Upon returning from our daily jaunt in the area We both noticed that there was a fantastic difference in the campground. There were no motorcycles and all the cycle campers who were in attendance were gone. We were one of two trailers of the 15 in our row that remained (The other trailer belongs to a Dutch couple who are leaving in the morning. (There is a long story her as they live in the next town to Ruth's family in the Netherlands (More on that story later)
As is our usual MOS we took two side roads first to see if there was any activity in the bird world. One was a "turnaround' road and the second was a beautiful park on the side of Highway #1. It was Savary Part maintained by the Department of Natural Resources and was a beautiful park with many pullout areas for gatherings and picnics.
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| Savary Park north of Weymouth on Hwy #1 |
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| The DNR maintains it and it was impeccable. |
Our remaining journey today took us to the nearby town of Weymouth on the Sissiboo River. We skirted that after looking over the harbour and took a circular route that included the small village of New Edinburgh. It was a small place with the only recognizable business as a fishing company and processing plant. Many residences and of course the ever present shoreline and beach of the Bay of Fundy. 'It was here that we saw some Common Eiders and as we had not seen any yet , was great moment for us. Here they are from a distance.
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| Th Common Eiders are in the foreground resting. Cormorants standing. |
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| One of the fisheries in the area. |
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| Lobster pots are pretty much everywhere. |
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| That's a tinge of red that we are seeing from time to time. This place is beautiful in the fall. |
Traveling through Weymouth to the other side of the bay and we were led to Gilbert's Cove Lighhouse. A quaint , small lighthouse that has served since 1905. The interesting thing is that it only had one Lighthouse keeper in all that time. He lasted 60 years. The lighthouse historical society has maintained it for the past 37 years.
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| The Gilbert Cove Lighthouse. 40 feet above the high tide. |
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| One of three bedrooms for the five children and parents |
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| A second bedroom at the lighthouse. |
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| The third and last bedroom at the lighthouse. |
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| A 7th order Fresnel that had a red light originally. Not operating today. |
Met a man at the lighhouse, from Nova Scotia today and the first thing he asked me was ..." Did your state vote for Trump"? (He had already read my license plate {Grand Rapids} and asked if I was Christian Reformed.) I responded that I did not but my state did vote for him. He continued a story that indicated that Canadians are not buying products made in the USA and not spending any money on USA goods. they are mad and angry at the USA policies and treatment of Canada. He said one thing is for sure and that, like all of us, Trump will die.
The final stop was across from the New Edinburgh point. These photos show the effect of the bays and rivers on the tide changes.
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| The fishery is seen on the right. |
Finally we drove into Digby as the crowds and the RV's were gone. All stores were closed except the gas stations. (Labor day) which included Walmart. The Walmart parking lot had about 40 RV's and 200 motorcycles most of the weekend. The parking lot was empty and the gulls were cleaning up the scraps of bread and bagels.
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| A working boat heading out of Digby Harbour. |
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| Digby Harbour. The working boats on the right, the pleasure craft on the left |
Tomorrow or Wed. we will head for Brier Island and more serious birding we hope.
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