Canadian Maritimes – Day 2 – Michael's Piece of the Web

August 2016

We began our first full day in Nova Scotia by getting up early to watch the sunrise over the Annapolis Basin right outside out hotel room window in Digby. We then headed down to the Digby Scallop Days festival, our main reason for coming to Digby. We watched scallop the shucking demo & competition, met some scallop fishermen and sampled the freshest scallops you can taste without actually going out on a scallop boat. We also headed out of Digby to Annapolis Royal to tour the only tidal power generating station in North America and visit Fort Anne. Following a stop at the Point prim Lighthouse, we headed back to downtown Digby for meal (more seafood, of course!) outside on the patio. Yes, we also stopped at Tim's again. You have to take advantage of it when it's available!

2-001 Sunrise Over Annapolis Basin — Sunrise over the Annapolis Basin seen from our room at the Admiral Digby Inn

2-003 Scallop Boats — Scallop boats heading out early in the morning

2-004 Sunrise Over Annapolis Basin — Scallop boat heading out early in the morning

2-005 Admiral Digby Inn Sign — We stayed at the Admiral Digby Inn right on the Annapolis Basin

2-007 Sunrise Over Annapolis Basin — Sunrise over the Annapolis Basin seen from our room at the Admiral Digby Inn

2-009 Digby Scallop Fleet — The Digby scallop fishing fleet

2-010 Seagull — Even the sea gulls are hanging out for the start of the Scallop Days festival

2-011 Scallop Days Sign — Scallop Days is what brought us to Digby

2-013 Paul Gidney — Scallop shucking legend, Paul Gidney demonstrates proper techniques

2-014 Scallop — Scallop shucking legend, Paul Gidney demonstrates proper techniques

2-019 Scallop — Scallop shucking legend, Paul Gidney demonstrates proper techniques

2-020 Scallop — Scallop shucking legend, Paul Gidney demonstrates proper techniques

2-021 Paul Gidney — Scallop shucking legend, Paul Gidney demonstrates proper techniques

2-022 Raw Scallop — A raw scallop right from the shell. It doesn’t get fresher than this!

2-023 Mom with Raw Scallop — A raw scallop right from the shell. It doesn’t get fresher than this!

2-026 Scallop Days Princesses — The Scallop Days princesses watch the scallop shucking demo

2-027 Scallop Shucking Competition — The scallop shucking competition at Digby Scallop Days

2-028 Scallop Shucking Competition — The scallop shucking competition at Digby Scallop Days

2-029 Paul Gidney — Scallop shucking legend, Paul Gidney no longer competes in the competition because it’s just not fair. No one will ever beat him!

2-030 Scallop Shucking Competition — The scallop shucking competition at Digby Scallop Days

2-031 Scallop Shucking Competition — The scallop shucking competition at Digby Scallop Days

2-032 Dogs — Not everyone was interested in the scallop shucking competition

2-036 Scallop Shells — The remnants of the scallop shucking competition at Digby Scallop Days

2-038 Digby Scallop Fleet — The Digby scallop fishing fleet

2-041 Digby Fishermen's Memorial — Digby Fishermen's Memorial

2-042 Scallop Barbecue — The scallop barbecue at Digby Scallop days turns out some delicious meals

2-043 Barbecued Scallops — A delicious lunch from the scallop barbecue

2-044 Water Street — Water Street in downtown Digby

2-045 Digby Merchant Navy Memorial — Digby Merchant Navy Memorial

2-047 Annapolis Royal Sign — Exploring the area in Annapolis Royal

2-048 Annapolis River — The Annapolis River as seen from the Annapolis Tidal Generating Station

2-049 Power Plant Discharge — Output from the Annapolis Tidal Generating Station into the Annapolis River

2-051 Turbines — The massive turbines of the Annapolis Tidal Generating Station

2-052 Turbines — The massive turbines of the Annapolis Tidal Generating Station

2-053 Power Plant Interior — Deep inside the Annapolis Tidal Generating Station

2-055 Power Plant Computer — This antique computer runs the Annapolis Tidal Generating Station

2-056 New Power Plant Computer — That thing that looks like a fridge is the new computer that will run the power station

2-057 Tower — Looking even deeper into the bowels of the Annapolis Tidal Generating Station

2-058 Power Plant Interior — Deep inside the Annapolis Tidal Generating Station

2-059 10 Tonne Bridge Crane — A 10 tonne bridge crane deep below the ground in the Annapolis Tidal Generating Station

2-060 Power Plant Discharge — Output from the Annapolis Tidal Generating Station into the Annapolis River

2-061 Tidal Generating Station Sign — Annapolis Tidal Generating Station is the only one of its kind in North America

2-062 Granville Ferry — Looking across the Annapolis River to Grandville Ferry

2-064 Annapolis River — The Annapolis River flows past Annapolis Royal

2-065 Annapolis River — The Annapolis River flows past Annapolis Royal

2-066 Inukshuks — Inukshuks in Annapolis Royal

2-068 Inukshuks — Inukshuks in Annapolis Royal

2-069 Flowers & Irish Flag — A well kept riverfront yard in Annapolis Royal

2-072 House — Walking past homes in Annapolis Royal

2-073 Purple Flower & Bee — Thanks to a zoom lens, this bee stung nobody.

2-076 Granville Ferry — Looking across the Annapolis River to Grandville Ferry

2-077 Fort Anne Sign — Fort Anne National Historic Site

2-078 Fort Anne Ditch — The defensive hills and valleys of Fort Anne

2-079 Fort Anne Ditch — The defensive hills and valleys of Fort Anne

2-082 Red Adirondack Chairs — Parks Canada has these red chairs in many parks and historic sites. We ran across several pairs of them.

Parks Canada has these red chairs in many parks and historic sites. We ran across several pairs of them.

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