It was off into the National Park again today for some more hiking.

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The drive to the first trail head was a little foggy.

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The first trail was in an old hardwood forest.

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Two of the hikes took us to waterfalls.

After the hikes we drove to Pleasant Bay and followed a road that followed the shore and wound through the hills. Eventually we came across the Gampo Abby a Buddhist monastery that was established in 1983.

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One of the buildings and the gardens at the abbey.

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The Stupa of Enlightenment. Information Boards explained the Stupa and what was involved in creating it. It was very interesting.

We stopped off at the Pleasant Bay Harbour.

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A crab boat was unloading. The guys were really friendly and were happy to show off the crabs. The first day of crabbing was very successful.

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Working hard weighing and packing the live crab for shipment. These ones were destined for New Brunswick.

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Back at the wharf in Cheticamp, where they were also busy unloading crabs. Here's a boat loaded with crabs coming into the harbour.

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