Nova Scotia

 

One of the most photographed lighthouses in the world, on Peggy's Cove, with the Atlantic beyond.

 

Just woke up and, like Rip Van Winkle, I see so much has changed. Has my blog been dormant that long? Facebook has been a much more convenient way to keep friends and family updated, but it really doesn't lend itself to more introspective posts. And photos are resized to crappy resolution.

Anyway, The Chum Bucket started out years ago as a travel journal, so I thought I would end my hibernation with a posting about our most recent trip. There have been quite a few more, and I will try to post about those trips in the next few weeks.

 

 

 

Bar Harbor, Maine

 

 

 

 

 

In Sydney, Rica had planned an excursion to Cape Breton, down an old 1932 coal mine.  There, a retired miner was about to lead us 400 feet down into the pitch black mine, with only one old headlamp for light.  The tunnels were as low as 4'2" high.  Definitely not for you if you were claustrophobic.  Or tall.

 

 Halifax - As we know (from the movie), the Carpathia rescued victims of the Titanic and brought them to New York. The dead bodies, however, were brought by the cable steamer, Mackay-Bennett to Halifax.

 

Jack?

Quebec

 Walking (lounging?) "On Deck for the Cure," on board the MS Masdam