Day 13: We drive to Murray Beach Provincial Park, and visit Amherst Shores Provincial Park

View from our room at the Four Points

I didn't sleep much at the four points. I woke up around 6ish and met Sam alone at CFB Halifax.  Sam wanted to tour me her ship.  So I met her in the dockyard, in the parking lot.  When we attempted to go in, the guy wouldn't allow my car in. So we parked it at the 30 minute parking for getting your pass cards, and she took me to the Glace Bay.

Sam in her room after putting on uniform

On the HMCS Glace Bay

On the HMCS Glace Bay

On the HMCS Glace Bay

Sam showed me around the ship and introduced me to dozens of people. I got to shake hands with a few people.  Also got to see her room and where she works.

Mural in Halifax

There's Canadian Food, Lebanese food and Halifax food :)

Loved the mural here

Halifax near the Harbour

Went back to Four points and Terry had woken up. We packed and left towards Truro and of course Google Maps could not find Atlantic Fabrics in Truro. I called to make sure they were still there.The two top fabrics in photo are mine, left flannel, right dragonfly batik print. Bottom left is a dog flannel print and right is an African cotton print bought as gift for a friend.

Fabrics bought at Atlantic Fabrics in Truro

There was no spots at Parlee Beach but plenty at Murray Beach Provincial Park.  We stopped at Amherst shores Provincial Park and it's probably one of the least nice Nova Scotia Parks. We weren't' impressed and didn't want to stay there. The beach was mostly rocks  

Amherst Shores Provincial Park

Beach at Amherst Shores Provincial Park

Beach at Amherst Shores Provincial Park

Beach at Amherst Shores Provincial Park

Have I ever told you how much I LOVE Fireweed??????

In PEI

Yes all the pink IS fireweed

More fields of Fireweed

I was thrilled to see that there are fields of Fireweed, all around coastal New Brunswick, all around PEI and all around Cape Breton and the Eastern part of Nova Scotia.

I discovered I loved Fireweed when I went to La Tuque about 10 years ago in Early September. The fields were pink with Fireweed. It's one of my favourite wild flowers and it is native here. It grows far up north too.

Driving home in torrential rain

Driving home from the maritimes is always like driving in bi-polar weather. We got sun, torrential downpour, all types of rain and fog.  You know, just to get variety. At least it wasn't pervasive fog like at Christmas time!

In Nrw Brunswick around Edmunston just before we drove into a torrential downpour

And it's raining like hell.

New Brunswick home of some of the most addictive potato chips

What more is there to add, LOBSTER chips!!!!

Covered Bridge chips. If you get your hands on a bag, try them out.  These things are so bloody addictive. And so many flavours, so little time.  I really like the lobster ones, but I must have the whole bag. Zero self control. Nom nom nom nom....

There's the Dill pickle ones.  Mmmmmmmmm

And there's just plain ones with really cool bags when sold outside of the maritimes

Covered Bridge kettle chips with sea salt..

They have Montreal steak spice flavour and sweet BBQ. They also have Sea salt and cracked pepper. All their chips are certified to be gluten fre too.

Sea Salt and Cracked Pepper

A friend would argue that the best ones are the sweet potato chips. Yes they make chips with sweet potatoes. They are orange and all.  I picked up some bags of Covered Bridge potato chips at Winners and also at Tau. Last time I was at Tau they were 2 for $5, which is a real steal.