Bras D'Or lake, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia
VulcanSpirit
Richard & Alison Brunstrom
Tue 19 Jul 2016 13:59
A conflation on the lockside, Magnus and Sara with yours truly and the VS:
The canal is less than 1km long but was cut through solid granite by hand - no explosives used for some reason. It took 17 years to build! Once through one enters the Bras D'Or lake (the original European settlers were French), a huge brackish inland sea with a coastline exceeding 700km. The lake is about half the salinity of the sea and has an interesting mix of freshwater and marine species - jellyfish swim amongst waterplants. The crew of the VS awoke the next day to glorious sunshine, not a cloud in the sky and Mediterranean temperatures. Here are VS and Mahimahi anchored in the lake:
A typical seaside view:
We are here for early summer in these parts, and the wildflowers are just extraordinary, quite unlike New England. Here are a few:
Many are clearly identical, or very similar, to those found in Northern Europe, but in the absence of a local wildflower guide I have not tried to identify the species - but rather just admire their beauty:
A wild lupin in its natural environment:
And this is just an ordinary roadside verge. Every bit of scrap land looks like this. Incredible:
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