WEDNESDAY

Today was about scallops!!  Digby is supposed to be the BEST place in the world for scallops.  I never heard of Digby Scallops before today, but I have been assured they are “famous”.  So, the plan was to have lunch in Digby.  On the way, we headed for the main park for Kejimkujik.  This area was ‘scalloped’ out (one might say) by the glaciers thousands of years ago, leaving a marshy bog land in the middle of the peninsula.  So, we stopped off at a few lookout points and few hiking trails. 

 

The Mersey River runs through the park, and several of the viewing spots were to look at the river.  The first spot was pretty cool.  The river was dark, and there was some kind of foam of froth on it.  In one spot, the current created a vortex, and swirled the foam around in what looked like root beer! 

 

Other spots the water was still, or the woodland moss covered and reasonably dry.

 

 

 

 

 

Nearly all of our time, we saw no one other than the five of us.

 

 

 

Along the drive, we spotted a group of deer hanging out by the road.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Then we drove to Digby for lunch at Fundy Restaurant, which had good marks on Yelp.  We ended up all getting either scallops or lobster (also a staple for the area). 

Mom and Dad and Fred had never had whole lobster before, and I had only once, but over a decade ago.

 

 

  

Annapolis Royal

After Digby, we went to Annapolis Royal, which is considered the founding place of Canada.  There was a little walking tour in the downtown area, but, almost everything was closed for the season (still).  They have the only Tidal Power Generating station in all of North America.  So, they manage to turn the biggest tidal changes in the world into electrical power.

 

 

 

Tidal Power Station (one side)

Tidal Power Station (other side)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

But, Fort Anne was still open (well, sort of).  So, we explored that for a bit.

 

 

 

 

 

  

Adams-Ritchie House

 

 

 

 

The Adams-Ritchie House, built in 1712, was the birthplace of John W. Ritchie, one of the founders of the Confederation that became Canada.  The house also hosted Government meetings during the time when Annapolis was the Provincial Capital.