This will be the final post to this blog for this trip. We are headed home.
Marine Atlantic ferries to and from Newfoundland cross either at night or during the day. The so called short ferry takes about 8 hours. If one embarks on the day ferry they arrive at their destination on the same day they departed. When sailing on the night ferry one arrives the day after they departed. When we crossed over to Newfoundland we were on the night ferry and arrived the next day. On our return trip to Nova Scotia we were originally scheduled for a night ferry but changing our plans ended up with a daytime ferry. That caused us to make a mistake in our itinerary because we arrived in Nova Scotia on the same day we left Newfoundland. Traveling in the US on the 4th of July weekend is difficult because everything is booked up. Knowing this we had made reservations for our overnight stops back home. To keep us on that schedule we decided to stay two nights in Amherst, Nova Scotia.
We knew there was an unusual First Baptist Church downtown in Amherst and thought we would spend some time in the old part of town. On Tuesday, July 1st, we headed downtown. We were surprised to see many stores closed, even the Walmart. When we got downtown we discovered that it was Canada Day and the main street was blocked off to traffic. We found convenient free parking and joined the festivities. Amherst had a nice dog park and Buddy visited twice and played with the local dogs.
Amherst First Baptist Church:
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