Friday 13 September 2013

September 11 and 12, 2013 Annapolis Royal and Halls Harbour, Atlantic Ocean


Annapolis Royal was our next stop, we visited lots of local art galleries and museums, we saw some wonderful folk art ...  and the Sinclair Inn Museum built in 1710- 1781, the museum uses interactive computer technology and de-constructed sections of the building to exhibit almost 300 years of history. Joe loved this part.  You can also,  Meet the Ghosts of the Sinclair Inn ... ten people who lived in the building from the time of its construction in 1710 to its last days as a hotel in the early 1950's. You can watch and listen as these "ghosts" unfold the history of Annapolis Royal through their stories and struggles.


we arrived at low tide which was about around 11am


a neat fence gate, to a children's play ground


 friend's of Joe's mom bought this beautiful 1800 century building down town Annapolis Royal, and we managed to have a visit with them.  Arthur and Lizby, live on the 2nd floor of this beautifully decorated one bedroom loft, with a fireplace, and a covered back room, with  a frog water fountain, and tons of beautiful plants.


Harriet (Joe's Mom) met them many years ago in Antique, Caribbean.



we did a tour of the Annapolis tidal Generating Station, this same system is used in Ireland, when the tide comes in, and the sea level reaches the level of the head pond, as in picture. The gates are opened and the water fills the head pond. When the tide begins to go out and the gates close, the head pond remains higher than the sea.  When this difference, called "the head" is about 1.8 metres or more, water is allowed to flow through the turbine at a rate of 400 cubic metres per second.  This cycle lasts approximately 5 hours.  The predictable 12 hour and 25 min tide cycle allows Annapolis to operate twice a day.


the next day we drove to The Lookoff, (not Look Out), and viewed the Annapolis Valley, below is the rows of vineyards

some other areas are growing peach trees, we just had to buy a some, along with varieties of apples that we have not seen in our area

again the tide is out, and an old wharf is exploded, we think that the ocean is 1/2 mile from shore


picture is not good, it was too foggy, but if you look close you can see the tide going out !!!


next was Hall's Harbour


note the small entrance to this fishing village, and no water


this is outside the harbour and the area that is the deepest to come into the harbour ... the two dots in the centre of the picture are people walking the ocean bottom ... the tides are about 30 feet here


no sea glass here, but lots of fantastic looking stones, I wanted to bring a few home with me !!!


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