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Sometimes you leave. Leave the area in which you live. I am concerned at least. Many Germans. My Canadian neighbors rather less. The German Reisewut is foreign to them. And the curiosity about foreign countries and regions as well. However, I know this Lack of curiosity from Germany and many of my countrymen, it is sufficient for 3 weeks at Ballermann Mallorca to sit on or near Miami on the towel. But should not they say they Majorcan cuisine or the United States know. The Canadian counterpart is satisfied with 5 days of Disney in Orlando, from the airport to the destination and back.
My recovery needs is more of an escape. In Germany's would line up before the parvenu's currently the government and dictate as 68ers Grandpas the zeitgeist. In Canada, there are the rules, restrictions, and the do-gooders that annoy me and tell me the 365-day corset least will be stripped for 2 months.
So we head south towards. Of course, in the car, because we want to know something and not just over it wegdüsen. Otherwise you go mad like us in Chapter 2, everything looks when you look down. To the south is for us first to the north, as to leave Nova Scotia, South Shore by land to need 6 hours to the border of the United States and at first it goes to the north. At the border in St. Stephen we are known already and the green card is $ 6 fee for a few minutes in our hands.
This time we decide to Virginia and Kentucky. Because it is pouring rain through, and are we after 4 days in Virginia. Virginia Beach accurate, because the kids want to swim first time. The water is not as cold as in Nova Scotia and the sun shines. More importantly, it endeavors to us. The hosts are generous, even the boss comes and brings a new cable for the fridge. The garden may be used to connect 4 bikes on the stairs and the Zodiac boat to be stored on the picnic table. As we traveled by boat holds the Crystal Lake's look at a police boat and the officer asks for our registration number that every vehicle must have water in the United States. When he hears that we are so incredibly out of Canada to bring our boat and we think only 2 months in the country, he "can live with it, great holiday" and rush it. Virginia Beach has created clean, extremely well maintained and host a guest. The competent authority has sought and developed the area for tourism. Even the cards are "Launching" of boats, bicycle routes and hiking trails there. We understand what the cause, what a difference to Nova Scotia. Of course There's this sign on the beach use to ask for 'no obscene words "and the like. But basically everything is very relaxed. We stay 3 weeks.
go after a few detours, we in the Kentucky Mountains. We attend Tom who had invited us 2 years ago. With him are his brother, also a Vietnam veteran and some of his friends. To Washington cares to give a shit, you live as you want and whatever we do, we never hear: "That's forbidden, it's the law, Sir ...". So we shoot - eg. With various Browning on Coca-cans in the distance increases. Our Alexander, age 9, gets a lighter Browning 22 Lever Action. He blows a distance of 120 yards (110 m) around each box. My wife and I can practice on the Kalashnikov, Sveta has experience, she learned how to use it in school. We make the future of Alexander steady hand and nurture his keen eye. Also trains the responsible use of a weapon, the sense of responsibility.
Also this area is tourism developed, even though the Kentucky Mountains have a rather poor. We dive into a locally known, has for 30 years, immigrants from a Portuguese operated pizza shop to pay a preferential 16 "Pizza and forgotten. I'm Sveta pays them I'm paying. The next day my wife calls and wants to enter the credit card number. The boss said. "Yes, that happens sometimes. Credit card is too expensive, they pay next time stop "" But that's just in 2 years ...!" "Never mind, good vacation ...!" We stay for 2 more weeks.
On the way back we make a few days in Washington, DC stop, Massachusetts and New Hampshire we go again (live free or die).
course, we have no problems at the border, Canadian officials to get clear questions and clear answers. And of course I will not be so stupid and to save $ 20, to conceal something. What we have purchased in the shopping paradise USA is also given. The border officials on land, but are consistently friendly than the bang bags at airports. The stupid questions and the unfriendly tone of the Halifax-border guards are already legendary. "Welcome to Nova Scotia!"
The first impression after the border again, the bad roads. Back at the Main Street of the South Shore " I try to find out whether there is a shooting club. No. After many questions I give it to apply for a gun license: not too expensive, too complicated and for young people anyway possible. You'll also need another license to buy a weapon, the weapon must not be transported and on your property you may not shoot. All speak of the Michael Moore movie (Bowling for Columbine) and look at me in horror. I could easily be in Germany, and am not. A country of bleeding heart do-gooders (soft eggs). Too bad for Alex. Incidentally, even in Washington DC, according to statistics, the stronghold of the crime and the shoot-par, we have not seen any police officers with bullet-proof vest. In New York or Las Vegas never will. But runs at any state-sanctioned executive Uniform in Nova Scotia around with this "garment". Always.
In our absence was pure excitement in our street. The access road was at about 30 m, after several days of heavy rain, a little over knee deep in water. We no longer use the car could reach the homes and on foot would be on the property a neighbor to go. Oh my God! Any pipe so called police and firefighters and all residents were evacuated within half an hour. We see ourselves right. No one was in danger, the houses are all very high, and only in a cellar was actually water. The police threatened the residents should be handcuffed in the street to bring if they refuse. Canadians refuse, of course. Nationally, to Vancouver was "the tide" in the news and see the next day, several neighbors admire her likeness and intelligent comments in the newspaper. So far so bad. The usual cry for Foreign aid and father state, while a situation of this kind needs no police and rescue services, but a call to a company with some clothes and gravel trucks and sent a bulldozer. They came then, too, but only after all the authorities were initially involved and all had their Senf'abgesondert competent subordinates. The costs were allocated to the residents anyway. After 3 days the natives smell back. Pity I was away, or I should have been wearing for the first time in my life handcuffs. (See also here)
Now the water level is still high and we go on the lake. Alexander and I have purchased a license that allows us to move boats to Canadian waters. We have indeed done without a license already 7 years, but apparently it is safer on the water. The acquisition was a joke and the questions so simple that they are usually answered by itself. But for 40 dollars went one slip and it's even got on well. Alexander is at his age of course proud of the 8 hp jet around alone can and he does it wonderfully. He is the youngest in the area with a ticket. Our neighbor has bought a boat, very big for our lake, with 90 hp. He has time to 2010, because larger boats will be moved by more responsible people than small ones. Thus, his assumption. Aha. By this logic, one would need in Canada for a Mercedes for the time being actually no driver's license, but for a small Civic already.
do in the coming days we will explore other lakes. We have already studied the maps. But that could just as well leave too, because there is a map which reveals where you can put his boat into the water, where access roads are, how to get to a lake. The Tourism Minister is obviously a real loser. Perhaps the biggest attraction for Nova Scotia Tourists, the lakes are completely undeveloped, inaccessible, difficult or impossible to achieve. Here, too, holds that reality is not what the advertisements promise full-bodied. Particularly the elaborately designed website you should comb through the actual content. We will have to check in detective style by neighbors and locals. Just know, because no interest in other lakes, nothing.
For 2 years we have a new neighbor - an Austrian. The lady has a new house built and then rented out her basement and one in German and Swiss Cottage. So we learn from and to know new people from ancient lands. Inspired by the lake all, Bridgewater gets off his fat, however, to go shopping because nothing irritates. Overall, positive comments, à la: "For 3 weeks of vacation is wonderful, you really can relax. With few exceptions, the area is poorly developed tourism. I want to live here, but for vacation at the lake maybe I'll come back ...!"
That sounds encouraging. However, I have some detailed discussions with the temporary neighbors and they share my view that those who were rowing on the lake, not spending money in the country. If he can not know where he is? Well, a few foods in the supermarket. But Nova Scotia is more for people who want to save money. The flight, accommodation, the food. There is literally nothing that the people draws the money out of pocket. Good for your budget, bad for Nova Scotia. It could exploit this resource very different. If you wanted then, and make themselves smart would then elsewhere.
But what does it matter Competent?
