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LIVIN' LA NOVA SCOTIA / Day 4: Inland Attractions
Leaving behind the historic Acadian settlesments along the "Evangeline Trail," we traveled inland to the Kejimkujic National Park for a little hiking and canoeing. A vast network of connected lakes and backwaters occupied for millennia by the Mi'kmaq Indians who hunted and fished there, the park is the site of North America's oldest known canoe route. |
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"Keji's" quiet waterways can be perilous ... when you fit in a canoe the way I fit in my lifejacket (left). Flailing and swearing, we somehow kept the canoe upright until we returned to the dock. Then Elsa got out, and I took an impromptu bath.
We also did some hiking, checking out the park's trails and waterfalls. Not much wildlife in evidence, but Elsa did find the little guy below. |
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Another interesting destination was The Ovens Historic Park, a combination campground/tourist spot owned by Steve Chapin, brother of Harry and Tom Chapin. Once a gold mine, The Ovens is a series of craggy cliffs and caves looking out on the Atlantic. Below: Thunder Cave, named for the resounding boom of incoming waves. Below left: Dave sets a new world in the deadlift, using two old millstones. |
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OTHER DESTINATIONS
Driving Across the Atlantic Historic Nova Scotia The Bay of Fundy Lunenburg & The Coast
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