Another long road trip today as we headed for Digby, NS, the Bay of Fundy - Nova Scotia version, and the Annapolis Valley.
We departed from our campground west of Halifax a little earlier than normal, and followed the same road as yesterday - highway 103 south and then turned west on highway 8.
Upon arrival in Digby, we walked along the wharf at the entrance to town, and took pictures of the boats in the harbour. Apparently Digby is famous for scallops, so guess what was on the menu for lunch today?
After leaving Digby, we headed north and stopped at Annapolis Royal. A tidal generating station caught my attention as we arrived. It works by capturing the water coming into the Bay of Fundy, and using the collected water to generate electricity as the tide goes out. It essentially works every 12 hours to match the tides, with a maximum rated generation of 20 MW.
Once we reached Annapolis Royal, we visited the Fort Anne National Historic Site. This area was created by the Scots in the early 1600's, and changed hands between the Scots, English and French many times over the centuries.
Just up the road we stopped briefly at the Port-Royal National Historic Site, a recreation of a habitation first created by Samuel de Champlain in 1605.
From there we enjoyed the ride home, driving through the Annapolis Valley, past a few vineyards and apple orchards. We had hoped this area would be like the BC Okanagan, with fruit stands along the way. Unfortunately we could not find a single place where we could purchase fresh fruit from the region.
