Tuesday, September 13, 2016
So Sunday we had a sad day.
We really enjoyed Cape Breton and leaving was very hard. Stopped for breakfast in Baddeck – the food
was only so-so, but eating there allowed us to linger just a little bit
longer. We stopped at the Visitors’
Center located just on the Cape Breton side of the Canso Causeway – the one we
had stopped at coming onto the island a week earlier. Looked for souvenirs, but didn’t find
anything we hadn’t already purchased (the info on the Clan Mackay) that looked
interesting. So back on the road. Didn’t see anything to take pics of – maybe
it was just that we really didn’t want to leave so nothing looked interesting.
Stopped for a late lunch in Antigonish (hadn’t found any
wayside park to eat at) – and realized that we were just a few blocks away from
the campground we had stayed at just a week earlier (Whidden's). Being that it was VERY windy, making driving
a bit of a chore, we went back to the campground. SO DIFFERENT!!! Now that’s its “off season” there were only a
few die-hards. We had our choice of
spots and picked one close to the washroom.
Most importantly – it was FLAT (remember that when we were here over
Labour Day weekend we had a site that was VERY tilted. It was a good thing to stop and spend the
night. After a bit of a walk and just
some soup for dinner, Goldie rocked us to sleep.
But yesterday (Monday), leaving Antigonish, Rick wanted to
stop quite a bit. Just to see whatever,
even though whatever often turned out to be stupid. Not stupid was looking at the Tidal Bore in
Truro – part of the Bay of Fundy. But it
was so windy (a cold wind because it’s getting to be fall), we didn’t stay
long. Did take pictures – will have to
upload them when we can. We did pass up
the “opportunity” to visit the Giantess Anna Sawn Museum in Tatamagouge – yes,
a real woman giant who grew almost 8 feet tall, married a man as tall as her,
etc., etc. It was in the AAA
Tourbook. Kinda like finding the biggest
skillet or the largest ball of twine. So
many Tourbook places, so little time.
So we kept driving. Until
we saw the sign for the Fundy Geological Museum. Dutifully got off TransCan-104 at exit 13
(the Masstown ugh exit) and drove the loop.
Never saw the sign for the Museum, so got back on the TC104 at exit 12
(working our way down the exit numbers closer to New Brunswick). Then I stumbled on the description of the
Museum in the AAA Tourbook – said it was in Parrsboro and to take exit 5. So we said why not even though it would be
about an hour out of our way. We have
the time. Beautiful drive through
farmland – hadn’t seen this for a while because Cape Breton is very hilly and
filled with spruce-and-aspen woods. Got
to the museum and realized that we were on the Bay of Fundy – east side. So, before we went in, we went to look for the
little city campground. Found it – right
on the cliffs overlooking the Bay. The Glooscap Park and Campground run by the Town of Parrsboro. Let’s
stop for the night here, have lunch, then go look at the museum. We were given one of the best spots in the
campground – overlooking the bay and right by a trail down to the beach!!! Lunch never tasted this good.
Back to the Museum – it was very interesting. We knew about the shifting of the continents
over the course of the earth’s geological history, but there was an exhibit
that actually demonstrated it. We saw
how Morocco – in Tunisia on the African continent – and Parrsboro – in Nova
Scotia on the North American continent – used to be adjacent to each other and
way below the equator. Through the
shifting to the land masses, they are – of course – way apart. But it was so nice to see an exhibit that
brought this concept home. More
interesting facts presented in the Museum – all made comprehendible since
everything was displayed for even the youngest child to enjoy and learn.
Back to the campground just in time for low tide. The tide shifts here are amazing – 40 feet or
more between low and high tide – the most change anywhere in the world. So we have pictures, but internet
connectivity here is so bad, I’ll have to upload them at a later time.
It is so beautiful and peaceful – and because we are only
about 600 miles from home – we will stay two nights and get back on the road on
Wednesday. Where we will stop then – not
sure. We’ll let you know then.
Enjoy the journey…Dona
and Rick
