Ruined travel plans made anew

Now that travel to anywhere outside the US makes me a target of sexual assaults thanks to the intelligent servicemen and women who humiliated those Iraqi prisoners, I have to suspend travel plans to Europe, South America, definitely the Middle East... pretty much anywhere outside the US until next spring when I head to Japan. This can be seen as either immensely inconvenient and boring, leaving me to US travel destinations this summer... I still have about 38 states to visit; or it can be seen as a creative challenge. Where can I go? As it turns out, I've never been to Canada. What's in Canada besides Canucks? I've always wanted to go to Nova Scotia; it has the highest tide on Earth at Fundy Bay in Minas Basin: anywhere from 12-16.5 meters. During low-tide, you can walk the ocean bottom of the bay: how cool is that? When the bay is full, sail off and catch the whales playing during the summer including the very rare Northern Right Whale, Humpback, Minke, Finback, Sei, Blue, Killer Whales as well as Bottle-nose, Saddle-backed, Striped, and Atlantic White-sided Dolphins. How about the lovely landscape and geologic architecture? I'm thinking of Evangeline Trail for a lovely little hike and Briar Island for amazing views--to replace my jaunt to summit Mt. Fuji. The cliffs rise off the sea and produce spectacular views of the Bay. And if I can't go to Ireland, I can go to Cape Breton Island where the Scottish and French settlers came and Celtic culture thrives to this day.

After some math, I realize, I'm going to have to pick maybe one or two places to visit as the drive from Halifax to Digby is a good 3-1/2 hours! I figure, I'll have to keep myself in one main area over a few days which means driving to Digby when I arrive for a 2 day stay, perhaps to Cape d'Or (a 3 hour drive from Wolfville) for 2 days, then back to Halifax (2 hour drive) for one day and fly out of Halifax back to NYC. This trip requires I take someone with me so I'm back to trying to find someone who wants to travel with me to someplace they have never gone during the lovely summer months.

What spurred this on? I have wanted to go for a couple years now, but lame boyfriends and limited finances due to hefty airfares left me waiting... until now, when my lovely American Airlines has 3 non-stop daily trips to and from Halifax, Nova Scotia, starting June 10 (I'm American's unofficial spokeswoman; they should pay me!). So, while I learn my Japanese, I can plan my trip to Nova Scotia for this September. Any Nova Scotians should feel free to e-mail me and tell me what I shouldn't miss. This is your land, you know it, so you ought to tell me where to go.

Reading: Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk