Revisit Alert!!

Hi folks!  I hope winter is treating you all ok and you keeping for going "shack wacky" during this long season.  Thankfully we have been pretty fortunate to not have experienced a lot of snow!  I haven't got a lot to report on today, but I did manage to get a lighthouse picture in today while the kids were at the dentist.  It's a revisit one, the Annapolis Royal Lighthouse.  I thought it looked nice with a light dusting of snow and wanted to share.

Stay Warm!

~Jenn

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.

Margaretsville Lighthouse

It's that time of year again, Fall is officially upon us, everyone here is busy with being back in their daily routines of school and work. Our free time is harder to come by for travels not to mention it's starting to get cold so adventure season is coming to an end, but not before getting one last Lighthouse visit in.

This Lighthouse is one I've been trying to get to for a few years, I have been to many lighthouses along the shore in either direction of this one and it has always driven me crazy that this one was in the middle of it all and I had not yet been to it. Well, now I can FINALLY be at ease and cross this one off the list and keep moving further along the shore.

Without further ado, here is the Margaretsville Lighthouse.  Located in the outskirts of Middleton, this lighthouse sits at the end of a windy road on the rocky shore. There is no real parking, so just at the end of the road is where you'd have to leave your vehicle. There looks to be a little picnic area, however, to get over to the lighthouse you would have to walk through someones yard, which for me I don't care much for so I did not go right over to the lighthouse during this visit. For the most part, it just looks like summer homes and cottages, so it may be a little more quiet later in the season or in the beginning.

This lighthouse is somewhat special as it is the only Black & White Lighthouse in Nova Scotia.  It does make it look way different than any other which in itself makes it desirable to take the time to go see.

It was raining during our visit so we didn't stay long, but there is a wharf off to the right, and quite a few waterfalls off the rocky shore ledge, not sure how many of those still fall when it's not raining, but it is still a picturesque spot.

As usual, if you would like to learn more about the Margaretsville lighthouse you may find it on Lighthouse Friends. Until next time........

Happy & Safe Travels
Jenn

More from Stewiacke

As I mentioned a few times yesterday I wanted to share with you some of our family photos from Mastadon Ridge. I don't normally share family photos as I try to keep this blog as professional as possible, however there were just some things I thought were fun, or points of interest here that I wanted to point out that I didn't get photos of that didn't have my family in the frame.

So here are more things that you can see and Enjoy at Mastadon Ridge, in Stewiacke, Nova Scotia.

So what are you waiting for???  Get out there and have some fun!! My family sure did :) Oh, and while you're there say "Hi" to the man in the tub for me! lol

Happy & Safe Travels
~Jenn