We wake up to rain early this morning, hmmm.
Rain rain go away Dan & Jacquie want to play - Oh well we are heading out anyway!
I tried calling to get Gidget groomed but most places are fully booked - poor Gidget is getting so long and curly and hot I am sure. One day we will find a Pet Value or Pet Smart but I think we will have to look in bigger cities I guess.
Here we are wandering through the little towns and back roads and we are still seeing many power lines still down or hanging over trees lines, lots of debris, fallen trees 3 days after the storm. The weather is now overcast, but warm, and we are heading to Halls Harbour - hoping to have lobster for lunch - I am going to get my fill of seafood while we are on the east coast that is for sure!
One of the things we have noticed in the Maritimes is there are almost no rest areas - at least where we have travelled. And the residents put their garbage out at the end of their driveways and covered with heavy blankets. We are not sure if this is so the crows don't get at it or so the wind does not blow it away.
As we travel along Route 362 Dan says hmmm, I guess that shows you there can't be too much traffic along this road when the moss grows between the cracks in the pavement!
The next town we come across is Margaretsville and then East Margaretsville, none of these little hamlets have services, but they have some very cute farm houses, mostly white. We guess the white color is the most common because back in the day whitewash was what was available and they have just continued the tradition. Some of the houses are very large and stately.
Finally we get to Hall's Harbour. It is famous for their lobster and the high tides that they get.
Dan thinks they named it after him, but really it was named after a fellow called Samuel Hall, an American Privateer that used the cove for raids in the Annapolis Valley but was forced to flee and abandon his ship in 1779. The harbour was first settled in 1826 and remains a little fishing village on the Bay of Fundy. The tides here get as high as 35' every 6 hours. When we first arrived the tide was going out.
And when we left, about 2 hours later, it was almost completely out and one could walk on the bottom of the ocean at that time.
Quite a difference, but I can imagine what it looks like when it is completely in. It was very foggy today and I asked if it was always like that, but apparently not. This was a result of the storm. They also had no power and were running off a very large generator. They usually get winter storms and deal with power outages regularly, but not so much in the summer.
The lobsters were in tanks for you to pick one out if you wanted to have a lobster dinner. Dan thought he would have Lobster Mac'n Cheese, but it wasn't what he thought he ordered. It was good anyway. As usual I had my lobster roll. Now I am full of lobster!
We met a couple from Kentucky - they were much older than us, maybe late 70's early 80's, and they had travelled to Halifax for a Bridge Tournament. They had partnered up with a Swiss couple at the tournament and then the storm hit so they had no power. She said it was interesting to say the least. They then rented a car and stayed at Peggy's Cove and drove up to Hall's Harbour for the day. Hope we are as spry and adventurous as those two when we get to be their age.
On our way back to camp we come across a very pretty rural farming scene. This area has a lot of Apple trees. Also we saw a John Deere dealer with lots of little Deeres for sale - truly a small farm operation in this area. We haven't seen a dealer this large since leaving the prairies.
And back at camp it is time to do some laundry and plan for tomorrow's adventure!
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