Our five week driving trip to the East Coast was an amazing experience for all of us. Maya had a lot of ‘firsts’ during that trip.
Her first stay in a hotel. We periodically stayed in hotels during our drive out and back and a few times during the trip.
Her first swim in an ocean. Maya had swam in plenty of freshwater rivers, streams and lakes but never the ocean (to our knowledge).
Her first overnight stay on a ferry. She slept right through it and barely noticed we were gone.
The first week we stayed in Cape Breton Highlands National Park. It was so terribly hot that we spent the week looking for shade and water to cool ourselves off with.
The next week was in St. Anthony, Newfoundland. The temperatures were so cold that we were wearing thermals and multiple layers.
Gros Morne National Park was were we stayed for our third week. Wow, that place is unbelievably beautiful and diverse.
Across the ferry and a drive down to Shelburne, Nova Scotia for another week and then a quick stay near Parrsboro to check out the tides.
From there we decided that we were having so much fun that it would be a waste not to check out Prince Edward Island, so off we went for a long weekend and Maya adored Cousins’ Beach and the shells.
Maya The Nature Dog’s 2010 East Coast Photo Journal
While I was hunting for things to retrieve in Noddy Bay, Mommy and Shashi saw a Minke Whale in the bay.
Shashi was getting ready to throw an axe at Norstead so Mommy and I waited patiently.
The Tablelands in Gros Morne was super cool and different.
What is this weird tasting stuff I am retrieving from the ocean? Ack.
Tablelands river photo bomb!
It was a crazy hot day so we found a shady trail with a stream to hike. MacIntosh Brook was cool and refreshing on my toes. Shashi walked in the river with me!
Mommy is looking at a great big fiddle at the Port of Sydney. Who plays that?
Supervising Mommy tying up her boots to hike Le Chemin du Buttereau trail in Cape Breton Highlands National Park.
Mommy was stopping me from scaring the sea otter family that we spotted. Clever critters they were.
While Mommy and Shashi tear down the campsite, I rest in my bug-free zone. Ahh. It's great being the puppy in the family.
It was a damp but easy hike around Berry Hill Pond Trail.
Sitting pretty while Mommy decides which way to go at L'Anse aux Meadows, Newfoundland.
Have to rest up for the final leg of our trip. Oh! Is it lunch time?
It was really buggy at the Lone Shieling but I was wearing Flick spray, so they didn't 'bug' me.
The sign at the beginning of this Goose Cove trail says there are coyotes. Are they friendly dogs?
I was so happy that it as a super calm day on the ocean. I heard they saw whales and dolphins but I couldn't see over the edge.
This trip is so exciting. Every day we see and smell a new place! I love it!
Cousins Beach, PEI had these cool white shell that were easy to spot and retrieve from the water.
If I saw water, I was getting wet. Life is good!
Look at how windy it was on the Western Brook Pond Trail! We hiked out to where the boats were but dogs aren't allowed.
Fisher's Point in St. Anthony smelt so weird but good. Salty.
Thank you for bringing me on your working trip Shashi. Mommy and I are having a blast with you.
Tide was out at Joggins Fossil Cliffs and we went to check out the plant fossils.
Shaking off the ocean after catching tiny fish at a beach near North Sydney, Nova Scotia.
Look at this view! And this wasn't even the best view from the Green Gardens hike at Gros Morne!
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