Nova Scotia - the people

We have discovered that the locals in Nova Scotia are friendly, chatty and curious. In one day alone we met so many interesting people who were curious about our travels while talking in rapid-fire pace about their own families, lives and customs. Our first encounter was with a woman at the Alamo car rental who talked on and on about her father who won't use a telephone.

We couldn't resist the yard sales that seem to spring up in various places along our path. The brother/uncle of these ladies paints tree fungus...Yes, mold that grows on trees. Apparently he hikes in the woods, finds the fungus, cuts it off and then discovered a way to paint it. The kind of local Folk Art I love to find.





Mr. Gordon Boss has been tracking tides and tidal bores for 45 years! He is the self appointed 'welcome wagon' and shared personal stories, pictures and even a time sheet he made up himself as to when the tides would be coming in and out. He would say things like 'yesterday the tide was 8 minutes late). His grandchildren love to play in the muddy slick left behind by the out pouring of the water and then chase it back as it comes in. The water will rush back in at about 3 miles per hour. Fascinating phenomenon that I don't exactly understand.