Sep 5, 2012 - Day 52 - in Digby area

A rainy day, good for drive exploring so we went to Bear River then Annapolis Royal. Bear River had a shop, that was advertised in the guide book, called "Flight of Fancy". It featured works of 200 different artists from the area, paintings, painting on rocks, jewelery, knitting, painting on scarves, all amazing pieces, all amazing prices. Terrific to see but we left without buying. We travelled around the bay to Annapolis Royal and the Tidal Generating Plant located there. The Picks had told us about it when we had visited them. We arrived...

Sep 4, 2012 - Day 51 - to Digby, Nova Scotia

After saying our farewells to Georg and Harry this morning we headed west along the coast to Yarmouth. We found a place to park the bus at a shopping center, we were not going to chance these small streets again, then drove downtown. We found a terrific bakery for lunch and fresh bread, then toured through the downtown and wharf area. We decided to continue on to Digby. We figured the campsites would have cleared out after the Wharf Rat Motorcycle Rally over the long weekend and we were right. We found space at a site overlooking an inlet...

Aug 29, 2012 - Digby, NS

Wednesday, August 29, 2012 – Digby, NS We traveled along the Lighthouse Route today as we went to Peggy’s Cove. We were lucky that there was no cruise ship docked or there would have been many people around. The village of Peggy’s Cove possesses that indefinable Atlantic charm. It remains a working fishing village, but in summer, its docks and rocks brim with tourists. In attempt to preserve its rugged beauty and unique and sensitive environment, an act was passed in 1962 to govern any new development in and around the village,...

Jul 12, 2012 - Evangeline Trail

We started the day from Yarmouth following the Evangeline Trail, a coastline highway that goes through several Arcadian villages with many churches. It was a good drive, many great views of the coastline and Saint Mary’s Bay. We ended up at Digby where we boarded the ferry to cross the Bay of Fundy to St. John, New Brunswick, where we started our journey several weeks ago. The ferry ride was beautiful – little wind, great sunshine. We even saw another whale. The ride lasted about three hours. When we left the ferry we followed Diana and...

Sep 13, 2011 - Digby Nova Scotia Canada

We drove out to Digby neck to the ferries to carry us to long Island and Brier Island. Along Digby Neck as we drove out we were at high tide and as we returned we were at low tide, you can see this in several of the pictures where boat(s) are floating and then siting on the mud. In the last picture are waves caused by the tidal surge in the strait between Brier Island and Long Island. We ate lunch at a wonderful Cafe call Lavena's Catch Cafe, she use to be on the Food Channel. The scallops were excellent. We visited each of the lighthouses...

Sep 12, 2011 - Digby Nova Scotia Canada

We visited Annapolis Royal, a town established in the 1800s with lots of history(homes, buildings from the 1800s), , Fort Ann is located there. We had a wonderful lunch at a German Bakery & Cafe (located in the “Historical Gardens”, outstanding schnitzel and bratwurst and superb sauerkraut. We then walked the Historical Gardens it covers 17 acres which includes a 1700s Acadian home and gardens also encompass the dykes built by the Acadians. We saw a doe who bounded off as we approached her. We visited a electrical power generation station...

Sep 11, 2011 - Digby Nova Scotia Canada

Don't ever forget what 9/11 means…...Drove to Digby, a beautiful fishing village on the Bay of Fundy. We are staying at the Digby Campground RV park on a hill overlooking part of the harbour area of Digby. After we setup our RV, we drove to Bear River, a small community on the Bear River, some of the stores are on stilts, as you can see. We walked the town and there was a local market highlighting local artisans and various merchants with their particular wares. We found Sledding Hill, local merchants Gordon & Martin who have some very...

Aug 17, 2011 - Day 37: On to Digby

Day 37 Today was a late start since we showered and broke camp. Breaking camp is an interesting experience: • Ralph disconnects water and electricity while I take out the trash and close the slideout. • Then we connect the truck and the camper. • The holding tank is next; drive to the dump station, hook up the hose, and empty the waste. • Then we’re ready to go. Our drive today took us through the Annapolis Valley (don’t know why it’s called that) which consisted of lots of farms. We saw silage (corn grown for animals), soybeans (I think),...

Aug 15, 2011 - Shelburne, NS to Digby, NS 130 miles

We hated to leave our perfect campsite on Shelburne Bay, but something was causing our allergies to flare up. We both left w/sinus headaches, my eyes almost swollen shut. We drove the Evangeline Trail to Digby, NS. This is one of my Mother’s favorite things she saw here in Nova Scotia. I now understand why - mile after mile of beautiful farmland that rolls straight to the ocean. There were many beautiful churches along the way also. We got a picture of the tallest wooden church in the world. We drove to Prim Point Lighthouse in Digby but...

Aug 11, 2011 - Not the first but not the last

So to start with my side of the story, I have been doing most of my major traveling since I graduated high school in 2009. I am now almost 20 years old, and I don't plan on stopping anytime soon! My travels have turned into a life time accomplishment. One that I know I'll never completely finish. When I had graduated from Terry Fox Secondary school, I was a very disorganized person. I was so frustrated with myself for not having enough direction in my life. My fellow scholars were all heading in there known directions, weather it be school,...

Aug 11, 2011 - Ferry to Digby, NS

We are in Nova Scotia! The four of us have been talking/planning this for a year! And here we are! After costing out driving up and around the Bay of Fundy into Nova Scotia which would take a few days, plus the fuel to drive it, plus the campground costs, we all decided to go the ferry route. Cost: $400 for a 40 ft. motorhome towing a vehicle. Now that we've done it, was it worth it? YES. It left Saint John at Noon and arrived in Digby at 3pm. We sat in the cafe/lounge which had a restaurant. There was another restaurant on the deck below...

Sep 9, 2010 - Day 15 St John & Digby Ferry

check out this map, we're on the ferry to nova scotia, the arrow shows where the ship is now, we're on it... Click the link below to see where we're at now located. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=45.03402,-65.92465&ll=45.03402,-65.92465&ie=UTF8&z=12&om=1 our day 15 was a busy one, we went to the reversing falls for photos in st john, (WHERE AL PHILLIPS WAS BORN) then to the ferry for NS, took photos onboard, uploaded them aboard ship with their free wifi...sent them to everyone, took more on the ferry at NS landing, went...