Clark's Harbour,Last Town in Nova Scotia

I have had 3 nights here but only one entry for you. I have miscalculated the distance from here to Digby. It is roughly a 3 hour drive. Therefore, my plans to go whale watching again are for not. I’m not doing a 6 hour drive. I have to admit that driving that long has been a little taxing. When I head out west next year (keep you eyes peeled for another blog) I’ll have to build in more rest days and less hours of driving per day.

That said this part of Nova Scotia is a UNESCO Biosphere Center. There are many sea birds that nest here and migrate here through out the year. They also have great beaches. I took myself for a walk to Hawk’s Beach. The beach was massive! The waves were crashing on shore and the beach was almost deserted. I love traveling when the kids are back in school! I didn’t see any birds (other than sea gulls and Canadian geese) so I came back to my place.

I was chatting with one gentleman on the beach. He was from Peterbough and moved to Nova Scotia 5 years back when he retired. He told me what the difference was between the two. When you live in Peterbough and go home and turn the kitchen light on you see cockroaches running across the floor. When you live in Nova Scotia and go home and turn the kitchen light on you see lobsters crawling across the floor cause your neighbour went fishing and brought you back a couple. Nobody locks their door because nobody has to.

I did have two very cute visitors this morning. One even had a set of small antlers! Tomorrow I’m going to leave out some apples and carrots to see if I can get better pictures. I haven’t seen any moose while down here so these will have to do.

I left Tuesday morning to catch the ferry in Digby. The ferry doesn’t leave until 5:30 PM but I had to check out at 10:30 AM anyway. So off I go. The drive is beautiful as usual down here. You have to force yourself to stop taking pictures cause they are all so pretty but they are still filled with trees.

I head into Digby and grab some lunch, scallops and fish, check below. The place I ate was right on the water. Actually, Digby is about the size of Winona so you can park on the main street and just head out for a walk. The town has a lighthouse (for show I imagine) and a nice promenade to walk with memorials to ships and veterans. There is a heavy fog in today and the harbour has a mystic feeling about it.

Lunch is good and off I to catch the ferry. The ferry is a 3-hour ride from Digby to St John and this signifies me starting my way back home.Read more