RastaNov 26, 2023

"Hello there!, I'll be your tour guide on a boating adventure, a day of exploration, in the summertime.

This is a harbour seal, I think. I refer to them as the Cute seals, the Grey Seal is much larger & also called a horsehead seal, because, THEY UGLY! πŸ˜‚β€‹

You don't have to be in a boat to see these. I can walk to most shorelines and see them.

These swim right up to the river.
https://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/fisheries-peches/seals-phoques/species-especes/index-eng.html

#StoryTime #WildIslands #Adventure @capla #Seal #Ocean #Boating #Hiking #Exploration

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We will be making this trip in a square back canoe. This isn't a portable canoe, it's solid fiberglass, very heavy, molded seats, square back.

My wife is disabled, & cannot help lift, load or move a boat. I have to move this beast myself.

1st photo isn't mine, it's a sample to show the size & weight before we begin.

My wife is sitting in front, we have a #fishing rod with us every time we go out on the ocean.

44Β°54'26.9"N 62Β°17'42.7"W
#WildIslands #Adventure #Ocean #Boating #Hiking

Nov 26, 2023 at 11:14amWeb
Show threadRastaNov 26, 2023

It's not without risk. We are two seniors, alone, in an isolated rural community. The likelihood we would see another boat is rare.
On the way out, we saw one guy go by. You have to know the area, there are rocks, ledges, places to run aground. A larger boat could not go where we go. That's part of the advantage we have. We only need 2 feet of water to pass over rocks or obstacles. Unmarked, of course.

#WildIslands #Adventure #Ocean #Boating #Hiking #Exploring

Show threadRastaNov 26, 2023

A better look at the island from Google Maps, If you are local, you can see this from the Number 7 highway at Harrigan Cove ( #Halifax )
https://www.google.com/maps/@44.9155331,-62.2958808,787m/data=!3m1!1e3?entry=ttu

It took us about 30 minutes to arrive. The boat doesn't travel very fast, with two people and an electric trolling motor.

It was hard and damaging to drag the boat onto the shore. I carry a few pieces of Plastic Pipe, to roll the boat up, because I have to do it alone.

#WildIslands #Adventure #Ocean #Boating #Hiking #Exploring

Bevor Sie zu Google Maps weitergehen

Show threadRastaNov 26, 2023

I sometimes worry, that someone might take our stuff, cut our boat free & leave us stranded.

I checked to see if there was any cellular signals out there, in case we got into trouble.

Leaving the boat here, seemed like the easiest place to get back off the shore, when the tide drops. We will be here all day, the boat will be high & dry; the rock ledges will be visible on low tide, we can't leave the same route on a different tide.

WE ARE NOT ALONE! #Deer

#WildIslands #Hiking #Exploring

Show threadRastaNov 26, 2023

All of #NovaScotia has amazing shorelines, some sandy, some with fascinating rock deposits.

As we move from the north end of the island, we cross an area called THE TURNIP PATCH, probably named for the turnip size boulders that have piled up in a big heap, on a narrow stretch between the end, and the main island portion.
Storms wash up debris, #FlotsamAndJetsam & driftwood
We discovered something else...
Heaps of Marine mammal bones!

#Rocks #Beach #Shoreline #WildIslands #Hiking #Exploring

Show threadRastaNov 26, 2023

On the seaward side, the waves on most days, come crashing ashore, but we'd find heaps of bones in between.
Seals are known to fight, and perhaps that's what caused deaths, or they come here to die?
I set a few bones on a rock to get a photo.
There's some pretty interesting stuff, on beaches, such as the blanket of irish moss and kelp at the water's edge.

Difficult walking here, my wife has a cane

#HarriganCove #Halifax #NovaScotia #Shoreline #Rocks #Beach #WildIslands #Hiking #Exploring

Show threadRastaNov 26, 2023

Irish Moss (Chondrus crispus) is used as a thickening & gelling agent in foods and other products.

It is also used to clarify beverages such as beer.
https://www.bannerhealth.com/healthcareblog/teach-me/pros-and-cons-of-sea-moss-irish-moss

When we were kids, we'd gather it to sell, it has health and nutritional benefits.

You'd break your neck if you stepped on this, it's extremely slippery.
Some interesting shapes and textures on #Driftwood;
I brought a big one home.

#Shoreline #IrishMoss #SeaMoss #Food #Health #Kelp #Beach #WildIslands #Exploring

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Show threadRastaNov 26, 2023

If you follow my Island stories, you'll know that I clean beaches, and bring in debris for proper disposal.
You can see the Turnip patch wood and debris from Satellite

I really wanted this Navigational Buoy. They don't recapture them, they put up new ones, when storms tear them free. I knew where a RED and GREEN one were, on different beaches.
Port And Starboard gate-posts of a Sailor's Driveway, MINE!

#FlotsamAndJetsam #Shoreline #NavigationBuoy #Culvert #Beach #WildIslands #Exploring

Show threadRastaNov 26, 2023

We had barely made the main part of the island, before it got sunny (and warm) and I spotted that same boat we saw leaving the harbour, heading home. Easier to see the man now that it is sunny.

We haven't seen him, but that HUGE deer is nearby. I can tell by the fresh scat (deer poop)
He's probably watching us carefully and stepping behind a tree to hide from us, as we pass by. I looked really hard. Never saw him.

Walking is difficult now

#Shoreline #Beach #WildIslands #Exploring #Hiking

Show threadRastaNov 26, 2023

My wife could not get up a steep grade, so I stopped to take photos and let her stumble on ahead to catch up to her in a few minutes.

From my high point, I can see out to sea, other islands in the distance, and looking back to the left, you can see The Turnip Patch that we left earlier. It seems like forever, we're into about 3 hours now. It's a big island.

A seal follows us like a puppy dog, as we walk near it on the shoreline .

#Shoreline #Beach #WildIslands #Exploring #Hiking #Seal

Show threadRastaNov 26, 2023

There were people living here once. I've been in contact with relatives of early settlers, asking me if I saw graves of their Great GrandFather on the island. Most likely, grown over and hidden.

We did discover a modern day camp. We gave it a wide berth. We don't want to be suspects in break-ins or vandalism. Most isolated camps have plenty of trail cams capturing wildlife and intruders.

We're just explorers.

I want that green buoy too!
#Field #cabin #WildIslands #Exploring #Hiking #buoy

Show threadRastaNov 26, 2023

First settlers were the BAPTISTE families, hence the name of the island. On the mainland, they also owned land, far back from the shore. We also went there, to check for signs of graves, of the relatives who contacted me and asked. We're good that way, I'll do the legwork to help them find their genealogical roots. I do my own genealogy.

Explaining why this field exists, there were likely grazing animals once. Cows or sheep.

#History #Foundation #Settlers #WildIslands #Exploring #Hiking

Show threadRastaNov 26, 2023

It's mid-afternoon, and we're just reaching the woods. This island fools you. You think you can walk it in a short while but it's an all day adventure.

We've reached a summit, and the view is excellent, trees so dense you need to turn back several times to find an alternative route.

#Forest #Trees #WildIslands #Exploring #Hiking

Show threadRastaNov 26, 2023

I don't know about you, but these views take my breath away. You can go see Peggys Cove if you like, this is what I like to see. No tourists, nobody knows it but us.
(and 100 fishermen LOL)

Did you ever walk a shoreline so rugged? It's hard for an able body hiker, I had to pull my wife over some of these rocks, there was no way for her to reach or balance her cane.

The next page ( #thread ) will show more of the walking surface we navigated

#Forest #Trees #WildIslands #Exploring #Hiking

Show threadRastaNov 26, 2023

If you haven't already discovered?
I promote #NovaScotia wherever I go. You'll never see it all, you might as well just move here? Most of Ontario Canada has already done so, it seems. There's a dozen people I personally met, that did, in these small rural villages along the #EasternShore of #Halifax

Anyone living on the shoreline, probably has a boat of some type, livelihood in these parts comes from the sea. It's not farmland.

#Rock #RockFormations #Beach
#WildIslands #Exploring #Hiking

Show threadRastaNov 26, 2023

PACK A LUNCH ALWAYS!

We stopped here for a bite to eat. Whenever we're going boating, the timeframe is unpredictable. Carry water, food, and a small emergency shelter kit. It's easy to get stranded alone.
#NovaScotia When Are You Coming To Visit? #WAYCTV β—„ follow that hashtag. It's for baiting #tourists .

Our seal took off when we were inland, now we have sea birds to watch as we eat lunch.
Then, back into woods.

#NovaScotia #EasternShore #Halifax #Beach #WildIslands #Exploring #Hiking

Show threadRastaNov 26, 2023

Tried to run, Tried to hide...πŸ˜Žβ€‹
BREAK ON THROUGH TO THE OTHER SIDE β™ͺ
Oh look, another small cove with a bit of a beach. The tide has dropped considerably. It's going to be hard to get the boat back in the water when we find it again.

Wouldn't you love to be here?
All by yourself, only seabirds and surf, no people, no pressure, at your own pace, EXPLORE! #WAYCTV ?

And then the rocks reappeared...
I'm getting tired & my wife is exhausted
#NovaScotia #Beach
#WildIslands #Exploring #Hiking

Show threadRastaNov 26, 2023

We have to clear a path, trees and obstacles ,and that green buoy I want. It's frustrating that I have to leave them here, there's no way to get them home. I've been trying to get two for 5 years. I know where 2 green ones washed up, but someone (or the sea) took my red one.

Back on the opposite side of the Field there was a big piece of driftwood. I wanted it. I had to bring back a smaller one instead πŸ˜’β€‹
My wife testing the water temp.
She wants to swim.

#Beach #WildIslands #Exploring

Show threadRastaNov 26, 2023

The forest is too dense to shortcut the rough shoreline. We tried a few times to penetrate that tangled mess.

I'm still cleaning beaches and collecting trophies, I've set down my jacket, backpack and a small buoy that I could carry.

Neverending Beaches. A dozen small coves, one rocky, one sandy, one rocky, one sandy.
All day, we really underestimated this hike. #Exhausted

BTW, we've been back again since this, buoys were gone πŸ˜Ώβ€‹
#Beach #WildIslands #Exploring

Show threadRastaNov 26, 2023

LOOK AT THIS? #LOOK
On one island, there could be a dozen visitors, you'd never see each other, and never have to share a beach. The Turnip Patch is ahead. We've almost returned. ALMOST. Another hour? Maybe.

I'm sure we left the boat over there somewhere? I don't want to try to get home in the dark, we don't even have any lights.

It appears to be much further yet

I can see the mainland. The bridge is at Harrigan Cove

Not even close to the boat yet

#Exhausted #WildIslands #Exploring

Show threadRastaNov 26, 2023

That can't be the same seal, ours was cuter. Looks like a big Grey Seal, they look like a 'U' shape when they lay on rocks. I can't see the rock, but he obviously knew one was there, to lay in the sun.

Probably would lay on our island if he wasn't aware we were already here.

I didn't take a photo of the boat when I got back, but it was high and dry, and my wife dropped plastic pipe, and I pushed it towards the water to launch. And we went to check seals out

#Seal #WildIslands #Exploring

Show threadLstn2urmama πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦Nov 26, 2023
@Rasta maybe time to start setting alarms as warning to turn around to get back...
Show threadLstn2urmama πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦Nov 26, 2023
@Rasta that sure is thick growth .. must grow that way to protect itself...
Show threadRastaNov 26, 2023
@Lstn2urmama There's no people, or any traffic to make paths, it grows at it's own rate, and yes, they do grow a certain way, to protect themselves but not by density but by type and height. Our tamarack trees are small and our spruce often lean away from the windward side. A lot of the wild islands, less visited, are even thicker. Ship Island, has cliffs all around, no shoreline but the interior is thing small trees that fall out if you touch one, clinging to rock. But no openings to walk in
Show threadLstn2urmama πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦Nov 26, 2023
@Rasta ..love the wood as well...nice pics
Show threadγ‚„γŽDec 3, 2023

The sun isn't quite up yet but I'm here to deliver my next responseπŸ€— @Rasta

Thank you for sharing the wonderful scenery, we could see the vibrant nature blessed with fine weather from your photos.

My legs are getting restless and my breath is short just from reading about your climb, but I'm thoroughly enjoying it.
(1/2)

Show threadγ‚„γŽDec 3, 2023

@Rasta
I see you ran into the grandchildren of the island's pioneers and started looking for the "pioneer's tomb", very Indiana Jones-like.

I wonder if you'll find the "pioneer's tomb”?
I'm excited! Even though I'm homebound, I've been taught about fishermen's secret spots!

There wouldn't be any terrifying pirates coming, would there? lol

I'll read the continuation after dinner
πŸ‘‹πŸ˜ƒ See you then.(2/2)

Show threadRastaDec 3, 2023
Private graves exist everywhere in Nova Scotia @capla Even organized church ones get forgotten. The church is gone. Two cemeteries exist for one church, the oldest, overgrown and unmaintained, everyone that cared for it, are buried now too. To preserve the records, I capture them in photos and GPS locations. I've entered online the plotted maps of found or lost cemeteries. One I was investigating is on private land. I know it's there, I've seen pictures, but massive trees grow on graves,
Show threadRastaDec 3, 2023
@capla The stones, if any, are impossible to find. He (the land owner) is building private house and cottage lots, for big money in sales. Some people would feel ODD buying a cottage sitting on a grave. And some would be furious to think this happens. When he found out I was trying to capture them for historical posterity reasons , he put up a gate on the road, NO TRESPASSING signs and forbid me to search further. Those graves are lost forever now
Show threadRastaDec 3, 2023
@capla Oh but I have a special folder on my storage hard drive called ADVENTURES, that have all these places in Nova Scotia saved, with searchable names and dates, to find them to post anywhere again. I can only do that in winter, I don't have this PC available in my summer home, so there's lots of catching up over winter
Show threadLstn2urmama πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦Nov 26, 2023
@Rasta ...it is beautiful !
Show threadRastaNov 26, 2023
@Lstn2urmama When you says IT'S BEAUTIFUL, I can't answer. I have no idea what you are replying to. the top of the thread comes up, and 40 pages later, I find the bottom, and YUP, or NOPE or something that doesn't mention what you are referencing . On a PC, this is what I see when I click to see what you are replying to, I have to assume you find the seal cute?
Show threadLstn2urmama πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦Nov 26, 2023
@Rasta all is beautiful!
Show threadTywyll SerenNov 26, 2023
@Rasta
…of course you’ve got a photo of scat…lol
Show threadRastaNov 26, 2023
@TywyllSeren There's no other way to show you this. LOL even if they look like raisins, bunny poop isn't LOL These aren't grapes either LOL
I don't do that Scout trick, where you mush it up in your hand and smell it and say sagely " deer went this way, about 2 hours ago, still fresh " #LOL
Show threadTywyll SerenNov 26, 2023
@Rasta
🀣🀣🀣. I’ll bet Mrs. Rasta is happy you don’t.
Show threadRastaNov 26, 2023
@TywyllSeren I'm also glad LOL , I'm not doing that. I'd poke it with a thermometer to see how warm it is, I'm not touching it LOL
Show threadLstn2urmama πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦Nov 26, 2023
@Rasta nice and maybe that green body is there to show edge of rocks...
Show threadγ‚„γŽDec 3, 2023

Good morning, @Rasta
are you awake yet?β˜•

I'm gradually reading through your adventures on the summer island.😊
I can picture you being dependable, carrying a large canoe for your wife.

I am reading with excitement as I feel your awe and adventurous spirit towards nature.One moment, the shore is covered with large rolling rocks, the next it's a carpet of seaweed, and I feel as though I'm picking up the washed-up pieces of wood and animal bones right there with you.(1/2)

Show threadγ‚„γŽDec 3, 2023

@Rasta
The problem of ocean litter is severe, so I think we should also consider the reuse of buoys.

I hope more and more people will come to cherish beautiful scenery. I will continue to read about your coastal adventures.

I may respond slowly, but please bear with me and join me on this leisurely journey. πŸ€— Have a nice Sunday🍁

Show threadRastaDec 3, 2023
@capla I will reuse everything interesting that I find, when I label or name my photos from 2023, which takes all winter, I will find some trophy photos I took of the things we brought back and kept. A big piece of driftwood for my lawn ornament, some large (too big for my boat) steel rings and concrete bits. The rest is sorted (plastic for recycling) garbage properly disposed of on the mainland
Show threadRastaDec 3, 2023
@capla Good evening. I probably was, but as I follow more people, I get more replies. I was overwhelmed by private messages too, and I am just getting up the list to yours now, at 9am. I started at 5am! I hope you had an excellent day?
Show threadγ‚„γŽDec 3, 2023

Hello, @Rasta πŸ‘‹πŸ˜ƒ
I'm so glad I did indeed reply to you early.

I devoted my day to immersing myself in your summer adventure story. It's been such a peculiar experience - I feel a pleasant fatigue, as though I've journeyed far and returned.

I do believe I'll sleep exceptionally well after this enriching journey through your words. Thank you ever so much!

Show threadRastaDec 3, 2023
@capla And I hope you do sleep well. Don't stay up too late, WRINKLES HAPPEN
Show threadγ‚„γŽDec 3, 2023
@Rasta
Rajah, Rajah🫑
Show threadRastaDec 3, 2023
@capla That was either GO FIGURE, or you hold me up to king status?? LOL I'm guessing RAJAH
Show threadγ‚„γŽDec 4, 2023
@Rasta
No, I copied this one from Star Wars.😸
Sorry to joke around.πŸ€–
Show threadRastaDec 4, 2023
@capla OH, I see. Good morning, We have snow already, it's coming down, too dark for a good photo, but if you want to see it, I'll go get you a short video RIGHT NOW, do you want to see snow? If you like snow, I'll ship all mine over to you, I don't want it LOL
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Show threadAntje / CassyC2107Nov 26, 2023
@Rasta pretty landscape 😊
Show threadRastaNov 26, 2023
@antje Nova Scotia, outside what the tourist bureau tells you about, is all like this. WE have no interest in the tourist destinations, that's all artificially promoted. This is the real beauty of Nova Scotia, Nature, wide open spaces, 100 wild islands, forest and animals and exciting things to discover.
I can pick you up at the airport, when are you coming to visit? #WAYCTV
Show threadAntje / CassyC2107Nov 26, 2023
@Rasta soon, if I could. As things are, it will not be soon. But I’ll drop you a message when I do. Thanks so much!
Show threadRastaNov 26, 2023
@antje Well, I don't like to drive in the winter, and conditions are not ideal to show off our gorgeous province. But, in the summer, you'd never want to go back. Pack enough for a month. Don't forget your bathing suit and sunscreen πŸ˜Žβ€‹
Show threadAntje / CassyC2107Nov 26, 2023
@Rasta sounds like paradise πŸ‘ well, my former colleague from Nova Scotia said something along those lines 😊
Show threadRastaNov 26, 2023
@antje I'm sure you have places where you live that are tempting, but I like it here.
That's why I retired in Nova Scotia and not Ontario.
And since inflated housing, most of our new residents are from Ontario. They love it here
Show threadAntje / CassyC2107Nov 26, 2023
@Rasta yes, there are beautiful stretches around where I live. Afore mentioned colleague spoke highly of Nova Scotia. She originates from that lovely place.
Show threadRastaNov 26, 2023

@antje We had old RV... We circled Nova Scotia 3 times, in it, taking every side road along the coast, finding new places and adventures along the way. When we're home, we stay closer and hike, or boat and explore that way.

There's not a day, that you can't find something amazing. But, you'd have to leave the city. Many residents of the City of #Halifax, have never seen the end of the Municipality but they've seen Cuba? I guess they don't like it here?

Show threadAntje / CassyC2107Nov 26, 2023
@Rasta alright, I see you love Nova Scotia 😊
Show threadRastaNov 26, 2023
@antje You read the stuff I show, it's more than many people see, who live here.
I started doing village by village along the Eastern shore after reading a bad review online. From Sherbrooke Village to Sheet Harbour they said was the most boring to see, because, they motored on through. Everything I posted today, was in that BORING part. You need to be looking or have a guide. I'll be that guide, in person, or vicariously. I firmly believe, if #TourismNS were a radio they would take Payola.
Show threadAntje / CassyC2107Nov 26, 2023
@Rasta that’s a pity, I mean the bad review. The photos I saw from Nova Scotia weee breathtaking. Thank you for being my tour guide. I might come back to that, but it will be still some time. Talk tomorrow? I’m still on the mend. Take care!