Day 5 Aug 6th: Scooting Across to Nova Scotia

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UPDATE: It seems I landed flat on my face. It turns out that there is a Saint John, New Brunswick, and a St. John's, Newfoundland, (thank you Ian). It's all very hard to see that accurately from where I am on the West Coast. So my apologies!

On Tuesday the crew drove from Saint John, NB, to Linwood, Nova Scotia, a distance of just under 300 miles.

Yesterday the Newfoundland 2019 (or Rust) crew woke to a beautiful morning near the bustling city of Saint John, New Brunswick.

Here is a beautiful pic of St. John, NB:

I learned Tuesday that the crew had been in Canada almost 24 hours, yet still hadn't been to a Tim Horton's, the second greatest thing Canada has ever produced; the greatest thing the country has produced, of course, are stand-in movie locations: Vancouver as Portland (I'm looking at you Grimm) or the Drumheller Valley in place of the US West (Unforgiven).

Third on my list of top Canadian treasures would be the great Todd Penney (after all, we did get some free pizza at his Dalex Auto shop and he invited the whole town to see the crazy Americans driving the Alaska Highway in their old jeeps ).

Turning back to our intrepid travelers, after a short drive, they pulled over for some lunch.

One of the local Canadians, Kevin Casey, has been following their trip online. When he saw where the crew stopped for lunch, he recognized the spot where they were parked, So, he made a mad dash to meet them. He got this photo with Joe Bee and reports he had a great time talking with the group.

Following lunch, the crew headed for the border of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. There, they found a great place for a group photo:

A little while later, they found their campground in Linwood, NS. It's pretty much a good-as-it-gets campground, with views aplenty.

Bill and Joe took a break from the day to watch the sun set over the water.

I"m not sure what Cowboy's up to here. I'm guessing he just got done taking some sunset pics:

Tonights dinner included a gourmet menu of roasted hotdogs.

Tomorrow, the crew will do some touring, then lineup for Wednesday evening's ferry to Newfoundland. Bill was able to send a preview of the ferry route. Hmm ... I guess this is the way they do it in Canada?

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