There's a ghost in my house
After a splendid night's sleep at the Dock and Doze on Brier Island we were fully refreshed and ready to rejoin the Envageline Trail on mainland Nova Scotia and continue our lighthouse odyssey.
We caught the early ferry to Long Island and headed back towards the second ferry at Tiverton. The two ferries are timed to leave taking into account the eleven miles between them, but we had a lighthouse to sneak in. So we headed past the ferry port and up to the headland at Boars Head for a look at the rather fabulous lighthouse there.
It had to be a quick visit, but it is doable and we were back down just in time to catch the ferry.
It was a wonderful start to the day with just ourselves, the lighthouse and spectacular views of the ocean.
We headed back towards Digby aware that there was a large biker convention taking place there. 30,000 bikers had descended on the town, and whilst we'd we'd seen a few on our travels along Digby neck we were keen to circumvent just in case they all decided to rally en mass.
Before we left Digby Neck, marking the entrance to the Annapolis Basin was Prim Point Lighthouse. A fourth incarnation of this lighthouse and like the previous three, proudly displaying it's distinctive vertical red stripes.
Next up was supposed to be Bear River Lighthouse, but we couldn't find it!
We had our own directions. and also throughout the trip we used the excellent Canadian Lights App by lighthousefriends.com. But we just couldn't find the dirt road on the bank of the river to get there. There are only so many people's drives you can drive up before reversing apologetically. Even if they are the friendliest on the planet.
Thankfully the next one wasn't too far away, and was a little easier to find, perched overlooking the picturesque harbour at Hampton.
Keeping as much as we could along the shore road along the beautiful Bay of Fundy the lighthouses come thick and fast. Port George Lighthouse is along the roadside just up from the harbour.
Still on the Evangeline Trail at Margaretsville Point is this dramatically positioned lighthouse.
The Black Rock Lighthouse is a modern tower, but the hand painted 'Black Rock' bench is a nice touch.
As we got closer to tonight's destination of Wolfville, the last lighthouse of the day was Borden Wharf Lighthouse. You'll actually find it behind a row of shops on the Main Street in Canning.
It sits prettily on the banks on the Habitant River.
Wolfville is an attractive University town, and our arrival happened to coincide with the new intake of students so the bars and restaurants were busy. And although it wasn't quite freshers week (as we know it back in the UK) there was a lively buzz to the town.
We stayed in a grand bnb straight out of Dickens novel, with corridors that alluded to secret passages behind moving bookcases and eyes in painting following you down the hall. It couldn't have been further from the sea-side shack we enjoyed on Brier Island last night. But that's the beauty of travel.
We caught the early ferry to Long Island and headed back towards the second ferry at Tiverton. The two ferries are timed to leave taking into account the eleven miles between them, but we had a lighthouse to sneak in. So we headed past the ferry port and up to the headland at Boars Head for a look at the rather fabulous lighthouse there.
It had to be a quick visit, but it is doable and we were back down just in time to catch the ferry.
It was a wonderful start to the day with just ourselves, the lighthouse and spectacular views of the ocean.
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| Boars Head Lighthouse, Nova Scotia |
We headed back towards Digby aware that there was a large biker convention taking place there. 30,000 bikers had descended on the town, and whilst we'd we'd seen a few on our travels along Digby neck we were keen to circumvent just in case they all decided to rally en mass.
Before we left Digby Neck, marking the entrance to the Annapolis Basin was Prim Point Lighthouse. A fourth incarnation of this lighthouse and like the previous three, proudly displaying it's distinctive vertical red stripes.
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| Prim Point Lighthouse, Digby, Nova Scotia |
Next up was supposed to be Bear River Lighthouse, but we couldn't find it!
We had our own directions. and also throughout the trip we used the excellent Canadian Lights App by lighthousefriends.com. But we just couldn't find the dirt road on the bank of the river to get there. There are only so many people's drives you can drive up before reversing apologetically. Even if they are the friendliest on the planet.
Thankfully the next one wasn't too far away, and was a little easier to find, perched overlooking the picturesque harbour at Hampton.
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| Hampton Harbour, Nova Scotia |
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| Hampton Lighthouse, Nova Scotia |
Keeping as much as we could along the shore road along the beautiful Bay of Fundy the lighthouses come thick and fast. Port George Lighthouse is along the roadside just up from the harbour.
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| Port George Lighthouse, Nova Scotia |
Still on the Evangeline Trail at Margaretsville Point is this dramatically positioned lighthouse.
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| Margaretsville Lighthouse, Nova Scotia |
The Black Rock Lighthouse is a modern tower, but the hand painted 'Black Rock' bench is a nice touch.
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| Black Rock Lighthouse, Nova Scotia |
As we got closer to tonight's destination of Wolfville, the last lighthouse of the day was Borden Wharf Lighthouse. You'll actually find it behind a row of shops on the Main Street in Canning.
It sits prettily on the banks on the Habitant River.
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| Borden Wharf Lighthouse, Nova Scotia |
Wolfville is an attractive University town, and our arrival happened to coincide with the new intake of students so the bars and restaurants were busy. And although it wasn't quite freshers week (as we know it back in the UK) there was a lively buzz to the town.
We stayed in a grand bnb straight out of Dickens novel, with corridors that alluded to secret passages behind moving bookcases and eyes in painting following you down the hall. It couldn't have been further from the sea-side shack we enjoyed on Brier Island last night. But that's the beauty of travel.
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