Today was a travel day as we started to wind our way home to Lethbridge. We left Cape Breton feeling a little disappointed that we had not being able to see the spectacular fall colours that it is known for. There was an indication by the locals that the leaves had been damaged by the hurricane, but I think the damage came from the hot dry weather that they endured this past summer. As we were travelling we noticed in some of the low-lying areas that had traces of water there were many coloured leaves. But the colours seem to be restricted to those areas and the rest of the leaves were brown.
As we headed westward we took the time to visit Pictou, Nova Scotia. Here we were able to visit a recently created replica of the Hector. The Hector was a small sailing ship that brought the first Scottish immigrants to Nova Scotia. It was amazing to see how a hundred and eighty-nine individuals, inlcuding a number of young children, were able to fit in the small sailing ship that had never been created to endure transatlantic trips. I can only imagine how difficult the conditions were as they made their way across from the Scottish Highlands. We found the site very interesting and informative.
After leaving Pictou we made our way to Moncton New Brunswick. Just after we crossed the border into New Brunswick we faced a very heavy crosswind of about 70 km per hour gusts. This made travel a little slow but we managed to make it to Moncton by about 6 p.m. We found a nice campground just on the north side of the city and spent the night there.
