How Far is it From Here?

For those that have been to Nova Scotia, you can agree that no two things here are close together, it seems. It looks like a little tiny place on the map and in relation to Ontario, it is, but, it is also just big enough to make it difficult to get around. There are places where you can't get to other nearby places without returning to where you came from and changing roads.....seriously! That often turns what one would think would be a short drive, into an hour or more.

I came to Nova Scotia nearly a week ago now for some recharging. Times have been stressful for me of late and I looked forward to some serious photography time, but have not gotten to it very much. A big part of it is because of this driving thing. I've already got about 15 or 16 hours invested in getting to the province in the first place so I have to say, spending a large portion of my time in the car getting to, or returning from shooting doesn't sound like a lot of fun right now. Driving isn't my relaxed place.

Today, for example, I was going to get up ridiculously early to make it to a place two and a half hours away to shoot a bridge while it was lit. I either had to go extremely early, or leave it till evening. I scheduled and rescheduled, but finally decided to forego the trip altogether......5 hours of driving to essentially get one picture? Not right now, maybe another time.

For these reasons, I've spent more time actually relaxing. I've watched the last season of Weeds, half of the last season of Orange Is The New Black and a couple of movies on Netflix. It has been a great rest, but the trek back to Ontario begins tomorrow.