Parkers Cove, Nova Scotia

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After picking up Dan at the Halifax airport in mid-August, we all traveled in the bus to Parkers Cove, a tiny fishing village on the Bay of Fundy. The Bay, located between New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, has enormous tidal swings, up to 54 feet at its head. Our campground was right on the water and within walking distance of a little seafood market that cooked up several lobsters for the three of us.

We went on a whale-watching excursion and spied mother and baby humpback whales, one of whom breached--to the delight of everyone on the boat. Mid-afternoon the skies turned cloudy and a blanket of fog rolled in. Visibility was very poor, and we landlubbers were glad to get back to shore.

We visited a tidal power plant in Annapolis Royal (great concept in this age of huge oil prices), ate scallops in Digby (scallop capitol of North America), and had lunch in the middle of a blueberry farm in the agricultural valley. We also saw salmon farms, which look like giant wire baskets suspended in the bay.

After enjoying an afternoon on the Halifax waterfront, we took Dan back to the airport to return to school in Texas. We left Nova Scotia by ferry, drove back through New Brunswick, and returned to Maine. Our summer stay in the Canadian Maritimes was quite a treat, as the people we met and the places we visited were truly delightful.

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Photos

Parkers Cove at Sunset
View from our campsite

Lobster Dinner
Mmm mmm good

McLobster?
Interesting concept, but we didn't try it. Why, when you have the real thing?

Ferry to Brier Island
Rode two ferries to get to the whale-watching spot

Dan on Brier Island
Waiting on the docks to go whalewatching

Humpback Whale
Pretty close to our boat

A little tail action
Missed the picture perfect shot by a few seconds

Zodiac Boat
Glad our boat wasn't this small when the fog rolled in and the wind picked up

Blueberry Farm
Annapolis Valley is famous for its orchards and farms

Salmon Farm
We found out where "farm-raised" salmon is done--in these "baskets"

Porcupine
First time we've seen one of these along the road

Irish Pub in Halifax
Ate lunch here before sending Dan back to TX

Comments

[Chi]

Coco is such a cute name for a bus :-)

[Patti and Bill]

Loved this blog
You followed in many of our previous footsteps. We loved it all too. The lobsters are hughe !