We woke up on a rainy Sunday morning, spending the day with family (and off the bike). We drove from Amherst, NS to Spencer’s Island, NS with a few delightful stops in between. First we stopped at the Age of Sail Heritage Centre in Port Greville, NS on the tidal Greville river. After a cup of tea served in proper tea cups, my cousin Rachel gave us a tour of the museum. The museum holds so much history of the shipbuilding industry that used the Minas Basin timber. Her father’s side of the family came from ship captains and some of her own family history was preserved at the museum which made the tour even more interesting.
After the tour, we drove a short distance to the Wild Caraway Restaurant and Cafe in Advocate Harbour, NS on the Bay of Fundy. It is a farm to fork restaurant serving locally sourced fish, meat, and produce including several raised beds right on their property. The restaurant is located in a renovated century old home that supports and sells work from local artists. Reservations are recommended as it has devotees that travel just to eat at this establishment. We enjoyed scrumptious seafood chowder with huge chunks of haddock and scallops, and authentic fish and chips.
After eating, we drove to Cape Chignecto Provincial Park, Nova Scotia’s largest provincial park. It has several day to multi-day hiking trails along the Bay of Fundy coastline. We weren’t able to hike due to the weather, but this is definitely a destination for anyone who enjoys hiking.
We headed to Spencer’s Island where my Aunt and Uncle have a seaside home on the Bay of Fundy. The views were spectacular, and hopefully will house a B&B, inn, event facility, or whatever else they can dream up as it is a shame not to share those views with others.
Their view looks down at a lighthouse and commemorative plaque of the Mary Celeste, a famous mystery of a family that disappeared without a trace from their ship. The Age of Sail museum also outlined this mystery.
After a full day and some more goodbyes, we left Amherst, NS and headed to Truro, NS for the night before heading to Cape Breton. Hooha!! J & M
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