Friday, August 7, 2015

Pictou (PICK 2) Nova Scotia

Pictou (PICK 2) Nova Scotia





The Northumberland Strait was not as nice to us on this crossing – the winds wiped up some nasty waves for the first couple of hours but thankfully calmed down before we entered the rivers at Pictou on the Nova Scotia side. While some have been disappointed in this stop, we found plenty to do with our afternoon here – charmed by the colorful buildings, interesting (fisheries) lobster museum and pipers on parade.  The docks are basic but convenient to the town filled with friendly people and throngs of visitors out enjoying the sunny weather.  The bald eagle greeting party on the jetty also made a great first impression.









Pictou is the port that welcomed many of the first Scottish new comers to the territory, and the harbor is dominated by the replica of the Hector a Dutch ship that brought one of the first groups from Scotland. 













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