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Leaving
Cape Breton we crossed the Strait of Canso back onto Nova Scotia "proper"
and scooted west, through Antigonish and New Glasgow to our next stop,
Truro. We had decided to stay there because of the famous "tidal
bore." Truro is at the tip of a funnel effect caused by the tremendous
high tides of the Bay of Fundy. We stayed at the cute Palliser Motel, right at the heart of the action. Unfortunately, the timing of the tides during our short stay was not good. We had arrived too late to see the noon arrival, and were too tired to get up at midnight to see the next. But gosh, those floodlights and picnic tables on the shoreline sure made it tempting! Actually I was disappointed, but did see a video of the effect in the tiny visitor "center."
Did I mention how hot and humid it had been this day, and for most of the trip? We were sweating it out overnight in our steamy room. But no complaints! It was great to be warm in Canada in September.
Such a nice cat ... that reminds me of the cat in Key West who stayed in our motel room ... but I digress, another time for that story. We always seem to meet nice cats in our travels.
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The
Bay narrows into the Minas Basin which further narrows to a point in
Truro at the Salmon River. As the tide water moves through the bay,
it is squeezed by the narrowing of the shorelines and the flow becomes
very visible at this end.
The
next morning I went over to the "bore" area again to take
more pictures. As I stood on the bank, a nice cat climbed up from the
water's edge. He was very friendly and affectionate. I looked around,
worried he was a stray. But he appeared healthy and well-fed, and I
soon met his owner. They were travelling together and she would let
him out to roam in strange places, and trusted him to come back. 