Digby

Our next stop in Nova Scotia was Digby. After setting up the camper, we headed into town to the visitor center, which had closed 5 minutes before we got there. Since Digby is well known for its scallop fishing, we decided to have dinner at one of the local restaurants and sample the scallops.

My piña colada was a mocktail, sadly.
I thoroughly enjoyed every bite of my dinner. Greg enjoyed his but claimed that the scallops were not the best that he has ever had.

Port Royal National Historic Site

The next morning we drove to another living history museum. This one was called Port Royal National Historic Site.

Port Royal was a small settlement where French colonists traded European goods with the Mi’kmaq in exchange for furs.

Once again, the weather was dreary.

Greg had me sit at the head of the table so that he could take a picture. (This is not that picture, just in case you were wondering where I was.)
I tried on several pairs of clogs. They were extremely uncomfortable! There must be a trick to wearing them.
This is the room where the Mi’kmaq people came to trade with the French settlers.

Annapolis Royal Historic Gardens

After Port Royal, we headed to Annapolis Royal Historic Gardens.

The roses were past their peak, but I captured a few photos of those that remained.

These roses were a beautiful lavender color.
These looked like they went from yellow to pink to white as they flowered

And some other flowers, too. I have no idea what any of them are, but they sure are beautiful.

I took this picture for Migzie and Marianne.
Look at all the varieties of heather!
I think one of the gardeners told us that this cottage is a replica of a 1600s croft, but don’t hold me to that.
The inside of the croft.

The mosquitoes were relentless. They eventually chased us back to the car.

More medical stuff

On our way back to the camper, we stopped at the grocery store to pick up some food.

While we were there, the doctor that we had seen in Lunenburg called to say that, based on the results of the culture, the medication he had given me was not going to work for my infection. He called in a new prescription to the pharmacy at the grocery store, and we picked it up before we left.

When the pharmacist handed it over, she warned me that it would give me severe diarrhea. It would not be an understatement to say that she completely freaked me out.

We had reservations to take a whale watching trip the next day. It was going to take us an hour and a half to get to the tour (plus two ferry rides), and we would be on the water for 3 hours. When I woke up the morning of the tour, I decided that it would be too risky for me to go. I had no desire to have diarrhea and have no easily accessible restroom. So Greg went on the tour by himself. He took some really amazing videos of whales playing in the water and breaching, which he showed me when he got back.

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Author: Nancy OBrien

I am a wife, mother, and grandmother, eternally curious and trying to live her best life.

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