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Just before noon we pulled into the Nova Scotia Welcome Centre. It's a perfect spot for taking a break from driving --- it's on top of a hill overlooking the water. There was even a piper playing a few tunes on his bag pipes.

I was surprised that things did not look familiar during our drive today. Then Ed determined that it was 1984 when we had previously visited the east coast. There's probably been some changes since then and it has been a while but it was another perfect day for driving and enjoying the view.

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Part of today's drive took us along the shores of Bras d'Or Lake and this is one of the views we saw. A gentleman we met at tonight's RV park told us about the lake. Bras d'Or means Arm of Gold --- the name of the RV park where we are staying (yes, the parks on the lake). The lake is an inland sea of partially fresh / salt water and is approximately 1000 feet deep.

One thing I miss from our 5th wheel trailer is the large back window. It was great when your were parked where there was a view. The bathroom is at the back of the travel trailer and it does have a window in it. If I keep the bathroom door open I can see the view --- but it's just not the same. A couple of views from the RV park.

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Zaph and I trying out one of the chairs in the park.

When I was researching Newfoundland I also did a little research on Labrador. In 2010 the road to Labrador was completed. You drive north from Quebec City entering Labrador at Labrador City, follow the road east to the Atlantic Ocean, work your way south back to the Quebec border where you can catch a ferry to Newfoundland. It's almost 2000 kilometers and large sections of it are gravel. At the RV park today we talked to a couple who are going to Newfoundland and then driving through Labrador. Then we talked to two couples who came via Labrador and Newfoundland. I asked them if it was worth the drive and they said they had an interesting tour of a Hydro-electric dam and they can put the Labrador sticker on the map on their Road-treks. Think I'm glad we're not trying to do Labrador.