Tag: 2 Islands Brewery

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 !

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

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.

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