Nova Scotia..oh so charming Part 1

  


        Coastal fishing towns are everywhere!
We took the ferry from PEI to Nova Scotia. Canada has over 180 ferry routes so it's very organized and easy to take them..just not cheap.
Canada has the longest coastline of any country in the world..over 150,000 miles..hence all the ferries!
We stopped at Arisaig park and fossil beach. Found no sea glass and one small shell fossil.
This is Louisbourg Fortress. It was settled by the French in 1713. Captured by the British in 1725. Returned, by treaty, to the French in 1728. Finally in 1758 the British attacked and took it over again. 
Many reenactments..much like visiting Yorktown or Jamestown.
We watched a public "shaming".
Horrible damage at the entrance to the park cause by Hurricane Fiona that hit this area last September. It was a Cat 4 storm and the most expensive to ever hit Canada.
How I've been able to keep Dave on this crazy journey! 🤣
Stopped at the Louisbourg lighthouse just as the fog rolled in.

Our ADORABLE  Airbnb in St Ann's Bay.
Monroe's Point Lighthouse was built in 1905. It was a working Canadian Federal lighthouse until it was decommissioned in 1962.

One of the many scenic views on the Cabot Trail. It's 185 miles around Cape Breton Island on the trail.
Cabot Trail was named after explorer John Cabot, who landed in this area in 1497. 
Beulah Ban Falls
The views were different on different sides of the island.
Every turn was beautiful. Reminded us of driving the California coast.
Shore below the lighthouse
On the shore by the lighthouse at low tide..searching for the ever elusive sea glass.

Took Donelda's puffin and nature tour to Bird Island. Saw so many bald eagles. Did you know bald eagles don't get the white head and yellow beak until they're 4 to 5 yrs old? 
That was our boat.named after me! 😂

Donelda ( yes, that's her name) threw fish into the water. The eagles come flying in for the feast. Also keeps the tourists happy with a photo op.
Puffin and seagull. Puffins are small and live mostly at sea. In the winter they fly way out in the Atlantic and bob on the ocean..like rubber duckies. Their main predators are the Great Black-backed Gull and humans.
They are a delicacy in Iceland. I hear they taste very gamey and salty. Unlike my sister and my son, I chose to not eat the "Clown of the Sea"

Blurry photo..had to really zoom
Puffins have short wings that they have to flap really fast to fly.( 400 times/ min) But those short wings become strong flippers in the sea to help them dive and catch fish.
Not puffins..opps  Though I had a good shot!

Love that name! She was a salty old thing! Fished all her life and had stories to tell!!
I will finish out Nova Scotia antics on my next blog..coming soon.
























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