Good afternoon guys, from Nova Scotia, the Maritimes in Canada! Hope you're having a
great day! We're getting a late start today.We enjoyed the morning on the beach,
watched the latest Jurassic Park movie that was out on DVD. Ahhh...yeah! So Nova Scotia!!
We are gonna spend a few days working our way down the Bay of Fundy side all
around and wrapping this little segment up of it in Halifax!...Ah just like the last
little over landing adventure in or on Prince Edward Island, we have no idea
exactly what it's gonna bring! We have a few ideas on where we're gonna go but
we're just gonna let it unfold as it will!
We're finding out that today might be a bit of a challenge.....Ahhh it is extremely windy
here! I don't know about you, of all of the different types of weather you can
have like rain, snow, fog wind...I find winds to be the most exhausting! Its just
hard to drive in it, it's hard to walk in it. And it just
leaves you...Trying to make a good video....It leaves you feeling like you want to go curl up in
bed with the candle and watch the world go by!
Well I think we need to have a little change in plans and it may affect how
far we can go. But that wind is so rough out there that the truck can only safely
go a certain speed and the highway went from two lanes on each side down to one!
And it's a Saturday, so the roads are chock-full of people! And I'm not able to
maintain a safe speed. So we're going to take the one which is usually indicative
of the road right along the coast but this one takes us through all the towns
and roundabouts, stoplights, stop signs and traffic! So we may not make it very far!
Ah! the realities! But it beats making somebody pass recklessly because I
literally did not have any places to actually pull over! There were no passing
lanes that were long enough for enough people to get around me and in the big
picture, it's just a reality! I gripe at home about people who refuse to pull
over and I never want to be one of those people. Whether it's for lack of
opportunities to pull over or just being a self-centred ass!.... Maybe we'll find
something really cool and unexpected that we wouldn't have found if we'd have take
the Big Freeway..... Yeah pleasant surprise! Like an A&W Root Beer there you
go! I haven't see one of those in a while...It's been a long time!..... Since we can't cover any ground, we're
looking for things we can do! First one on the list, we can go see a movie!
That's not fair to Shelby to leave her in the car on a....
nice day like this! Even though it's cool enough!.... It is!
Looks like the bowling alley has seen better days!
Wow! There's nothing left of it!.... I guess we can't go bowling!
I wonder what this old building is?...Uuuuuu.... It's a Cidery and Taproom. That's kind of
neat! And they have a barber shop Ben! You can cut your hair!
Hey, it's just starting to look good!..... I agree actually! Hahahaha! Just teasing you....Well
guys I think this is progressing towards being one of the lamest Vlogs yet!...Aha! But
this is like torture going this slow. So we're just gonna take advantage of the
liberties that we have and head down to the coast.... On a positive note, the sheer
number of farm stands we're seeing on this side of Nova Scotia is very
impressive!.... Well this is kind of cool guys. It's getting a little more forested
as we head down to this campsite....Look at that!
Well this spot isn't on iOverlander but... It has some potential! "No dumping!" It doesn't
say no camping!... I don't know! It's really cool... It is kind of cool.
It's not on the map for iOverlander but that's a good thing finding your own
campsites!.....Hahaha! It really is... Well call me a snob but we could not get level there and if we're
gonna be hanging out all afternoon and evening, I damn well want to be level! We wanted to get on some dirt roads though
I know! We found one!... I think this qualifies...It is a good little dirt road...I think it goes without saying
that old Nellie would not make it down this road!... Or up...Or up it, yeah!
It's not that bad! We're just creeping up, nice and slow two wheel drive!
Oh yeah! We are loving having the capabilities of this truck and it looks
like the turning of the leaves might be starting soon! I think it's safe to say
that you put this truck on a dirt road and you roll down the windows and you
take a cab full of cranky people and you turn him into happy ones including the dog! She
has had her nose out the window for, I don't know how many miles and she is
still just watching everything and smelling and totally engaged!.... I'm not
sure if a four-wheel drive is necessary like, a van could make this... A little
ground clearance would it be nice though!.... Yeah! This is looking very promising! I'm
sure we can find a level spot here.... Does this work?... I think this will do it!.... Okay
forgive the wind noise but this is an absolutely beautiful campsite!... There's a
nice log to sit on and rock fire ring and you know in our last video, I made a
comment about humans. And how it's nice to get away from them but come on now, I
know we're gonna see this crap everywhere in the world and we see it
plenty in America. But who needed to burn a recliner or whatever the hell that was?
Well guys, if there's one thing that we've learned over the years of
travelling and you-tubing and that is, if you're not feeling it don't force it! We
didn't feel like being on the road with the wind or driving through all that
stopping into traffic in the town, so we got off! We're not gonna force it... And Shelby
just fell off for a little perch in an awkward manner..... But yeah! And that also
goes with these YouTube videos. Yeah you guys the camera doesn't lie. You know, you
pick up on it if we're not feeling it. I think there is enough here to make a
video!...Uuuhm.... It was a nice little journey down here but as an added bonus
let's give you a little update on the interior of the camper and some changes
that have been made!....And starting off right next to the door,
we found these baskets at Michael's. And all I did was reinforce them with some
screws and mounted a plate here to securely mount them to and it's working
very, very well! And then on the other side, the fire extinguisher got relocated.
So we are only able to fit three but it's a great option for storing some
things that just really should be within reach for day to day use! The fridge, no!
Still not liking it all that much!... The bathroom, we've had a couple revelations! The first of which, we had a problem with condensation on the bottom side of the
lid and it would get on to the sea and that condensation was coming from there
up to there. So we have started leaving the toilet seat up!... Yes honey! We leave
the toilet seat up in our house..hahaha!... But it really does suck sitting down and you
know this whole part of your body gets wet! One added thing,
I'm just not digging about this cassette toilet and I don't know if there's like
a toilet seat that's a little higher. But when your junk drops down and touches
the bowl, it just kills the moment and it is so difficult to effectively do your
business.....ahhh...So to make a little better use of the space up here, we got some of these
like Plano fishing tackle boxes and they're working great!....Something that I
was in desperate need of because I sleep on the inside of our bed, was a
nightstand. And so again at Michael's, we found these nice baskets, Ben hung
them up here with two screws and I can put my phone, my glasses, my
candles, a couple magazines...... And there was a smaller, like exact basket.
They came as two. So I got the smaller one on my side..... And I know it's all
back lit but we're thinking about maybe heading back to Michael's and getting
another one for right there and then another one for right there. And just
repositioning the smoke and carbon monoxide alarms....! Little Miss Shelby
enjoys her little spot that keeps her away from our feet and we have her food
and water bowl there. She is doing really well. Good girl hmm.... Alright guys! That's
a wrap for today's video thanks for watching!
We're gonna re-address things tomorrow... See about this whole wind situation and
if it's even realistic to drive down to Yarmouth?... Yarmouth... Yarmouth...Ahhh going...We might cut across and go back...Yeah! you know!
Life is an adventure, life is fluid! So hit that SUBSCRIBE button and we'll see
you on the next one!
Quite the sunset!Enjoying it out here?.... Yeah we've been having a good time!
I've been collecting rocks and Shelby's tried to come down to you but the rocks
got too big and we decided to turn back. It's gorgeous though!