2023 Summer Road Trip – Day 25 – Farmer’s Market, Laundry, Hike

Saturday, July 29, 2023

What do Farmer’s Market, Laundry and Hike have in common? That’s what we did today. The Farmer’s Market in Wolfville opened at 8:30 this morning. We were there early to assure we could find a place to park Beyond Blessed. What a great market. There were vendors with products of every kind. The food options were amazing. At least 3 bakeries with all kinds of fresh bread, pastries, breakfast items, sandwiches etc. There were food and items from for sale from several nationalities. There was local farm produce of all kinds, as well as wine, liquor, beer, jewelry, lotions, potions, clothing, and even an author selling his books. This was probably the best Saturday Market we have visited. After seeing all the wonderful fresh baked bread we were very sorry we bought a loaf of bread at Walmart before we came to Wolfville. We were told that these markets are standard for most communities across the maritime provinces. We will be looking for another of these wherever we happen to be next Saturday. After leaving the market, we walked a few blocks to the quaint downtown area of Wolfville and around the harbor. Nice morning walk-about.

We hope to come back here at least one more time before we leave Canada

There was really a wide assortment of vendors at the market …

We think this guy has a really good name for his farm.

We bought one of the sticky buns for breakfast, ate it, and immediately went back and bought two more. They are the best we have ever eaten. We bought the praline ice cream because we like praline ice cream. Then we found out it is made with hazelnuts instead of pecans. It’s good but decidedly different.

Next to the farmers’ market is the curling rink. There was only one reserved parking spot. Priorities.

Downtown Wolfville is a fun place to walk.

Like most towns now, Wolfville has its murals.

Since we couldn’t stall any longer, we headed to the Maytag Coin Laundry in Kentville – the closest laundromat with decent ratings. It wasn’t that great of a laundry but we got our clothes clean and that chore was done for another two weeks. Cost $15.00 Canadian for 3 loads, wash and dry. While waiting on the clothes to finish, we studied the map for things we might do for the rest of the day.

We decided to visit Blomidon Provincial Park in Canning, NS, about 30 minutes from our campground. It is known for it’s hiking and for views over the world’s highest tides. (Bay of Fundy) Blomidon has 600ft high cliffs overlooking the huge mud flats at low tide as well as about 9 miles of hiking trails. We hiked about 5 miles of the trails today in about 2.5 hours but we stopped and talked to people along the way. It was a nice hike and a nice park. It was another very nice day with perfect temperatures and sunshine in Nova Scotia.