Day 59 Wed- Shags and Piers

5 o’clock comes around so fast and my poor old body clock just goes barging….anyway the usual start getting everything sorted….No coffee machine here so the good old microwave….

Finished the blog…then packed and off to breaky….yep I just knew it would be the usual…muffin….sweet cereals if you like that…yogurt….some fruit…this place even offered bananas…😁😁😁 toast with their sweet bread like Asia….for some reason not sure why but bread in most Asians countries it’s hard to find bread that’s not sweet flavoured…and seems to be similar here…it actually tastes odd with anything savoury…which I tend towards not a big sweet fan in toast….

Anyway feed and watered we Headed to Cape Forchu to see it’s lighthouse…on the way were unreal bays…stunning purple Lupins and to my Joy of joys a fantastic old pier with heaps of fishing boats…but this pier had history…while researching the lighthouse I found out that Yarmouth is the biggest salmon fishing fleet in Canada…

The light house consists of 3 structures, a double dwelling house which was built in 1912….an apple core style light tower was built in 1963..it’s 27.7 metre the first part now it’s 30 metres height…originally…the light house was constructed in 1839 was operational in 1840…then demolished in 1961 and rebuilt 1962….it was used in a movie about 2 lighthouse keepers ….

A lovely groundsman tried to convince me to check out the area…which actually looked so interesting….but we didn’t have time,..what’s new hey…
So off we set so I could capture the amazing old pier….what beauty this one is…
John s plan was to the coastal routes from Yarmouth to Halifax…. But the in and out of the different bays was taking its time….each bay certainly had great sights to offer…amazing homes dotted around the bays…and heaps and heaps of abandoned homes also dotted amongst the homes being lived in….
Animal count today is 1 deer 🦌! 2 squirrels 🐿 running for their lives!
Our plan was to head to Shag Harbour…hence the shags….guessing it’s named after the birds Shags…but who knows…it is also the sight of a UFO from the 1960’s …..true story…story below…just did my research on this story and discovered I was right the shag being a bird…there you go…

We found another unreal old area as we zoomed along…I spotted it out of the corner of my eye….even managed to get John to stop for this one…..I could only think it must be some kind of old type of shelter Harbour made out of wood….I could have spent ages here so much character in this old wood whatever it was……by this time I was completely exhausted today and my poor tired mind had switched off …so we headed into Shelburne which was an old Shipbuilding village….we read about a great coffee shop which we later found out other than a Tim’s was the only coffee shop….it was down by the Harbour…when we arrived it had quite a line up…with only 3 people at a time allowed in it took ages to get our morning tea…and would we give the star rating others have on TripAdvisor most likely not…John’s Cappa definitely had the tired well and truly out…we had a walk along the Harbour then around the block of the Main Street with amazing old buildings…worth a look indeed…

We continued on our way in and out of the coves…but times was moving on the mileage to our home for tonight was seeming further and further away… funding another light house tucked in to a corner block…had been moved there…..killed more time so then we headed back to the Hwy….while on it I saw a sign for a UNESCO village…Lunenburg….wow oh wow was it was a treasure trove of wonderful buildings beyond my expectations…but the downside were the other 1,000’s of people trying to explore this unreal sight…plus everyone of them I am sure we’re after lunch…every restaurant we went to had massive line ups pouring out their doors…we took ages to find somewhere to sit and eat …it was a Greek/Italian/Pizza/seafood shop,,,,crazy cray busy…but we found a table…ended up with I am sure someone else’s extra piece of fish on our seafood basket…the Yummiest fresh seafood… but not the best Chips…it was a comedy of errors with the food delivery not a good set up…people not getting meals others getting more than they should like us….it was funny as the lady serving was slapping down paper plates slamming down the salt and pepper…yelling in the kitchen funny as…the food was great… but we paid for hours with it being an oily dish…

By this time we had to get into the Hwy to our hime fir the next 2 days….Coastal Inn Halifax….yep as usual right on the outskirts…hence why it’s a little cheaper….not that much cheaper mind you…as mentioned before accommodation in Canada is high high high……

The guy in the desk was very helpful and friendly…we had booked 2 nights here….on 2 seperate bookings…plan was only 1 night mainly because we thought we had to gerbil the road more…but we didn’t and after John had booked this one that only had one room left when he did…someone must have cancelled a few days ago because another one popped up…thank goodness…inky concern was we would have to move rooms…but the lively guy at the desk sorted it all out and no we don’t…Thank The Lord….

Once in the room the first thing we always check on the trip…firstly does it have a fridge….then does the fridge have a freezer….well, this one was so tiny…but what freezer section it did have was so frozen up you could barely shut the door….so I took it out carried it to the bathtub and tried to defrost it…but it was so thick…it would have taken hours even with the trusty hairdryer stretched nearly beyond its capacity to the tub so I could use it…it was still going to take ages and I would most likely burn our the dryer….so we contacted the girls in the hall who doing the rooms,….they were a but shocked I put in in the tub..,but I told them if I defrosted it it would have gone all,through the carpet hence the tub…they did laugh…. But went to see their manager and if course mentioned I had out it in the tub.,,he had a fit…so rang John…thank goodness by the time he phoned John has out the fridge back in its tiny hidey hole…
Anyway people streamed in and out…one guy was going to defrost it…next thing a knock at the door and another fridge was marched in.,,to replace the one there…they felt very happy with themselves having fixed the issue…when I looked inside it too was fairly frozen over…not quite as bad as the other…but not a beak better…so no none if our frozen bricks could fit into it…thank goodness they offered to place it in their freezer….😩🤔🤪. One shall see if any dramas when I go to get them,……n the mean time I could place 2 bottles of John’s beer in it 😁…. So all not los on the freezer issue…ha ha…what a drama over a stupid fridge…. But the staff were absolutely wonderful here…

I spotted a restaurant as we drive in at the near by big Hotel…. So for dinner we headed over on foot to it…Brand spanking new…beautiful decore…slick looking staff…great service….not bad prices although I think John accidentally gave them too big a tip…the bill was a lot dearer than it should have been.,,but that’s happened a few times last few days…you have to always remember the price on the menu is just the tip of the payment…taxes….gratuities….. plus, plus plus…plus yep the usually expect a tip as well…we don’t pay that it just gets out of hand…I am sure even though we get slugged with so many taxes it all in our costs is so much easier…
I had wontons very crispy with pulled. Chicken, cheese and sauces over it…too many I couldn’t eat them all..5 in total ..John had another lobster 🦞 sandwich ha ha it came in a tasted bread nit a roll as everyone else serves…a bit cheaper than the last one he had…but he said very tasty…but not as good as ours…nit that he has lobster in Aussie Land…… feed and watered…Tim had contacted us and we are doing dinner tighter tomorrow…so we booked this place again…try something else…just have to watch John when he presses the button to pay the bill and the tip but he doesn’t hit the bigger amount…they must love him…😫💓💓

Back to our room I tried to write this but too buggard today…so now I am finishing it next morning…my brain is functioning again. 😳😁

Please forgive is mistakes will rectify once home…

Story of the UFO sighting below

(Shag Harbour UFO Incident

An Extraordinary Event
front page newsAn extraordinary event in 1967 would practically put the small fishing village of Shag Harbor on the map. Located at the southern tip of Nova Scotia, this rural community would be host to one of the best-documented UFO events of the past 40 years.

Named after the "shag," a bird of the cormorant family, the harbour was literally left off most maps of the time, but that would be changed once and for all.

The tiny fishing community has always had its stories... stories of giant sea serpents, man-eating squid, and ghost ships. The list of local colours would see one more addition to its list: a story of a visit of a mysterious flying craft of unknown origin. This craft would visit the waters of Shag Harbor, permanently stamping the village's name in the public eye.

Orange Lights in the Sky
The first indication of this mysterious occurrence would come from local residents who noticed strange orange lights in the sky on the night of October 4, 1967. Most witnesses agreed that there were four orange lights that evening. Five teenagers watched these lights flash in sequence, and then suddenly dive at a 45-degree angle toward the water's surface. The witnesses were surprised that the lights did not dive into the water, but seemed to float on the water, approximately one-half mile from the shore.
Witnesses at first thought they were watching a tragic airplane crash, and quickly reported as much to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, which was located at Barrington Passage. Coincidently, RCMP Constable Ron Pound had already witnessed the strange lights himself as he drove down Highway 3 in route to Shag Harbor. Pound felt that he was seeing 4 lights, all attached to one flying craft. He estimated the craft to be about 60 feet long.

The Response
witnessConstable Pound made his way to the shore to get a closer look at the phenomenal sight. He was accompanied by Police Corporal Victor Werbieki, Constable Ron O'Brien, and other local residents. Pound clearly saw a yellow light slowly moving on the water, leaving a yellowish foam in its wake. All eyes were glued on the light, as it slowly either moved too distant to be seen, or dipped into the icy waters.

Coast Guard Cutter #101 and other local boats rushed to the spot of the sighting, but by the time they arrived, the light itself was gone. However, the crewmen could still see the yellow foam, indicating that something had possibly submerged. Nothing else could be found that night, and the search was called off at 3:00 AM.

The RCMP ran a traffic check with the Rescue Coordination Centre in Halifax, and NORAD radar at Baccaro, Nova Scotia. They were told that there were no missing aircraft reported that evening, either civilian or military.

The Report
shag harbor mapThe following day, the Rescue Coordination Center filed a report with Canadian Forces Headquarters in Ottawa. This report stated that something had hit the water in Shag Harbor, but the object was of "unknown origin."

The HMCS Granby was ordered to the location, where divers searched the bottom of the ocean for several days, but without positive results.

Soon, the story of the mysterious crash at Shag Harbor died as quickly as it had begun. That is, until 1993. As the original story faded from papers and newscasts, several theories were put forward. One explanation was that a Russian spacecraft had crashed, which would explain the presence of a Russian submarine in the area. There was also the rumor of American involvement in the follow-up investigation, but there was no official statement from the United States.

Chris Styles
The Shag Harbor incident would have new life breathed into it through the efforts of MUFON investigator Chris Styles. The case intrigued him so much that he decided to search for more details. Styles found the names of many of the original witnesses through newspaper clippings and was able to interview many of them.

Styles was assisted by MUFON investigator Doug Ledger. These two men would uncover some extremely compelling evidence through their interviews. They discovered that when the divers of the Granby finished their work, the case was not over, after all.

oceanThe divers, along with other witnesses related these events: The object that dove into the waters of the harbour had soon left the Shag area, traveling underwater for about 25 miles to a place called Government Point, which was near a submarine detection base. The object was spotted on sonar there, and Naval vessels were positioned over it. After a couple of days, the military was planning a salvage operation, when a second UFO joined the first. The common belief at the time was that the second craft had arrived to render aid to the first.

The Navy
At this time, the Navy decided to wait and watch. After about a week of monitoring the two UFOs, some of the vessels were called to investigate a Russian submarine that had entered Canadian waters. At this point, the two underwater craft made their move. They made their way to the Gulf of Maine and putting distance between themselves and the chasing Navy boats, they broke the surface and shot away into the skies.

landscapeThese extraordinary events were corroborated by many witnesses, both civilian and military. Unfortunately, the reports were given "off the record." Ex-military personnel feared the loss of their pensions, and civilian witnesses feared ridicule, and their privacy being invaded. The unusual events of Shag Harbor command an important place in the study of UFOs. There is little doubt that something "unknown" crashed into the waters of Shag Harbor on October 4, 1967.

Written by: B J Booth
To learn more about the UFO Incident of 1967, visit the Shag Harbour UFO Incident Centre – 5615 Highway 3, Shag Harbour, Nova Scotia Phone: 902-723-0244)Read more