We woke up to a foggy morning and went for a run down the rail trail which is just up the road from Cathy and Rick's house.
Later we drove a little ways and used the rail trail to access Castle Rock.
Lake along the trail.
The sun came out so it was a hot and humid hike. We reached thee top with 360 degree views.
Great view though the seashore was still foggy
Smiles all around.
On the way back we spotted a few lady slippers.
More bog laurel.
A healthy young white pine.
The next morning we did a bird walk down the rail trail where we saw another ovenbird and this magnolia warbler.
Our niece Heather invited the whole family to her Chester house (she lives in Kent village but is buying and renting houses in an early retirement plan) for a barbecue.
Preparing real local strawberries for strawberry shortcake. They were delicious.
Most of the family. Nephew Daniel's kids are in Ottawa visiting their Dad.
After the BBQ we drove back to Dartmouth with Leo's sister Ann.
If you heard of the recent flooding in Hants County, NS, Cathy and her family were in the middle of it (but no major damage for them). Robert had his driveway washed away. Heather's house in Chester had leaks in her roof. Cathy and Rick were visiting Cape Breton, but Robert drove by and discovered water flowing out of their basement. He pumped it out for them.
The blue door is their basement. The babbling brook we fell asleep (located behind the motor home and the veranda) overflowed and ran right into their house.
Here's a photo Heather took of the damage on the road above their house. The ditch running to the left is their brook.
The rails to trails are closed. There is a 30 foot washout near their home.
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