We left Pubnico smoothly. Only 20 minutes to Yarmouth, so we elected to head there for breakfast. Pubnico is so tiny. The restaurant at our motel is THE spot in town. Filled with french guys having coffee.
Quick stop for a bite in Yarmouth and then up the coast to Digby.
This was one of my favourite drives so far. We took the coastal highway and the sea was pretty much to our left the whole way. Traffic is pretty light, so we could travel slowly, but not have to crawl. Perfect really.
We stopped at "Smuggler's Cove". It's a Provincial Park. There are steep stairs leading down to a secluded cove which is surrounded by rocky cliffs. Across the cove, is a cave where the rum runners used to hide their booty. Quite picturesque. We were the only ones there until we were heading out. The beach was rocky. Ian and I hiked around and found some shells and a small waterfall trickling down.
Leaving Smuggler's Cove was when I BROKE MY CAMERA!!
We passes St. Mary's church. The oldest wooden church in North America. Went in for a quick tour.
We arrived in Digby a little early. Our ferry wasn't until 4:30. It was "Scallop Days", so there was nowhere to park (as usual). Plus, this van is beastly big so parallel parking is scary. We managed to find ourselves a plate of Digby scallops for lunch, which was overpriced, but absolutely delicious. Heading out of the restaurant, we noticed the town starting to gather along the side of the road in greater and greater numbers. Then we heard murmurings of "parade". Aaaaack!! We had a ferry to catch!! Hustled to the van because we were parked right along the route. We drove off, the only vehicle on the road with everyone staring at us. All the side streets were blocked of. Finally, a guy on a 4-wheeler drove straight at us and yelled at us to turn around, the parade was coming. Jesus. We scooted back along the route feeling like we should smile and wave. We did get out with enough time to spare to shop for a camera a bit. Nothing I wanted though. Maybe we'll find something today. We still have Mum's camera.
Ian has been joking about the McDonalds here having "McLobsters". Sure enough, they do!! For about 7 bucks. We got him one. Grossest thing ever.
We had a 3-hour ferry crossing to Saint John. An older ship. One lane on and off, so quite slow to load. But it was nice. Much more comfortable seating than the BC ferry. That passed quite fast. Coffee, walking outside (very cold), napping, reading, Internet, snack... Very good. Not much to sea though. Just open sea.
It was about 8pm by the time we got to Saint John. We headed straight for the university where we're staying. It's a little more remote. We found it okay, but given the time, it was dicey finding someone to let us in. We did though. Supper was a late drive to Sobeys for sandwich fixings and fruit.
Today? PEI. And a camera store if we find one.
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