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| Day 18 - Truro, NS | ||
 Sue and Bob Schmidt served coffee and cookies this morning at 8:00 AM. However, the group did not start to form until around 8:15 or so. I guess we all like to sleep in. |
 Susan Barack's tomato plant had grown both red and yellow tomatoes overnight! Upon closer inspection, the tomatoes still had store stickers on them. There is a comedian in our group! |
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 A number of years ago, the majority of the mighty elm trees in Truro succumbed to Dutch Elm disease. Rather than cut down all the trees, some of them were cut at about 10 to 12 feet and were carved to represent various people who had made a difference in Truro. |
 This is Charles Archibald, Truro's first mayor 1875 to 1881. |
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 Vera Clyke 1908 - 1998. For 71 years (1827 - 1998) she was the organist at Zion Baptist Church |
 This was outside the post office and it represents the lumber jack (circa 1900) |
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 Kiwanis Park in Truro |
 Since most of us were scheduled to go tidal bore rafting in the after noon, our staff prepared a delicious chili lunch for us. |
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 It was a wonderful treat we all enjoyed. |
 At 3:00 PM we left to go tidal bore rafting. This is when the 20 foot tide comes up the river and creates hugh standing waves as it rolls over sandbars in the river. It was a hoot. |
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 Here is our impeccably clean group before our adventure. |
 We are all suited up with old clothes and life jackets to begin our tidal bore adventure. |
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 The Zodiacs await us on the beach. |
 One of the boats of happy, dry, people. |
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 Little do they know what awaits them around the bend. |
 Still dry and laughing before the tide comes in. |
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 This is the start of the bore tide. The tide is pushing over the outgoing river water and the direction of the current changes and starts flowing up stream. |
 Now the fun begins. We are experiencing 3 to 4 foot waves that continue to roll up river as the tide progresses. |
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 A view from the front seat as the bow of the boat digs into a wave. |
 View from the back seat of a wave coming over the boat. |
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 The wave continues and the boat is full of water. However, the rear bulkhead has two 4 inch holes cut in it to quickly drain the water. |
 After the river tames down we go up river to the mud bar to do a little mud sliding. This is the most slippery gooey stuff I have ever walked it. This was the reason we were told to bring old clothing. |
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 Sue Schmidt does a perfect two foot landing in the water. |
 Ernie Lindgren got a perfect 10 as he slides down the embankment. |
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 However Jim Hamp lost points for completely missing the smooth slide and instead taking the black diamond mogul run. He got extra points for the number of bounces during the run. Fortunately, we did not have to call the ski patrol. Jim was embarrassed but OK for another run at it. |
 As you can tell, we are dirty and wet but we are still having fun. |
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 To give you an idea of the height of the tide, this picture was taken when we left, note the position of the ramp in this picture. |
 This was taken upon return. Note the water is now covering the ramp. |
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| Pictures of the tidal bore rafting were from Ruth Lindgren, Sue Schmidt and Bill Shallbetter | ||
Click here for a Google map of above pictures. |
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