Friday, July 24 - Annapolis Royal

We explored the area around Annapolis today.  First stop, Digby, known as the scallop capital of the world.  There were a lot of fishing boats in the harbor and every restaurant boasted about their scallops.  We settled on a place with outside seating overlooking the sea.  Their special was bacon-wrapped scallops in a maple whiskey sauce.  It sounded so awful we had to try it.  They were good!  And you could tell the scallops were fresh off the boat.  I don't know if I'll be able to eat Costco's frozen scallops again.

Next stop, Bear River.  Our map was incorrect (we found out later) and we explored half of Nova Scotia trying to find it.  It was worth it-- cute little artist colony where many of the buildings are on stilts because of the high tides.

P, J, C, and R:  Have a good time on your trip to Williamsberg and Jamestown tomorrow.  I'm sure you will be doing a blog (in the ancient Whipple tradition).  Or at least send me emails.  C:  check out the cannons for Grandpa.   J and R:  send me photos of flowers and haystacks.  P:  find out who went from Jamestown to Port Royal in NS and pillaged the trading post in 1613.  (And people complain about the Vikings!)

I took this at low tide.  At high tide the water will be as high as the dark mark on the rocks.   As a reference point, see G standing at top, by the two posts.  It's amazing how much the water rises.  And then at low tide there are giant mud areas.  The birds love that.