We are back to one car unit.. Ian got back from racing his A-Cat in Long Beach CA and left the truck/boat combo to California. That changed our dynamics a little, so we decided to take the ferry from Saint John, New Brunswick Canada to Digby in Nova Scotia (Canada) across the Bay of Fundy.

We been on the go and quite busy moving and having too much fun that our planning for Nova Scotia was on zero.

We had no idea what to expect, what kind of camping is available, how are the Provencial Parks like, distances between towns and if we wanted to see something while camping .. is it cycling distance away or is there a car rental place within cycling distance.

Just kinda realized a week before that Nova Scotia is 400 miles long ( A LOT bigger thank I thought) and not much happening inside “the Peninsula”. They also have a forest fire going on and ALL the hiking trails in Nova Scotia are closed because of the high fire danger. Also the weather is very different around coasts which changes the vegetation around campgrounds. North shore in west being quite barren compared to Cape Breton and South coasts

We did think that it might get cold during the days as it is end of August but … nooooo…. it’s balmy 70-75F (20-24C) and nights just little cooler. Perfect for “dry camping” with out heating or air-condition. The schools are back in Canada so it’s very quiet and tons of open camping spots everywhere. We are in heaven!!

Scallywags campground in Spanish Point North West Coast of Nova Scotia

After landing to Digby (World Scallop capital) we drove 25 miles west to our first campground on Bay of Fundy. We were right next to the beach with Bay of Fundy kind of tides of 26ft (8 m) difference between high and low tide.

Did a bike ride on the 101 towards South to Meteghan. They call this the French Acadian Coast. Acadians are the French settlers came between 1605 and 1755 to this area and some families still exists today.

Beginning of 1715 this area was transferred from France to Britain and Nova Scotia was created.

1755 The British begin the Great Expulsion displacing many French Acadians from Nova Scotia and some of them ended up to Louisiana. They became to be known as Cajuns.

Canada had Prohibiton for 2 years just before it started in USA

The Cove offered perfect hiding place for Rum barrels as it’s only accessible during low tide. Story goes that the Canadians sailed to Caribbean and exchanged Rum to Salted Cod. Never thought that Salted Cod came from here to Caribbean.. thought about the Portuguese more!! Anyway.. Salted Cod is still in Caribbean cuisine in places.

The French Catholic Acadians build couple of VERY big wooden churches later on

North American biggest wooden building…. just did not expect to see this here!! ha ha

This was build 1902 and it’s fully made out of wood. The tower is ballasted down with rocks so it does not blow off during the strong winds. Unfortunately it will be demolished next year as it is already falling apart badly.