Let's start with the phone, as that was really what we tackled early in the day. If you were reading back more than two months ago, you remembered that we could not use the Verizon phone from the US in Canada. (no towers) . So we had to bite the bullet and buy a "cheapie" that would work both in US and Canada. But we bought only one month of usage, and time had run out. Now in this area you just don't run down to the Walmart and solve the problem. It was stated that Esso Gas stations would be able to handle it. Not so, as they stated that they could not place minutes on our "Lucky" phone. But "what to our wondering eyes should appear, but a WALMART store that was very near". It is touted as the SMALLEST Walmart that has been built. I think that is true , but it was quite a complete store. Randy the salesman, took care of us and loaded the phone so we were back on line again. We looked for a chiropractor for Ruth but after the 4 day holiday here there were backups for chiropractors, hairdos, oil changes and almost everything except food. (The line at Tim Horton's was not long at all). Of course there arenthree Tim Horton's in town (2,000 population)
The Lighthouse at Prim point was our goal but we ended up at the Ferry dock to St. John's (New Brunswick) but managed to see the floating Salmon ponds that were nearby. ( I know you are thinking ..."Doesn't Jim have GPS"? The answer is no. I locate the place on the internet before we travel and make notes.
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| These "ponds" are part of a Corporation project and have been producing salmon since we were here some 10 years ago. |
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| A closer look at 24 of them shows their size as the gulls are hardly visible. |
We did find the right road to Prim Point and the lighthouse. There was good birding at the entrance as we spotted four warbler types there, namely : YELLOW RUMPED WARBLER, CHESTNUT SIDED WARBLER, BLACK CAPPED CHICKADEE, and a BLACK AND WHITE WARBLER. On the beach beside the usual gulls was one COMMON EIDER resting of course.
The rocks there have an unusual form as this was geologically, a lava flow and what shows are the rocks for that flow. They are called 'Leisegang Rings' and can be seen in these photos.
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| A fine birding path on the way to the lighthouse. |
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| Looking north from Point Prim toward Annapolis Royal |
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| The Point Prim Light originally built in 1804 |
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| Note the lave rock that has the circular shaped Leisegang formations. |
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| Those Leisegang rings show clearly here. Worn smooth by the tdes and waves. |
Meanwhile, there was a "shore road that took us back into Digby by the salmon farm and then to downtown Digby where all the motorcycle paraphernalia had been cleaned up. Here is downtown Digby including one of the fisheries where the crews were on break from the fish plant lines.
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| Wall sculpture next to the "World's Scallop Capital" |
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| Two Victorian cannon (1840) honoring their WW1, WW2 veterans. |
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| How to get those big boats into the water.? RR tracks! |
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| One of the many fisheries (O'Neil) in this town of 2,000 (Digby) |
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| The Digby lighthouse and Mariners Memorial. |
Except for a stop at the DQ for some supper dessert (took it home and put it in the fridge) that was the day.
Tomorrow we head for Brier Island and hopefully a whale watching trip and some sea birds. Time will tell.
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