I have uploaded a number of photos of the Tantramar Marshes in the Sackville area.
There are at least two fewer of the old barns on the marsh since my last visit home in 2004. Please let me know what you think of them!
Troy
Last night we got back from visiting some friends on White Head Island.It was a great trip and Ellie was really good on the whole trip.
Missing the boat.
Be on time for ferries. We were told to be at the ferry terminal at 12:00 for the 1:30 ferry. We made it there after a three hour drive at 12:30. Here is a picture of the ferry leaving without us.The car that had been in line in front of us was the last one on..
Leaving without us.
Not to worry, the ferry would return for us in four hours…
Once on Grand Manan we took another smaller ferry to get to White Head Island. We were there for several days and while there I shared our ministry and preached at the baptist church and enjoyed the fellowship.
While Ryan was out lobster fishing I got to spend some time wandering around the island with my camera. It was great to be back by the sea and take in the scenery, even if it was quite foggy sometimes. It is a beautiful little island in the middle of the Bay of Fundy where we experience the worlds highest tides. The beach drains every few hours, exposing lots of beach, rocks, tidal pools and you can walk out on the ocean floor.
Long Point Light House – White Head Island
The night before we left we discovered that the front drivers side tire on our van was low. When we tried to fill it we learned that there was a separation of the ply on it and it was useless. Another complication that required a couple trips on the ferry to fix. 
The van jacked up and waiting for a tire.
Since the spare tire seemed to be rusted onto the bracket under the van, we had to take the flat tire off and the morning we were supposed to head for home I had to take the tire (in Ryan’s truck which I had to borrow) over to Grand Manan to get replaced, then return to White head and install the tire back on the van, load and then go back to Grand Manan again. A couple more hours waiting and we were on another ferry headed for home.
Thanks for your hospitality Ryan and Kathy-June. We really enjoyed it!
Here in Sackville, NB there was a bit of rain. That is nothing unusual right now as it has rained every day since we started our vacation last week. The rain I am talking about was on January 24, 1919. The winter rain must have been unusual enough that someone painted it on the wall in the paint room at the Campbell Carriage Factory Museum here in Sackville.
This is a fascinating little museum right here in my home town. Apparently the factory ran for over 100 years before it was closed. It seems that the employees locked to door on the way out and nobody disturbed the facility for many years. The tools and patterns for cutting, a few unfinished carriages and sleighs were all left inside. Be sure to check it out if you are in the area.
Doh! The problem with hand engraving.. there is no eraser to fix it with.
Last Friday night we had a storm system go through our area. I was able to get a couple of pictures without getting myself killed.
I set the tripod up in the patio door and opened it up to get some long exposures to try and catch the lighting flashes.
Next time I will take the van out and shoot through the open side door or something.
Stargazer Lilly
On the beach.
The Campbell family also started a funeral business and there were a number of casket materials in the factory as well.
The hubs for the wagon wheels were cut in advance and allowed to dry for at least a year before being used. These never got taken off the shelf.
Spindles get banged into the hubs.
Spindle ends getting shaped.
The wheel assembly table.