How Does A Moose Cross The Road?

Love is a 17 hour-4 stop drive
from Blue Rocks, Nova Scotia
to Ottawa, Ontario to spend
Christmas with my brother Rick.

"Heh Alec, when you come to Ottawa
we will go to Cosco everyday and
taste the food samples."  This is
Alec's idea of fun!

5 a.m.  Jeff, Alec, Piper and I
 packed into our Subaru,
leaving  "winder" weather in Blue Rocks 
with her 75 km winds whipping 
the white caps into shore.  

After several hours we reached
Hwy 2 in New Brunswick and snow,
lots of snow.
The snow laden arms of the balsam fir
draped downward to the white banks
hugging the highway.

Miles of moose fencing also hug the highway.

How does a moose cross the road?

(Moose are bilingual in New Brunswick)

This is not a knock, knock joke 

but a serious question in this province,

the answer involving millions of

dollars in moose fencing.

Apparently before the fence
there were about 300 moose-vehicle accidents
in this province every year, usually occurring
between May and September.

Thankfully we were driving in daylight.

Alec, crammed in the back with Piper

did not win traveler of the day award.

Piper, you stink was his constant refrain.

Safe and sound though a wee bit tired

we are here in Ottawa, Ontario, capital of Canada.

Ottawa Rideau Canal and Ice Skating

parliament hill Christmas lights

Let the fun begin.  Beaver Tails anyone?