Nova Scotia

I arrived at St Margaret's Bay to fair weather on Tuesday evening.



Wild poodles roam the woods, looking for crows to bark at



or bounce around with Geoff, noted local poodle herder



who made the spécialité de la maison, what he calls Zulu Bannock (or buns a la bbq)



with amazing mussels, before



and after cooking.



And of course there was lobster.



And strawberries are in season, yippee! Here with Jan's hand-crafted tea biscuit:



If I read tails correctly, this one's saying Don't bug me.



Then on to Lunenburg, where there are more mussels, hanging from the electricity poles along with a lot of other seafood:



And I noticed some crowds milling around the docks, with a boat in the distance



coming nearer



coming nearer



and packed to the gunwhales with students, returning after a semester on the high seas in a tall ship as part of the Class Afloat program.