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| A great weekend of bluegrass music and new friends |
A short drive took us to Truro where we stayed put for most of a week for the Nova Scotia Bluegrass and Old-time Music Festival. We arrived early to pick out a good camp spot, do some needed shopping and take in local sites before jumping across the pond on the ferry to Prince Edward Island. Nova Scotia has an auto tour highlighting sea chowder – The Chowder Trail – and we have been active samplers. The same is true of fish and chips with many providers claiming to be the best. That came true in Truro when our neighbor in the next campsite told us about Murphy’s - I think we found it!
Our first two days were spotty rain, and we experienced a torrential downpour the first evening of the festival during open mic performances. We were glad to be inside as the rain fell in buckets! The festival began in earnest Friday night with one of our favorite bands, The Spinney Brothers from the Annapolis Valley of Nova Scotia officially kicking off the festival. The Spinney Brothers did a concert at East Side Bluegrass in Portland, OR some months ago and I went armed with my Nova Scotia map and a pen for them to note the must see and do things in NS and they were most helpful. It’s a “small world” here and when we took our girls to a vet in Lunenburg some time back the entire staff turned out to be huge bluegrass fans and one assistant had sung with The Spinney Brothers in the past. That’s the second time we’ve connected quite by accident with The Spinney Brothers. A small world indeed. This bluegrass festival showcased some of the Maritime's premier bluegrass musicians, and brought in well known headliners from the US -- Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver, and Blue Highway. Great music and a fun weekend.
While in Truro we went once again to see the tidal bore come up the river, but missed the highest tide with the biggest bore by a few days. The tide was ONLY 36 feet instead of the 38 feet a few days before. For all you seafarers, that’s 38 feet!
Our first two days were spotty rain, and we experienced a torrential downpour the first evening of the festival during open mic performances. We were glad to be inside as the rain fell in buckets! The festival began in earnest Friday night with one of our favorite bands, The Spinney Brothers from the Annapolis Valley of Nova Scotia officially kicking off the festival. The Spinney Brothers did a concert at East Side Bluegrass in Portland, OR some months ago and I went armed with my Nova Scotia map and a pen for them to note the must see and do things in NS and they were most helpful. It’s a “small world” here and when we took our girls to a vet in Lunenburg some time back the entire staff turned out to be huge bluegrass fans and one assistant had sung with The Spinney Brothers in the past. That’s the second time we’ve connected quite by accident with The Spinney Brothers. A small world indeed. This bluegrass festival showcased some of the Maritime's premier bluegrass musicians, and brought in well known headliners from the US -- Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver, and Blue Highway. Great music and a fun weekend.
While in Truro we went once again to see the tidal bore come up the river, but missed the highest tide with the biggest bore by a few days. The tide was ONLY 36 feet instead of the 38 feet a few days before. For all you seafarers, that’s 38 feet!
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| Our final look at the amazing tides of the Bay of Fundy |
With this blog we say farewell to Nova Scotia (link to song). It’s been a
great month, full of interesting sites and experiences, and wonderful
people. We leave behind many fond
memories and are happy that we experienced the best this province has to
offer. On to Prince Edward Island!
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