Today we move on to another adventure!
After we got everything re-packed into our suitcases and made ourselves ready for the day we went to meet the family for some early lunch. I won't bore you with details, but let me just say, the lobster poutine that I had was amazing.
Our first stop of the day was to see the lighthouse in Cape Forchu near Yarmouth.
The lighthouse itself looks quite different from ones I've previously seen, but I enjoyed it just the same. It sits up on a hill overlooking a rocky coastline and walking paths. We spent about an hour or so walking and climbing and taking pictures in the area.
On our way back to the car we found a pebble beach and decided to take a quick look for some sea glass to add to our collection. There was next to none on the surface, but somehow R decided to look under the pebbles and we found tons of tiny pieces. Unfortunately when the rocks got moved hundreds of tiny little bugs jumped up at us. I was referring to them as the Mexican jumping beans.
Back on the road again, headed for Digby, we stopped to see another lighthouse that we spotted in the distance.
Gilbert's Cove has a tiny little lighthouse perched right on the edge of a curving road. Apparently it has a cafe inside too, but we didn't go in.
Just like Cape Forchu, the lighthouse is next to a rocky beach with hidden sea treasure waiting to be discovered. I'm not sure why I love hunting for sea glass so much, but I really do!
About 45 minutes later we hit the road again planning to keep on moving until we reached the day's final destination.
The drive from Barrington to Digby is only about 2 hours and even with the stops we made it was still a short travel day.
As per usual we hadn't booked accommodations ahead of time and when we arrived there were very little vacancies. We tried a cute B+B first but the only available room was more expensive than we wanted.
In the end Google rescued us again. We searched up rooms in the area, found something that looked nice and had a decent price tag and booked it.
Satisfied that we found somewhere to sleep, we went in search of somewhere to eat.
Because it's Digby, almost all the restaurants have very seafood heavy menus and because R doesn't like seafood and I was in the mood for something not soaked in butter, we opted for Subway. Very original, I know.
We did a bit of walking around the waterfront area, in what I assume is the tourist area, but the town was very sleepy and nothing was happening so we drove the 15 minutes to our motel in Smiths Cove to relax for the night.
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