Report on the Nova Scotia Scavanger Hunt! Think I deserve an A+

The day I left on my trip, when I had the car fully packed and got in, I noticed an envelope tucked under the windshield wiper.  When I looked inside it was a lovely card from friend, L. In addition to wishes for a safe and wonderful adventure there was a handy card with a St. Christopher prayer, a pretty St. Christopher magnet and a scavenger hunt list.  

I kept the prayer near me the entire time and started each day with it.  Try as I might to affix the magnet, no way, there is simply no metal anywhere on the dash of my car.  So I left it in the console where I would see and hold it often.

The scavenger hunt was a short list of things to photograph.  I was successful in finding all, but some, not so easy as others. This assignment added a nice bit of spice to the trip and I will probably ask others for similar assignments for my next trip.  It kept me connected with folks at home and forced me to remember, take pictures!

1. a field of sheep or cows. The only difficulty here was getting good shots while also driving and not causing any accidents.  I came across sheep, cows, goats and horses, couldn't safely photo the horses.

   

   Going from Hantsport to Tatamagouch

   
   

   

   Lismore Sheep Farm, River John

   
   

   

   Open Grazing, Cheticamp Island

   
   

   

   Groovy Goat Farm & Soap Company

   
   

   

   Fortress of Louisbourg

2. an Anglican/Episcopal Church.  Opted for looking for Anglican and these were a bit more tricky to locate as I had to drive and try to read signs while again, not causing accidents.  I did come across two that I could safely stop and photo.

   

   Outside Annapolis Royal

   
   

   

   Better Shot

   
   

   

   Along Cabot Trail

   
   

   

   View from Cabot Trail Church

   
   
3. a stone wall.  I thought this would be the easiest, turned out to be the hardest.  I was certain L. meant the kind of stone wall that farmers use to separate fields.  These are not easy to spot in Nova Scotia, they use berms, not stone walls.  I did find one by the shore, but felt that wasn't really what was requested.  Came across one as soon as I got into Maine.

   

   Causeway from Cheticamp Island

   
   

   

   Just got into Maine!

   
   
4.  a bookstore.  As I wasn't in too many towns and not doing mush shopping, I was very glad to stumble upon one when I stopped for lunch in Windsor.

   

   Sign for Bookstore

   
   

   

   Bookstore Entry

   
   

   

   Mural on Book Store Building - Beautiful

   
   
5. a ferry officer. This was accomplished with ease on Day 2.
   
6. a yummy menu item. I will do a separate post as I had so many great meals and want to share all that I remembered to photo.

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