While Jo was out with her painting group, I played hooky. Napped in the morning, then went into town for fish and chips, and a walkabout. Lots of touristy shops, a few galleries, and a bunch of restaurants. Oh yeah, and a Great Canadian Dollar Store where I purchased a couple of $1 LED flashlights with real Canadian money, and all in coin. While there are lots of great old buildings, the wharf area was pretty interesting. I talked with a fellow who sailed a quarter million dollar sailboat for the owners who are in their mid-80's. In an area like this, it's easy to view boats as more than shipping and recreation. The painting on the side of a building reminded me of this and it's easy to see why the region is called the Maritimes. There are lots of relics in the water around the wharf, visible at low tide, but most interesting was all of the sea life. Seaweed and mussels abound, but I found some sea stars congregating beneath one of the pilings. Exploring around a bit, I found a wet area around a little creek full of goldenrod, cattails and some purple flowers that I do not recognize, but it was spectacular. Tomorrow I plan to be a little more productive!I have yet to find a way to organize the photos, they just show up where they want, in no particular order.
Ed!
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