Canadian Dream

Well a new province has begun. I took the DRLbus from Corner Brook to Port-aux-Basques. It was a crazy night. I metsome really great people aboard the boat. The kind of Newfoundlander'sthat will drink you under the table. Also, during the summer, MarineAtlantic hires live bands and guests to play in the bar. Tonight therewas a lovely young woman playing keyboard and singing. She had anamazing voice. The music went on until 1:00am then they both shut thebar and the music down. I was having immense difficulty sleeping on theboat so me and my new boat friends decided to stay up. A ferry is somuch more interesting at night. We went up top, looked at the sky, andI was amazed by the strenghtof the crosswinds. It a whole different kind of creepy when your on topthe boat at night. To begin with, when we boarded the boat the weatherwas perfect. In the middle of the ocean the weather is very cold. Allyou can see lit is the boat around you. It feels as though the boat issailing into the abyss. It's both stunning and scary. Especially sinceI am not quite fond of water. Even though I could not see the loomingshores of Nova Scotia,I could feel their approach. I think part of the reason I could notsleep was the anticipation of finally starting a new province. A wholenew adventure!

It was 7:30am when the boat finally docked at North Sydney, Nova Scotia.I had still not sleep a wink. Like the zombie I clearly appeared to beI groggily strolled of the boat and on dry land. I could have kissedthe pavement. Thankfully, Corrina, one of my ferry friends offered todrive me to the Clansman Motel. Remember them, I stayed there on theway up to Newfoundland...Deja-vu!I was glad to see that Sandra the owner still remembered me and I wasyet again graciously offered a free nights stay. What a gal! I grabbreakfast and somehow teleportedto my room, since I can't really remember how I got there. Must be anew feature in motels. Ate my yummy breakfast and crashed with the trayof food still on my bed beside me. It was 3:00pm when I awoke again tothe world. With not much to do I figured that I would come write ajournal entry. I am excited to trek a new territory, with an addedtwist. I have recently decided that I will be doing PEI as well. Thereis a ferry crossing in Pictou, Nova Scotia.I guess I just can't pass up the opportunity. The only shitty news is,guess what, it's going to rain for the next week. I guess Nova Scotia is quickly following in the footsteps of it neighbour. Oh, well...ces't la vie!