Wednesday, March 2, 2011
"One magical (super long) day on the east coast" Starlagurl's photos around Halifax, Canada
A TripAdvisor⢠TripWow slideshow of a travel blog to Halifax, Canada by TravelPod blogger Starlagurl titled "One magical (super long) day on the east coast..." Starlagurl's travel blog entry: "I am writing to you from the road. It is 2:53 am and we are stuck in some kind of accident scene on Highway 2 somewhere east of Edmundston. There are about 10-15 trucks all lined up and some police cars are patrolling up and down the lane to the left of us. We pull up beside the guy in the jeep in front of us, Joseph, and he doesn't know what is going on. So, we make the best of it, crank up the White Stripes and eat some cold chicken curry. Yum. Now, I'm going to try to sleep again, after a stop at Tim Horton's we are back on the road to Damascus (Halifax). At about 6 am I take the wheel after a refreshing three hours of sleep... The sun is coming up and I'm driving straight into the pink eastern horizon. It's lovely and I'm just absorbed in the colours and the scene of the road fading into the distance among the snow covered pine trees is amazing. Just as I'm contemplating the utter beauty of the moment, I realize that the sun is going to actually come up today and it'll be shining directly in my eyes. In about 15 minutes, sure enough, my retinas are burning. Note to self, bring sunglasses next time. I stop the car about an hour outside of Halifax at a small gas station, where a man is having his breakfast and chatting with the waitress in the restaurant inside. Apparently, a ...
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