Sunday arrives with an overcast morning. We slept all right considering the scary knocking that occurred at 1am. It turned out to not be due to the ghosts but rather the drunk bridal party that arrived late. Still - it was a good thing we had planned to sleep in that day! We skipped breakfast to hit the road and travel through the historic Acadian area of Clare. Does it sound bad to say that the geography of the area is definately less-inspiring than the south shore. It falls in grassy plains towards the ocean rather than rocky cuts. But it was fun to count the churches. But our task was to get to Digby so Cathy could have scallops. Our plan to travel the Digby neck was pushed aside when we realized we didn't have the time. So plan B was a tour of the historic Annapolis valley instead.
In Annapolis Royal (the oldest town in Canada and the origial capital of the area) I enjoyed a walking tour courtesy of Cathy herself. I tell you, we make a good travelling pair! So with my chai latte in hand, I set off on a sunny walk of the heritage properties in the town with Cathy reading the details from an informative pamphlet. SOOOO much fun. And the architecture is amazing. The entire town is filled with inns and antique dealers. It is perfectly established as a great romantic retreat (.... someday ...) or afternoon strolling place. And Fort Anne is a mini-citadel. I love the old military places. Which made our next stop - Port Royal - a cool tour. The fort was re-built in the 1930s to replicate the original built under Samuel de Champlain's suggestion. The entire place has been constructed using whole and peg fasteners and the details of the rooms is excellent. I would have liked a bit more interpretive information though.
The day continued with another hike. Thank goodness I packed my boots cause the trail was wet and muddy. We did the 4km trek in Delap's Cove that took along the shore of the Bay of Fundy to a lovely waterfall. It was SO interesting to see how different the shore was on the opposite side of the province. I can't imagine doing a better tour with a friend who had never been to the province. After we had exercised again we took the road through the valley - but the blossoms were just on the verge of exploding. Cathy read the details of the towns we passed and we munched on low-fat Pringles and high-sugar 2-bite brownies. By 9pm we were back in Halifax with a good chunk of the province behind us. One of my best May 2-4s ever!
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