Exploring Nova Scotia – Day 2

09/18/2009

We got an early start this morning by leaving the house around 9:30 a.m. on our exploration of Nova Scotia. We drove out to a nearby point and walked along the shoreline to get a view of the house from the Oceanside. The tide was in and the area available to us for walking was narrow and rocky. We decided to return to this area later in the day at low tide. We next drove through the tiny towns of Rockland and Little Harbour on the South Shore stopping at Louis Head. We walked this sandy beach taking pictures and taking in the scenery. We continued North on Route 103 to Kejimkujik National Park. We hiked about two miles on a beautiful trail which took us to an area called Harbour Rocks. Here we watched one group of seals play in the water and another slumber on rocks. After taking many pictures and soaking in the wonderful views, we got back on the trail and returned to the car. The entire hike was about two hours. We got a recommendation from the park ranger for lunch at a place called the Quarterdeck on Summerville Beach. We drove North once again on Route 103 and found the restaurant / villa. The restaurant was right on the beach overlooking the ocean. We had a delicious lunch of lobster omelets, lobster sandwich, and a shrimp, lobster, scallops salad. It was wonderful as was the view from the restaurant. We stayed long enough to tap into their internet service before starting our drive back to the house. We visited once again the area we have previously hiked earlier in the day. This time it was low tide. We were able to walk on the now available sandbar over to the island that is partially owned by the same man (a friend of John’s) who owns the house where we are staying. It was funny to be walking in the area that several hours earlier was under water. We took a lot of pictures and then returned to the car for our short drive to the house. We were all quite tired from the hiking and will be sleeping well this evening.

Here are some pictures from today:


More later . . .