The first days in Nova Scotia

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Whilst the temperatures in Europe were going up and up, the Condor crew kept demotivating us again and again on the flight: Loads of rain in Halifax, no chance for better weather for at least 5 days etc.
After a good flight we experienced the weather in Halifax - it was indeed raining hard.
But the rental car was ready, the Nova Scotia tourism office gave us a detailed map of the province and a 'Doers and Dreamers' book, listing everything a tourist and a travel needs to know. With so much rain we found ourselves a hotel for the first night and tried to get over our jet lag.
The next 2 days we traveled along the East Shore to the Cape Breton Highlands national park, a park on the far east side of the province, known for its stunning views and great nature.
Our first impressions: people we met on the way were extremely friendly, we passed by loads of small villages with few inhabitants. Everything is green, there are loads and loads of trees. Even small ice creams are XL size here, they have great flavors.
Talking about big, the buy 2 concept in supermarkets is crazy. They make you buy AND eat more than you want.
Assure to keep the car fueled up, gas stations are rather scarce.

So far so good.