Five Islands Nova Scotia

We departed Shediac NB on a bright sunny day. Before we knew it we had crossed into Nova Scotia.

Scenes from the Nova Scotia Visitor's Center:

'twas a wee bit breezy this day

We were serenaded by a piper dressed in full tartan at the visitor's center.

From Wikipedia: 

"Nova Scotia is a province of Canada, located on its east coast. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and most populous province in Atlantic Canada, with an estimated population of over 1 million as of 2024; it is also the second-most densely populated province in Canada, and second-smallest province by area. The province comprises the Nova Scotia peninsula and Cape Breton Island, as well as 3,800 other coastal islands. The province is connected to the rest of Canada by the Isthmus of Chignecto, on which the province's land border with New Brunswick is located."

Topographic map of Nova Scotia (also shows PEI)

The Provincial flag of Nova Scotia consists of a white field with a blue diagonal cross extending to the corners of the flag and the royal arms of Scotland superimposed at the center of the cross.

We set up camp at Five Islands RV Campground at Five Islands NS.  From Wikipedia:

Five Islands is a rural community in Colchester County, Nova Scotia, Canada with a population of 316 located on the north shore of Minas Basin, home of the highest tides in the world. It is named after five small islands – Moose, Diamond, Long, Egg, and Pinnacle – located just off the coast. The islands are an exposed part of the North Mountain Basalt. Moose Island is in Colchester County. The remaining islands are in Cumberland County. Beyond Pinnacle Island is a seastack called Pinnacle Rock.

Our camp at Five Islands RV Campground overlooked the Bay of Fundy.

What a view!

The view from our camp site at high tide

Same view at low tide

Ginger liked the view too

A low fog rolls in

Five Islands Lighthouse is located at Five Islands Lighthouse Park.  Go figure.  It looks pretty much like all the other lighthouses we have seen in the Maritimes.

Five Islands Lighthouse. Photo from novascotia.com

While at Five Islands we toured the Joggins Fossil Cliffs.  Joggins is famous for its record number of fossils from a rainforest ecosystem approximately 310 million years ago, dating to the Pennsylvanian "Coal Age" during the Late Carboniferous Period.

Petrified tree section

We don't know what this is.  Perhaps a very small shell?

After our tour at Joggins Fossil Cliffs we stopped in at Flippin' Mike's Gourmet Burgers and Fries.

Mike was not expecting many customers this day.  In fact, he had planned to just spend the day catching up on paperwork. But then the Newmar Kountry Klub showed up en masse.  Not to be fazed Mike sent for 2 helpers and was able to serve us all.  He ultimately ran out of meat, but was able to send someone to his food truck, where he had stashed some more burgers.  I had the Flippin' Philly Special: a double patty with bacon and Cheddar, topped with a fried egg and two onion rings served on a toasted garlic bun with flippin' sauce. I think it was the best burger I have ever eaten.  Cheers to Mike!

Flippin' Mike and his reinforcements

We have enjoyed a lot of fine seafood on this trip.

Scallops at Harbour View Restaurant in Parrsboro NS

Getting in and out of giant Adirondack chairs is not pretty!

Ironically, while we didn't see a single fox on PEI, we did see one near Parrsboro NS on the way home from dinner.  Following is a fairly poor quality video from my dash cam.  Look left and don't blink.

Roger, another member of our Newmar Maritimes Caravan, got a much better photo of a red fox about the same time and location as the one in my video.  The difference is that Roger's fox stopped and posed for him.

Maybe the same fox as in video above?

After 2 nights at Five Islands we move once again tomorrow to North Sydney NS. (NS, NS?)