:31

The campground.

July 08, 2005 05:15:36

The next morning.

July 08, 2005 05:21:25

Only loonies are allowed to use the campground showers. Fortunately, it seemed to work for me.

July 08, 2005 11:42:54

On the road again.

July 08, 2005 14:32:11

The really long Confederation Bridge to the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island (PEI).

July 08, 2005 14:42:44

"In New Brunswick, there is always a city nearby!" Hooray!

July 08, 2005 14:54:44

More shots of the Confederation Bridge. I thought about driving down the bridge so I could see PEI, but the toll was about $34 USD. The bridge cost $1 billion (CDN) to build, so I can see why they'd want to charge hefty tolls. If I had realized at the time that the toll was round-trip, I probably would have taken it. Additionally, I've since discovered that there is a free shuttle service for pedestrians and cyclists.

July 08, 2005 14:58:02

If you look closely, you may see the lighthouse in the distance.

July 08, 2005 15:00:08

This nature center is located at the New Brunswick terminus of the Confederation Bridge.

July 08, 2005 15:00:37

The international symbol for "ice cream".

July 08, 2005 15:02:53

Ice cream!

July 08, 2005 19:03:35

Some rough nighttime shots of Fredericton, New Brunswick.

July 08, 2005 19:14:05

Notice the giant ice cream cones in this coffee shop's storefront.

July 08, 2005 19:18:30

It looks like during the summer, many restaurants in downtown Fredericton set up outdoor seating that occupies the entire sidewalk. Pedestrian travel is accomodated by setting up a temporary wooden walk-around in the parking lane. I thought this was a pretty clever way of trading off parking for outdoor seating during the warmer summer months when outdoor seating is probably valued higher than a close parking spot.

July 08, 2005 19:24:26

And of course, our favorite Denver-based sandwich chain has even reached this remote area.