23/06: Another Travel Day
Category: General
Posted by: The Agnew Family
This is the only time in the trip where we travel between 2 places 2 days in a row. This time the destination is Canning. We followed the coastal route from Truro to Canning and it was very beautiful. Unfortunately, the roads aren't conducive to parking and there are almost no pull offs. So lots of eye candy for us and no photos to share.
The timing was correct so we stopped to see this morning's tidal bore --- lunch bag let down. Not only are we on a neap time (so low high tides) but the morning tidal bores are lower than the evening tidal bores. We might not have seen much but we did learn a few things.
First stop was the Fundy Tidal Interpretive Centre at the Shubenacdie River. We had missed the tidal bore by several hours but we did see high tide. The water was a dark muddy colour like the rock. The objects in the river are piers from the old train bridge.
The following has been borrowed but modified slightly "A lighthouse was built on the head in 1858, and lit in 1859.
A narrow neck of land connected Burntcoat Head (what is now the island) to the mainland. Over time, the tides of Fundy eroded this until the Head could only be reached with much difficulty involving a climb up the bank by ladder! Consequently, in 1913, the first light was torn down and some of the timbers used in the construction of a new lighthouse on the mainland. This lighthouse was removed in 1972 so the citizens of the area built a replica of the 2nd lighthouse."
The rebuilt lighthouse at Burntcoat Head. The highest tides in Fundy Bay have been recorded here.
The red rocks.
The little person is Ed, those rocks are pretty tall.
Walton Harbour Lighthouse
A view from the top of the lighthouse.
Looking back at the lighthouse.
Borrowed from Wikipedia: "Fort Edward is a National Historic Site of Canada in Windsor, Nova Scotia, (formerly known as Pisiguit) and was built during Father Le Loutre's War (1749-1755).[1] The British built the fort to help prevent the Acadian Exodus from the region.[2] The Fort is most famous for the role it played both in the Expulsion of the Acadians (1755) and in protecting Halifax, Nova Scotia from a land assault in the American Revolution. While much of Fort Edward has been destroyed, including the officers' quarters (which burned down in 1922) and barracks, the blockhouse that remains is the oldest extant in North America."
Another interesting tidbit is this fort was used to help train Jewish soldiers that were involved in creating the State of Israel.
The timing was correct so we stopped to see this morning's tidal bore --- lunch bag let down. Not only are we on a neap time (so low high tides) but the morning tidal bores are lower than the evening tidal bores. We might not have seen much but we did learn a few things.
First stop was the Fundy Tidal Interpretive Centre at the Shubenacdie River. We had missed the tidal bore by several hours but we did see high tide. The water was a dark muddy colour like the rock. The objects in the river are piers from the old train bridge.
The following has been borrowed but modified slightly "A lighthouse was built on the head in 1858, and lit in 1859.
A narrow neck of land connected Burntcoat Head (what is now the island) to the mainland. Over time, the tides of Fundy eroded this until the Head could only be reached with much difficulty involving a climb up the bank by ladder! Consequently, in 1913, the first light was torn down and some of the timbers used in the construction of a new lighthouse on the mainland. This lighthouse was removed in 1972 so the citizens of the area built a replica of the 2nd lighthouse."
The rebuilt lighthouse at Burntcoat Head. The highest tides in Fundy Bay have been recorded here.
The red rocks.
The little person is Ed, those rocks are pretty tall.
Walton Harbour Lighthouse
A view from the top of the lighthouse.
Looking back at the lighthouse.
Borrowed from Wikipedia: "Fort Edward is a National Historic Site of Canada in Windsor, Nova Scotia, (formerly known as Pisiguit) and was built during Father Le Loutre's War (1749-1755).[1] The British built the fort to help prevent the Acadian Exodus from the region.[2] The Fort is most famous for the role it played both in the Expulsion of the Acadians (1755) and in protecting Halifax, Nova Scotia from a land assault in the American Revolution. While much of Fort Edward has been destroyed, including the officers' quarters (which burned down in 1922) and barracks, the blockhouse that remains is the oldest extant in North America."
Another interesting tidbit is this fort was used to help train Jewish soldiers that were involved in creating the State of Israel.