Today we went first to the Digby Neck which is a long stretch of land that goes out into the Bay of Fundy. First stop was Sandy Cove where the tide was just starting to come back in, look how low the boats are against the wharf, the tide will come up anywhere from 9 to 16 meters.
We talked with some fishermen here who were getting ready for lobster season, their season is from November until May and they say it will take about a month to get their boat ready for the season.
On the other side of the narrow peninsula was a lovely beach, we had gone to this side as the fishermen had said we could get a better look at a fishing weir .
A fishing weir is poles drilled into the ocean floor and wrapped with nets, with the tides of Fundy so big, when the tide goes out it traps the fish.
This fellow was also fishing
At the end of our part of the Digby Neck is East Ferry, from here you can go on to Long Island and then Brier Island, I so wanted to go but we just did not have the time.
Digby was another really quaint town that we will have to come back to explore. We left here following the Evangeline Trail toward Annapolis Royal. The valley is very beautiful. When we arrived in Annopolis Royal we found a wonderful historical town that one could spend weeks.
This Powder Magazine is dated 1702.
Off to the other side of the river to Port Royal. Samuel Champlain came here in 1605 and created this settlement, it lasted however only 8 years when in 1613 the English from Virginia looted and burned it to the ground. The Canadian Government rebuilt the Habitation in 1939 and was the first large scale reconstruction taken on by the federal government. 
A fishing weir is poles drilled into the ocean floor and wrapped with nets, with the tides of Fundy so big, when the tide goes out it traps the fish.
This fellow was also fishing
At the end of our part of the Digby Neck is East Ferry, from here you can go on to Long Island and then Brier Island, I so wanted to go but we just did not have the time.
So we back tracked into the town of Digby and down to the floating marina to see the colorful scallop boats. There was a little flurry down at the pier as four fishermen are missing out in the Bay of Fundy.
Digby was another really quaint town that we will have to come back to explore. We left here following the Evangeline Trail toward Annapolis Royal. The valley is very beautiful. When we arrived in Annopolis Royal we found a wonderful historical town that one could spend weeks.
But our stop was aimed for Fort Anne and it was beautiful, if a fort can be beautiful.
Fort Anne was one of the most hotly contested territories in North America and changed hands many times.
Fort Anne was one of the most hotly contested territories in North America and changed hands many times.
This Powder Magazine is dated 1702.
Off to the other side of the river to Port Royal. Samuel Champlain came here in 1605 and created this settlement, it lasted however only 8 years when in 1613 the English from Virginia looted and burned it to the ground. The Canadian Government rebuilt the Habitation in 1939 and was the first large scale reconstruction taken on by the federal government.
Hey look at the trees, I told you they were trying to turn colors.
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