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The magnificent scenery of Nova Scotia, mostly unspoiled, never crowded. Granite islands and rocky hills recline to a wild Atlantic shore.

We had a beautiful day at Kejimkujik National Park. There was a threat of rain but the day actually cleared as we hiked down to the shore.

The newest member of the Rasmussen clan, Ewen.

Amelia prepares for bed.

Mary and T'aanuu along the shores of Kejimkujik National Park. It was T'aanuu's first trip to a beach and it took her a little while to get used to wave action, but not long. Before long she was up to her haunches in surf.

We had this nice look at a yellow warbler. They're abundant in Nova Scotia.

Sean is now bouldering at a very high level. There is a local website dedicated to the bouldering community of Nova Scotia, Mobeta. Check it out. There are tons of videos featuring Sean.

Here are Mary and T'aanuu on Brier Island. Getting there is half the fun. It's a remote island you get to after a long drive down Digby Spit and two ferry crossings.

There were lots of common eiders. I'd never seen one before. This male is resting in the seaweed near the high tide line.

This is a small village of eiders. It looks like the moms pool resources because there are three moms and 16 in the day care.

Common tern.

We encountered a bear family at Kejimkujik.

Yellow warbler with their very distinctive red streaking on the breast.

The lighthouse at Cape Sable Island.

Close up look at a fern.

Wild rose galls.

Port Royale is the first non-Viking European settlement in North America, located just outside of Annapolis. They reconstructed this replica as part of Port Royale National Historic Site. They have actors inside who tell you about life in the early 1600s.

Mary and T'aanuu at the entrance to Port Royale.

An old blacksmith shop has fired up the furnace in Shelburne, Nova Scotia, .

Sean appears to be winning this race against Amelia, but she actually won in an amazing come-from-behind sprint to the line.

In Barrington, they have a museum that has restored the machinery of an early woolen mill. It's amazing how important wool has been to northern settlements.

Amelia. I told her to point!

Nicole and Sean are great foodies. They are amazing cooks, they seek out the best local ingredients, they find the best local wines. They presented this charcuterie board at our first BnB.

Here's Mary at the AirBNB called Holly's House, and this is a picture of it below. It easily held us all.

We played a bit of Codenames.

Now we're back at Kejimkujik. Most of these are harbour seals.