Eastern Canada, Here we Come – Five Island Provincial Park, Nova Scotia-2025

We drove to Five Islands Provincial Park, about an hour west of Truro, Nova Scotia. We stayed at the park and I think we paid about $30 a night, senior’s rate. There were some nice sites and more private than ours, we were in a big field again but the sites were huge and we enjoyed our time there. Five Islands Provincial Park is located on the shore of the Minas Basin, which is part of the Bay of Fundy, known for the highest tides in the world. In particular, Burntcoat Head in Nova Scotia have recorded ranges of over 16 metres (53 feet). New information suggests that Leaf Basin in Nunavik, the northern most part of Quebec, may have slightly higher figures. It would be interesting to know for sure. We liked walking on the mud flats and there were a few people there clamming, while the tide was out of course !

  • Our campground
  • They had signs up telling us when the tides were going out and coming in
  • View to the left of where we walked down to the shore
  • It was a beautiful spot, view to the right
  • When the tides were out, a lot of people were out clamming.
  • Clamming people !

We also drove down to 5 Islands Lighthouse Park where there was a better view of the 5 islands.

  • Lighthouse
  • view from the shore in front of the lighthouse
  • 5 Islands; 1 big, 2 medium and 2 small

We took a drive to Truro to get some groceries and tour the town and stopped at a cute spot for lunch, Nook and Cranny. We stopped at the Bay of Fundy Discovery Centre and learned about tidal bores and tidal waves, it’s all so interesting to me how and why bores and tidal waves occur. We also drove to Parrsboro and it was a lovely drive to get there and even lovelier when we spotted 2 Islands Brewery. We had pretty nice weather while we were in this area, usually about 15-16 Celsius and for the most part, very sunny.

  • Nook and Cranny
  • 2 Islands Brewery
  • Random shot along our drive
  • Another random shot of an abandoned church

So we are now getting closer to home. We leave Nova Scotia and drive through New Brunswick and Quebec and then Ontario awaits us !

23 thoughts on “Eastern Canada, Here we Come – Five Island Provincial Park, Nova Scotia-2025”

  1. I too find tidal flows very interesting, Susan, its so amazing that the moon at 230,000 plus miles away can move so much water! I didn’t know that the land actually depresses when the tide is in, wow! Beautiful scenery and quaint Canadian towns, so much to enjoy!

    The abandoned church is sad. Thing: I was just in my backyard repairing a broken watering tube when two Canada Geese flew overhead VERY low. I’ve never seen them fly over my home so low! T

    he first thing that came to mind was the first four notes of the Canadian National Anthem. Dahh dii dii dahh. I stand on guard for theee! 🇨🇦❤️

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    1. Yes I don’t understand all there is to know about the tides but it fascinates me to no end. I loved that little church and yes it’s too bad someone doesn’t purchase it and make it their home or a little shop or something. haha you can keep those Canada Geese, we have so many here, they practically take over the walkways by the Bay!

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      1. The geese make such a mess of the lawns and sidewalks here and back in Michigan when I was a boy. Lord knows how many times I stepped on a goose pile. 😟 A home would be nice, I have seen TV programs showing churches converted to homes and they are very nice!

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      2. Yes the geese are kind of dirty, we have that issue too with our walkways and parks. I know they can’t help it but I’m sure it’s not good for everyone to breathe that in either!

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      3. Around the man made lakes I’ve mentioned, that big association has a crew that drives around and uses a pressure washer to remove the poo. Yummy job. 😂

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  2. I like those cute little shops like the Nook and Cranny, all so colorfully painted! That’s something about the high and low tides – nice they posted the times for each day so you could plan your day. Were those people clamming for themselves do you think, or did they have an outlet, like a local restaurant/bar/fish market? It looks like hard work! You still have a long way to go to get home!

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    1. I think some people were clamming for themselves but the lady I photographed (I asked her if I could) she was really clamming a LOT. I think maybe she was selling them or for a restaurant. I do not like clams but having said that, I would do it just for fun. Yes I am glad they posted the tides. Can you imagine walking out to an island or something and then the tide comes back? That would be scary

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      1. That’s interesting. The reason I asked, I read “When the Crawdads Sing” a while back and the main character, a young girl, was surviving on how many buckets of clams she could dig up/sell. I think it would be fun to go clamming too. You/me don’t have to know how to swim to do that. :).

        That would be very scary with the tide if you weren’t paying attention. We had a seiche that affected Lake Erie last December and the water levels plummeted so drastically, that all kinds of “treasures” were unearthed, including the retiring Chief of Police’s high school graduation ring from 40 years earlier. People were all over this phenomenon, taking photos of the lake level and unearthing items lost over the years.

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      2. That was a great book and movie, I remember reading that book. I think clams are a big source of protein are they not? I would eat them if I were starving lol. He must have been happy to get his ring back ! That would have made my day

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      3. I liked them both too – I finished the book and watched the movie on Amazon Prime the next day. Yes, they are a good source of protein – she was still skinny as a rake though, probably since she sold more clams than she ate. Yes, the Trenton Police Chief was excited and posted his pic with the lost ring and said it was incredulous to get the ring back simultaneously with his retirement after 40 years on the job. It was in good shape too. People scavenged for treasures – they found motor engines, even a snow mobile after the water shifted during the seiche.

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      4. We live near the Bay of Quinte and I’m sure there are lots of ice huts on the bottom of the bay! Now they have a date you have to have them off the ice or you get fined but years ago, it was a big free for all. I bet it’s amazing what can be found on the bottom or lakes/oceans/rivers!

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      5. I know they have a date for our ice huts to be removed too – I believe there is a fine, or they just scoop them up and dispose of them. I think they do that because we have a ton of ice rescues here. When they had the blizzard in the Upper Peninsula two or three weeks ago, they forbid people to go out in the Straits of Mackinac, but some guy went out on his snowmobile anyway and had to be rescued and they fined him. Yes, lots of treasures underwater that people thought were gone forever. I’ve always been fascinated with the Titanic.

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      6. Oh yes me too! The treasures that must still be down there from the Titanic. Such a sad story and we have been to a couple of Titanic museums and I like to hear the stories and see the photos

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      7. I still haven’t seen the Titanic movie with Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio, but saw the B&W film A Night to Remember years ago. I read a lot about the similarities between the Titanic and the Edmund Fitzgerald as well, both years ago and again with the recent 50th anniversary.

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      9. Yes, it’s such a moving song. I liked all of Gordon Lightfoot’s music, such beautiful songs. When I was traveling in the 70s and early 80s, I never thought twice being on a cruise ship, thinking they are big, they are safe. And, like you and I have commented before, I did not know how to swim.

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      10. Yes you’d think we would have learned to swim by our age ! lol And my parents owned a cottage in the Muskokas and we were in the water all the time. We used to have an old rowboat that we took out, one of us had to bail while the other one rowed. No lifejackets either, our parents just let us go lol

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      11. We were fearless back then I tell you! My parents rented a cottage in Alpena, Michigan a couple of times in the late ’60s. It came with a rowboat and I went out in it, no life vest – yes, with my father, but it was a big and deep lake.

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  4. What fun it would be to go hunting for clams! I bet you wish your trip wasn’t getting over so soon yet your bed at home will be nice! It’s been fun seeing all the places you two have been. Thank you for sharing them with us!

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