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VIA Rail Station in Halifax, prior to departure of 'The Ocean' to Montréal.
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'The Ocean', ready to receive passengers at Halifax.
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Passenger compartments corridor onboard VIA Rail's 'The Ocean'.
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Our two berth compartment on 'The Ocean', with the upper berth folded against the bulkhead.
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The compartment doors to the corridor (L) and our private bathroom (R) onboard 'The Ocean', traveling from Halifax to Montréal.
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Our bathroom for the 22-hour rail journey from Halifax to Montréal. Showering was...tricky. But there was plenty of hot water!
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Luncheon was served onboard 'The Ocean' shortly after our 1 p.m. departure from Halifax.
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Michael takes-in the view while we wait for our meals onboard 'The Ocean'.
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Michael's luncheon of cold salmon, served onboard VIA Rail's 'The Ocean'.
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My luncheon selection onboard VIA Rail's 'The Ocean', between Toronto and Halifax, was sliced pork.
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Carrot cake and coffee as the Nova Scotian landscape rolled by.
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Making my way to the lounge car, as 'The Ocean' headed north towards New Brunswick.
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Nova Scotia has an abundance of churches short of parishioners.
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A lounge car onboard VIA Rail's 'The Ocean'.
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A lounge car onboard VIA Rail's 'The Ocean'.
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'The Ocean' rolls north across the narrow Isthmus of Chignecto, connecting the Nova Scotia peninsula with North America.
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'The Ocean' passes the eastern reaches of the Bay of Fundy as it rolls north.
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Spring comes late to The Maritimes, and May can look very similar to March...
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Paralleling a highway, "The Ocean' hurries north, crossing endless miles of New Brunswick wilderness.
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New Brunswick countryside viewed from 'The Ocean', en route to Montréal.
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Lifelong train buff Michael, enjoying the ride.
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Another of the isolated - and lonely looking - churches one sees across The Maritimes.
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Mile after mile after mile of unspoiled wilderness viewed from VIA Rail's 'The Ocean'.
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Almost 9% of Canada is covered by fresh water.
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My patient husband Michael puts-up with my constant picture taking. (Champagne helps!) Dinner onboard 'The Ocean' en route to Montréal from Halifax.
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First dinner course: a delicious tomato soup - a bit tricky to eat on a jiggling train!
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Turkey and stuffing, with cranberry wild rice. All our meals onboard 'The Ocean' were very good - especially considering the size of the galley they came out of!
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Growing-up with family in North Carolina and Louisiana I'm very familiar with pecan pie, and VIA Rail's was delicious (not cloyingly sweet, as they too often are).
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Waking-up in Québec onboard VIA Rail's 'The Ocean'.
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After a jolting, shaking, braking night in which I was awakened no more than, oh, a hundred or so times... a hearty breakfast in the dining car onboard 'The Ocean'.
