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More Vacation Doings

The Hopewell Rocks in New Brunswick were breathtaking.


Diamond Rock
That little red and yellow thing is a kayak.


The tide was on it's way out.


I stayed topside while DH clambered down to snap pictures.


The grey pebbly looking area is actually thousands of flightless birds migrating along a beach near Sackville, NB.


Minas Channel near Port Greville, Nova Scotia.


Cape d'Or, Nova Scotia.


Back to our son's home for our nine year old grandson's birthday party.


Beginning the eight mile drive across Confederation Bridge linking New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island.


Past the mid-point and the end is in sight....sort of.


MacAusland's Woolen Mill, Bloomfield, PEI


Washed wool coming out of the drying machine.


Their carding machine is a little bigger than mine.
We were allowed to wander through this mill that began spinning yarn in 1902.


Spinning the rovings into yarn.
The machinery looked to be the originals brought in when the mill opened.


Winding the yarn into skiens.


Dyeing the yarn.


MacAusland's wool blankets are world famous and oh so soft.


The red earth at this beach at Campbellton, PEI is caused by the iron content in the soil. It's rust.


Experimental windfarm Cape North, PEI
Difficult to see but there were dozens of windmills.


West Point Lighthouse, PEI
You can spent the night at this lighthouse turned inn.

Final installment tomorrow.

posted on Sept 8, 2011 12:15 AM ()

Comments:

I could hardly believe the tiny flightless birds and the rocks are gorgeous.
We have red earth here too and a Red Earth Festival.
comment by elderjane on Sept 8, 2011 6:18 PM ()
It was amazing.
reply by nittineedles on Sept 8, 2011 7:52 PM ()
What great pics. Jay and I traveled to New Brunswick and Nova Scotia in the 60s. We went 'round the Cape Breton trail and, of course, to Peggy's Cove. All we did was drive and look. We went through Truro twice and each time Jay, who had big eyes for the next destination, did not want to wait for the tidal bore. That was okay. He was having fun. I was too. A long time ago.
comment by tealstar on Sept 8, 2011 2:12 PM ()
Glad to have brought you some happy memories.
reply by nittineedles on Sept 8, 2011 7:50 PM ()
wow!those are great pictures there.Loved them all.A fine job.
comment by fredo on Sept 8, 2011 10:34 AM ()
Thanks.
reply by nittineedles on Sept 8, 2011 7:49 PM ()
beautiful area! and all those birds! they just walk to their next destination? thanks for the pics marg!
comment by elkhound on Sept 8, 2011 8:44 AM ()
All these cars had pulled over at the side of the hwy so DH pulled over to see what everyone was looking at. Amazing!
reply by nittineedles on Sept 8, 2011 7:49 PM ()
Great pictures, especially the woolen mill. What a thrill to see the whole process done on a large scale. Now I want to go to that part of Canada just to see it for myself. Was it noisy with all that machinery?
comment by troutbend on Sept 8, 2011 8:02 AM ()
That woolen mill was my favourite part of the whole vacation.
reply by nittineedles on Sept 8, 2011 7:47 PM ()
Fantastic pictures, and brought back memories of working on the spinning machines in the early 40's in Bradford, replacing the smaller spools as they became full, it was called Doffing. I'm enjoying your scenic tour,great pictures.
comment by maryc on Sept 8, 2011 7:50 AM ()
You may have worked with newer machinery.
reply by nittineedles on Sept 8, 2011 7:47 PM ()
comment by jondude on Sept 8, 2011 7:00 AM ()
reply by nittineedles on Sept 8, 2011 7:46 PM ()
Loved it!!
comment by marta on Sept 8, 2011 3:38 AM ()
Thanks.
reply by nittineedles on Sept 8, 2011 7:45 PM ()

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