We had an easy morning then a 3 hour ferry ride from Saint John to Digby. From there we drove down the Digby Arm to Brier Island. It took about 2 hours and 2 more ferry rides. The last 2 ferries were only about a 5 min. trip across the water. They had a problem with the second ferry so we had to wait about 1 1/2 hours until they got a diver to cut off a rope that got stuck around the prop.
We arrived at our Motel for the night, it was not fancy but what a view!! We had a great dinner over looking the water & watching the ferry travel back and forth.
The next day we took a Whale watching tour. It was a little windy and choppy on the water but it was a nice trip. We saw 3 pairs of Humpback whales, the captain got us very close to them so we had a good look. I have posted photos, the link is on the right. The pictures don't do it justice. We were on the boat for 3 hours. The captain is also a Lobster fisherman during Lobster season which runs Nov - May. He told us quite a bit about Lobster fishing, it was interesting. There was a school of Atlantic White Sided Dolphons that came up to the boat and they were very active all around the boat. They stayed with the boat for a few minutes then they took off. I'm not sure how many but I would guess 10 - 15 of them. When we got back to the wharf we started our drive back to Digby, going over the 2 ferries again. Then off to Bridgewater, on the East side of Nova Scotia to spend the night.
Today we drove into Lunenburg, that's where the Bluenose II is docked. We walked around the waterfront then went into the Fishing Museum. We both found that very interesting, they had lots of displays including 2 fishing boats in the water. Each had a guide who was available for questions. The first was a trawler the second was a sailing ship that had fished for Cod. Both guides are retired fisherman, one spent a long time explaining scallop fishing. Probably more than I needed to know, he was a real talker, but I really enjoyed the time he spent with us. He then passed us off to a lady who's family were also scallop fisherman. She ran the Tidal Touch Tank where we were able to pick up live Scallops and other sea creatures. We finished off with lunch in The Old Fish Factory located inside the museum over looking the wharf. They had the best Seafood Chowder I've ever had.
Leaving Lunenburg we headed up the Lighthouse Scenic Drive to Peggy's Cove. There it started to rain quite heavily, bad timing. It is a very small but picturesque area. I have included photos from there in the gallery.
We will be staying in Halifax for 2 nights then off to Cape Breton.
