We left Hopewell Cape, New Brusnwick, after 11 a.m. this morning, after speaking to the town postmaster about forwarded mail we had expected to be delivered to the campground. It had not arrived, and I learned about mail being sent from the US to Canada gets delayed a bit because of customs. With this small post office, I was able to arrange for further forwarding, much easier in a Canada-to-Canada journey.

Luckily, our drive today was short, and the weather lovely. We reached the end of this branch of the Bay of Fundy at Moncton, and entered Nova Scotia. The highway reached an elevation of about 900 feet just after passing the border. Trees at this elevation are very short either due to the elevation or old clear cutting. We stopped for lunch at the Nova Scotia Provincial Visitor's Information Center.

The center is large and inviting, and sits on a hill overlooking the green farms and roads in the valley. A large hooked-rug wall hanging depicting a lighthouse and seashore and boats below hangs above the fireplace in the main hall. A demonstration area of rug hooking was set up on one of the exhibit areas. A few people had tried it you could tell. The staff was friendly and helpful, and we gathered information, maps an brochures.

Before we left, a short walk down the hill led to a small mock-up of a white lighthouse--there are lots of lighthouses in Nova Scotia.

We arrived at the town of Debert, and are camped at the Elm River Park. We arrived about 4 pm, and since then weekend traffic has brought many more RVs to this campground. We are hunkered down tonight waiting for the rain and wind from tropical storm Andrea that is moving up the US east coast, and will arrive in this area after midnight. We would like to leave tomorrow but the weather does not look good. We need to meet the ferry to Newfoundland Monday morning, so we will have to move on Sunday at the latest.