Nova Scotia

Morning in Nova Scotia

Wake up at 6:30, without breakfast (we'll have it on the plane), and we arrive early at the port of Saint John to avoid missing the ferry that takes 3 hours It will take us to Digby in Nova Scotia, crossing the Fundy Bay. It's cool and the weather isn't great; it will be better towards the open sea, which is promising. On the Princess of Acadia, we enjoy a pleasant journey without seeing whales, whose sighting in this area is considered almost guaranteed.
With clear weather and very strong winds, we arrived in Digby after obtaining information at the ferry desk and upon arrival at one of the usual information centers, which is a source of pride for all of Canada. We also booked the ferry from North Sidney to Port aux Basques; you never know. We stopped at a supermarket to buy smoked and spiced salmon, accompanied by two crusts, sandwiches, ham, oranges and drinks for the next lunches. We ate the salmon in a picnic area, under the shade of enchanting trees. Then we continued towards Annapolis Royal, crossing it. In all the Atlantic provinces, people are only talking about the gathering of Acadians to celebrate the 400th anniversary of their settlement. Pride and tradition blend without anachronistic claims. Everywhere you see the French flag with the golden star, next to the Canadian one. We continued along the Annapolis Valley until Middleton, from where we turned inland on Route 10 to cross the island and return to the sea on the south coast. Lueneburg, village founded by German farmers converted to fishing over the preceding centuries. Rich in artists, it consists of streets parallel to the sea that wind along a flat area; those that intersect these cross steeply down from the hillside above. The landscape on Route 10 is rich with dense forests, there are no changes in elevation, and you occasionally find farms in the clearings, often in isolated locations. The landscape can sometimes be typical Scandinavian, with clear streams full of salmon. The section before Middleton is decidedly less charming; the fields take on more extensive characteristics, and there is a lot of uncultivated land.

Nova Scotia

Continuing towards Peggy's Cove, we briefly stopped at the site where a memorial dedicated to the victims of the Swiss Air plane crash is located, which occurred early in September 1998, shortly after departure from New York. It was one of the flights we had considered for returning from the United States after spending our vacation in the West Parks. Fate brought us to depart a week earlier with Sabena, also from JFK. We enter the village as the shadows lengthen and are simply amazed by the colorful harbor. cages for catching lobsters. The boats look like water basins specially prepared to complete a photographic scene. On the open side of the sea, perfectly smooth rocks they get into the water, while the sun is also about to set. in the distant waters to the west. One of the most beautiful moments of the entire trip. We pass through lovely landscapes of lakes and pine trees to arrive in Mahone Bay, a stunning bay. We end our daily journey in the capital of Nova Scotia, Halifax.