Saturday, July 21, 2023
We had a great night of sleep last night at a Boondockers Welcome site in Moncton, New Brunswick. Our hosts were out late last night and we didn’t meet them until this morning when we had a nice visit before getting back on the road. Today we left New Brunswick and crossed into Nova Scotia. We have been trying to get to NS for 3 or 4 years now. Finally made it today. We stopped at the Welcome Center and were immediately impressed. The landscaping was beautiful, the rest rooms immaculate, and the people responsible for giving you information were very helpful. We told them where we were headed and they offered some suggestions for a better route that would be more scenic. We took their advice and have absolutely no regrets about the detour. The route did take longer but that was because we kept stopping and looking at things and taking pictures.
We entered Nova Scotia at Amherst and then instead of taking the Trans-Canadian highway, we detoured to The Sunrise Trail and followed that scenic route along the northern shoreline. The first portion of the drive was through more agricultural area. We were very appreciative of the farmers who placed signs beside the road indicating what was growing in the fields. We would not have guessed the rhubarb fields. We really enjoyed driving through the countryside. We looked at the map and detoured into the town of Pictou because it looked like an interesting little town and we were ready to stretch our legs. We were glad we had a driving day today after the past two exercise intense days but we still needed to do some walking. We found a really nice walking trail along the shore an while walking spotted two eagles, one full grown, maybe the mom and a juvenile not yet displaying his white plumage. We also saw a number of painted rocks around town. We have a friend who paints rocks that would have really enjoyed this town.
Next detour was at Arisaig to photograph a light house. It was no longer active and actually had an ice cream shop inside. We couldn’t buy any ice cream because we already had ice cream in Pictou. Arisaig seemed to be a lobstering town. Lots of lobster traps in the yard and a lobster processing house as well. Heading on further east our next detour was at Cape George to photograph that lighthouse. It really is a light house that is situated on a cliff above the St Georges Bay. What a great view of the bay!
From there we headed toward another Boondockers Welcome site for the next two nights not far from Port Hawkesbury. Our host couple has recently moved to Nova Scotia and are so happy here. They seem so pleased to share their beautiful place on a lake. We understand they frequently have loons visit them and we are hopeful we will get to see and hear them while we are here. Thank you, God, for a beautiful and safe travel day. Enjoy your weekend!
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