Weighted Down - July 13

We had big plans for today – heading to the Ferry Harbour.  But, before we could do that we did a little side trip to Parrsboro.  This is a little town with the Fundy Geological Museum.  It was a neat little museum but what was really cool was the fact that when we pulled in the water was higher and just over an hour later it was already noticeably lower.  This area apparently has even higher tides than the Bay of Fundy because of how their bay is shaped but they have not marketed it as well as the Moncton area has.  We went to a local beach where the kids picked up enough rocks to weigh down their pants.  That’s the joy of having a trailer though.  We have plenty of room to bring them all home.  No weight restrictions for the kids for sure!

From here we took the scenic route to get to North Sydney thanks to our GPS!  Took a little longer than expected but it was beautiful.  Right along the oceanfront for much of the trip.  Even the trip up to North Sydney was amazing – going on the opposite side of the water as the Cabot Trail.  The entrance to the Cabot Trail was from this route and while we had debated doing the Trail we decided that it may not be as interesting for the kids.  The Cabot Trail is all about nature, scenery, and different rock formations.  While it would be of interest for a few minutes they would likely be more interested in their game systems for the most part!  In the end, they are still kids.

We stopped at the Arm of Gold Campground.  This is a great little campground just minutes from the ferry.  It really caters to people getting on and off the ferry so their rates were very reasonable but their facilities were clean and the people nice.  You can’t ask for more than that really!