She's On Her Way!

Just a quick update on the Lighthouse return..... a grand celebration was had this afternoon in Saint John, the Lighthouse has been lifted, and secured on a flatbed and it is awaiting to soon board the Ferry to start it's journey back to Digby tonight.

I couldn't be there and that was very disappointing, however there are some sneak peek photos of the lift and pack up of the Lighthouse in the photo gallery at the Digby Courier if you all would like to take a look. I can't wait until she is on this side and I can go see her in person!

Hope you all are enjoying this nice fall weather..... Happy & Safe Travels!
~Jenn

Only 1 week left!!!!!!

To anyone who has been following the news (or my posts) you will have heard about the little lighthouse the originated in Digby, NS that has been in Saint John, NB for quite a long time.... long enough I'm sure to some it has been forgotten why (and where) she was built in the first place, and the request to bring her 'Home".

She has been in the news for months, and on my mind as well (I really do not want to miss her arrival!!!!!)..... the wait is almost over. Next week she will be loaded on a truck and sent back home, I am hoping the truck goes right on the ferry as I would LOVE to be waiting on this side to watch her come off on to this side..... but time will tell.

In all my many years traveling on the ferry I have never noticed her sitting on the other side.... then again I was also a kid who slept a lot on long journeys, not to mention any time we were on the ferry it would either be midnight in Saint John (sleepy time) or 5am from Digby to Saint John (early morning = nap time for a young person once on the other side)..... in any case, I will post a photo from the celebration announcement just to show you what she looks like as she is now before her big move :)

If you would like to learn more about the Celebration that is happening on the Saint John side of the Ferry, please visit this website. If any locals go and want to share some photos with me to share on my blog that would be fantastic!!!

Happy & Safe Travels
~Jenn

Orca Sighting in the Bay of Fundy!!

There has been an Orca Sighting in the Bay of Fundy!













This is a pretty rare occurrence and very cool to say the least!  I wish I were able to go out and get a ticket to go whale watching but it's not quite in my budget right now, but I did get a hold of the great people of the Brier Island Lodge and asked for permission to use some of their photos on here to show you what they get to see.







Amazing photos!.... there were some very lucky Whale Watchers out there today!

There have been a few related news articles about this sighting. If you would like to read them you can do so HERE, HERE & HERE.

So there's a sneak peek at what's exciting in these parts.  Hope you enjoyed this post and I hope I can get some more help like this in the future to bring you other stories that I don't get to experience in person but would still be great things to share with you all.  I guess we'll see...

Happy & Safe Travels

~Jenn

Ship A-hoy!!!

Today the Annapolis Basin is home to a Cruise Ship. The Quest for Adventure's "Valletta" sailed through the Digby Gut and into the Annapolis Basin at approximately 1pm this afternoon.  The town of Digby has been awaiting it's arrival and has spent the morning setting up vendors, scallop shucking demonstrations, as well as entertainment for our visitors from England.

There are also many buses down at the Digby Marina waiting to take our guests on tours of our area surrounding area, places like Bear River and Annapolis Royal. A stop on their voyage I'm sure they will enjoy very much, even if it is a short stay.



As I sit here in my livingroom looking out at the waters I am seeing one of the shuttle boats bringing passengers of the ship to shore, and tour buses already full of people driving by to begin their journey ashore. I hope they enjoy their stay, and come back to visit with us again soon.

Happy and Safe Travels
~Jenn

For more information, please read the article from our local newspaper, the Digby Courier.

**Update** another article about the Ship.




Just wanted to update tonight with some shots of the ship as it left us tonight to head for St. John.  Safe Travels, and good night to all on board, hope you all had a pleasant visit with us.