journal 207. July 6th 1987 Eastern Trip Nova Scotia to Newfoundland July 22 Location of it. Nor could this mechanic (contd) find it. Finally I stopped at a Toyota dealer in New Glasgow, and he showed me its placement, so I replaced the filter. The truck was great after this. The forest between the firsts and eastern-most parts of Nova Scotia, were mixed, thick, deciduous + coniferous, with rare white pines, and mostly spruce and fir. There were no cones on any of the conifers throughout the province, & it appeared that there hadn't been one (a cone crop) for years since the ground had few old cones - those of black spruce. The weather was mostly overcast, with rare sprinkles only, the clouds becoming higher further eastward. I got to North Sydney at about 4:00, when I stayed around the town until the ferry (cost $49.50) was to leave for Newfoundland at midnight. There was a "Button Days" parade that evening. July 23 The ferry left for Port au Basques at about 1 am, and arrived in Newfoundland at dawn, just after sunrise. The weather was calm and partly cloudy. I drove N on the T.C.H., assessing the