Mosers in the Maritimes

On Saturday night when the Temple closed we drove to the airport and picked up Sue-anne, Langley and Carter.  We were very excited to see them.  They got a rainy Nova Scotia welcome.

The next morning we attended church in the Cole Harbour ward and then set off in the fog to meet Nathan, Tara and boys in Charlottetown, P.E.I.  All along the road were lupins in various colours to offset the green trees.

About the time we arrived in Pictou county the fog had lifted and the sun was shining.  We arrived at the ferry in good time and joined the lineup of cars waiting to get on.

Ferry Lineup

 A Smooth Crossing

Halfway across we met a ferry returning to Nova Scotia.  It doesn't cost to ride the ferry to P.E.I. but it costs $75 to get off the island.  That is why we took the ferry over and came back on the Confederation Bridge.  It only costs $45.00 to cross on the bridge.

 Northumberland Ferries Limited

Wood Islands Ferry Terminal

When we arrived in Charlottetown we found the Baines boys in the motel playground.

We drove downtown and looked at all the old buildings.

We arrived at  Provincial House with only seven minutes left to look around so did a quick walk through.

The traffic lights were interesting.  Green was round, yellow was diamond shaped, and red was square - helpful to the colour blind I  suppose.

We ended up down at the harbour and had supper on the balcony of a restaurant looking our over the harbour.  It was a beautiful night.

Langley had her first experience with Lobster.

Monday morning the first stop was the Cows Creamery.  Cows ice cream is very good.  The creamery is where all Cows ice cream is made and also where they make shirts with a cow theme - things like a cow playing hockey with the title "Sidney Cowsby" or "Moo Tube".  Some of the shirts were very funny.  They also made cheese at the Creamery.

The next stop was Green Gables.

In the afternoon we went to a beach near Cavendish.  For the first while it was cool, cloudy and windy.

Orson, Liam and Langley went dune jumping.

The sky gradually cleared and from four o'clock to six-thirty it was beautiful and had warmed up.

When the fog rolled in at 6:30 we left and drove across Confederation Bridge to Moncton.  We stayed overnight at the Residence Inn and left next morning for the Hopewell Rocks.  The kids enjoyed the playground as much as the rocks.

The height of the tide depends on the moon and at this time the tides weren't as high as they are at times.
The rocks weren't totally covered at high tide.

Bob and his Youngest Grandson

Back Yard Surprise

We were certainly surprised to see a pheasant in our back yard a while back.  By the time we got the camera and got out on the deck it had disappeared into the bush.  This morning it was up on the roof of the shed and Bob got a picture through the window and the screen.  By the time I got my camera and went out onto the deck it was disappearing into the bush again. 

Wednesday was a good day at the Temple, but Thursday and Friday there were less people in attendance.  Saturday a bus with 53 people came from P.E.I. so it was a busy day.

It was foggy when we left the Temple yesterday and shortly after we arrived home the rain started up again.  It quit raining sometime during the night but it is foggy again this morning.  [That was two minutes ago.  Since then the thunder began and it is now pouring rain.]

No Longer Alone

Some months ago our landlord asked Bob if his daughter could come home from BYU and stay for the summer and Bob said, "Sure". We didn't hear anymore about it and Nathan heard that Jessica was going to England for the summer so we didn't think of it again until last Monday when we got a call saying she would arrive on Wednesday.  She arrived Wednesday and moved into the space vacated by the Hepplers.

There are trees in our area that have red leaves right from the time they leaf out in the spring - I believe they are called Red Maples.  They add variety to all the green and are very beautiful. 

There are huge trees and there are smaller trees.  I don't know if the smaller trees are Maples as well.  Their leaves are a bit different.

We have still been having a lot of rain and we did have a big wind storm along with the rain a couple of nights ago.  The Dartmouth area got 60 mm of rain one night. It is not raining today, but the sky is gray.

All alone

Larry and Marge (with whom we shared the house since the  day we moved in) finished their mission last Sunday and spent the next few days getting ready to return home to the U.S.  The four of us had a farewell supper on Wednesday evening at "Vines" and they left Thursday morning.

Discussion on How to Load the Truck

Larry wanted it loaded no higher than the back window so he could see out.

We were sorry to see them go as we have enjoyed sharing the house with them. We were worried when the stake president first asked us about it, but it worked out very well.

We have been asked about sharing again - with a couple of young elders, with someone who was moving from a place with bedbugs etc. but we think we will pass on those.

This was a good week for the Temple.  There were more people at the 6:00 p.m. Thursday session than there have been at any session (except for Good Friday)  since we have been here.  Attendance has been very low all winter.  It was up all week.

In the late afternoon on Saturday there was a meeting for all the temple workers. 

For supper Nathan's family came over for a weiner roast in our back yard.  It was a beautiful day.  It seems every once in a while there is a nice day or two and then it is back to rain.

Sullivan's Pond Park

The Dartmouth Pipe Band (which our grandsons, Orson and Liam, are members) has switched from practising indoors as they did all winter to practising outside at the Sullivan's Pond Park.  Last night we thought the weather wasn't too bad so we went to the park to hear them practise.  However, there was a cold wind and the sky clouded up while we were there.  The band seemed very small, so many of the members must have stayed home.

 Orson (middle in front of the drummers)



 Liam (with the hoodie)

Although Sullivan's Pond is now a park, it used to be part of the Shubenacadie Canal System which linked the Halifax Harbour with the Minot Basin of the Bay of Fundy.  There were eight locks along the canal.

 One of the Remaining Locks

 Water Level on Each Side of the Gate to the Lock

 Remains of one of the Locks

About ten p.m. last evening we started to hear the rumble of thunder.  The thunder got louder and louder and lasted until nearly 4:00 a.m.  It rained most of the night and is now very foggy.  Apparently there were numberous lightning strikes and thousands of people were without power for varying amounts of time.