One Foggy Day in Nova Scotia… part 2
Eat, sleep, sit, nature and relax in front of what ever view is presented. This is travel. Enjoy the scenery, people and places where ever the road takes us. Let the foggy day saga continue.
Point Prim Lighthouse..
One of the prettiest days and one of the prettiest light houses along our route. Near Digby where we had a delicious lobster roll (It is Nova Scotia) and then wandered around this charming spot.
Moosehead Lake
Camp spot in the interior of the province. Calm night and many deer flies to share the sky. But it was magnificent. The sounds of the frogs, birds and what little breeze was in the trees created just the right chorus.
Reading at Moosehead Lake
This is what it means to camp. Sitting next to the lake enjoying the quiet and wrapping the nature around us. At times we get to camp so late that there is barely time to make a meal and go to bed. Nova Scotia was a place that needed time to absorb. So getting to camp early gave us the moments we wanted to unwind.
Camp spots are traditionally varied depending upon where we are traveling. Nova Scotia was no different however there were some real standouts. Sniffing them out is just a part of the adventure, unless you’re exhausted (hence stopping early) and this time around there were a few rough searches. Campsites for this trip were all over the map from sleeping on the beach, one was near St John New Brunswick at St Martin’s Beach to camping alongside Moosehorn Lake.
With so many beaches each of course had a different vibe, one rocky and the next sandy with a tree peninsula in the water leading to a lighthouse (that we didn’t go see), and yet another was both rocky and sandy. Experiencing the fog, the sand, the rocks and the waterfalls kept us searching.
St. Martins Beach - Bay of Fundy New Brunswick
This was our last camp spot before leaving Canada. It was not super secluded, but it was remote enough to keep it from being over crowded. We met two. hikers out for a 60K overnight hike. It did rain over night and we hoped they had enough rain gear to keep them dry.
A raccoon decided to visit during the night and try, without success, to get into the metal box the held the dog food. It did manage to shred a exposed part of a plastic trash bag. Overall, it could have been so very much worse.
When stumped, and in need of a resting place, we searched for a camp ground.
One established site Thomas Raddall Provincial Park was among the finds after a long day of exploring. The TRPP individual sites were quite protected from the view of other campers near us. With full facilities and quiet surroundings, we used the dry morning to rotate tires, yes we really did! Isn’t that what everyone does while camping…. If we didn’t have a wild camp spot, this was a good way to spend a night.
Necessary tire rotation while the sky was blue.
Although it may not have been necessary, it was the right time. Considering that the trip was over 3000 taking the opportunity to do a little preventative maintenance seemed smart.
Along the remainder of the drive on the southern coastline we explored Baddeck and Lunenberg. Both cities listed as beautiful quintessential coastal towns, so we dropped by for a bit of lunch at the Smoke Pitt BBQ in Lunenberg as well as The Barn Coffee and Social Spot for an ice coffee. Both little towns offered colorful buildings, a dock to walk on with boats coming and going and of course a view. But the best was only a few days away.
Baddeck Wharf Sailboats
The warm and sunny day brought the sailboats to the water. Anchored during lunchtime, with the calm water anticipating when the sails would be hoisted.
Baddeck Dock
The sunny day proved to be just what the doctor ordered, or at least we ordered it. After so many days of bugs, rain and fog, seeing the blue sky and sunshine was exactly what we needed.
For now, we’ll leave you to digest the beaches and campsites we stayed because THE HIGHLIGHT of the trip is up next.
Stay tuned for what’s next. . . . One word
Puffins !
