Happy American thanksgiving! (I knew it was sometime this weekend, but the only reason I know it is today is because I just had a great night camping with the equally great Alayna, who is American!) We headed out to Chebucto Head after dinner. It's a gorgeous location with a really cool lighthouse. Most of the area is protected lands, so no camping, but there are a couple bits of crown land, which works out perfectly for us! Being that it was a full moon, we barely needed our headlamps to find a flat spot and set up camp for the night. The moonlight on the water was spectacular! We hung out on the rocks with Orion, and chatted for a while, until it got too chilly. After crawing into our sleeping bags, I remembered that I had a gingerbread clif bar, which we both thought was really really tasty (note: I'm not getting paid to say that). After that bit of fuel for the night, we cinched up the hoods of our sleeping bags, and drifted off to sleep to the sounds of the waves crashing. The next morning, I awoke to my alarm, which was slightly surprising! I wasn't sure I would since it was buried in my sleeping bag. We both had the option of a more relaxing morning, but also wanted to watch the sunrise. Boy, was that ever worth it! I popped my head out of the tent and the eastern horizon was beautifully aglow. Once I got out of the tent, I turned around to an even more amazing sight: the sky to the west was a gorgeous purple, and the moon was hovering just above the trees. Every direction I looked was just incredible! We then hung out on the rocks for a bit more, watching the sun in the moment it pops into view, and turned around to witness the moon setting. I love starting my day like that! A short while after, I noticed a cute little cloud, just below the surface of the water. The very next second I realized that wasn't any old cloud, it was from a whale! I managed to point it out to Alayna, despite struggling for words (I described its location as 'to the right of the sun shadow' when I really meant the sun's reflection on the water...) and we both saw it come it for air a second time, before disappearing for good.
It was truly a magical morning!
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Sue
26/11/2015 18:57:19
Quite jealous of this one...it sounds enchanting!
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Carmen
26/11/2015 19:33:35
It really was! It's definitely up there on my list of favourites.
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Van-ess
23/12/2015 11:32:39
In moments of pause, I'm having a chance to read and view (in reverse order and then new updates) your tenting adventures. These sunrise-moon set photos are incredible!!!!
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Carmen
23/12/2015 14:33:18
Yay! Glad you like them! It was a truly spectacular morning :)
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