Long Cove, Port Medway

Today we walked from Port Medway to Long Cove.

It was good to feel the warmth of the sun after a cold, wet week.

There is a little harbour at the end of the dirt road and Long Cove cutting inland.

Wire lobster traps were stacked up on the dock.

As well as the older styled wooden pots.

Our picnic spot had to be back at the limestone rocks,

with amazing views.

Apple and cherry blossom, plus wild azalea and bunch berry flowers, helped to add colour to our hike.

These tiger swallowtail butterflies enjoyed the heat of the track.

Wharfs of Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia is surrounded by water and has hundreds of coves, bays, harbours and islands. On our first visits to some of the waterfront properties we wondered why there was a need for so many wharfs. We had been used to public harbours such as Lossiemouth, Broughty Ferry and even the scenic ones like Crail. But why did individuals need their own individual wharf, we wondered?

The answer seems to be exactly that. Everyone is an individual and there is not the same wish to rely on others as there is in the UK. If you want something done, then instead of becoming dependent on a Local Authority doing it, you have to do it for yourself.

This means that on some estuaries or coves, there is an abundance of wharfs, all built next to one another.

These ones below are built on the estuary at Cape Sable Island. I think they look like sculptures.

The tide has gone out, so any boats are sitting high and dry.

Some wharfs have storage sheds and fish sheds and are used to store lobster traps as the pots are called here.

The little fish store out on the rocks at Blue Rocks is very popular with artists.

The wharfs give each cove its own character and we feel that they are architecturally pleasing to the eye. Storms bring their problems, but that only means there is continuous employment for the dock repairers.