Antigonish to Advocate Harbour

We LOVED our stay in Antigonish (which is learned is pronounced Antie – gonish (opposite of uncle-gonish), accent first sylable. The Antigonish Evergreen Inn where we stayed was so cute, and it had thought of everything! So many little extras like coasters, a ring holder, a hook by the shower to hang your towel, slippers and housecoats, little things of bandaids and I could go on and on. We headed to the office for breakfast where we met the two very nice owners who have owned it for the past 3 years. She gets up at 5 am daily to make homemade scones for the breakfast!! Then we headed pointed the Prius toward Advocate Harbour, our next destination. Along the way we passed thru Truro, and I had read about a park there – Victoria Park – that had a waterfall or two so we decided to stop and check that out along the way. It was a very nice park with kids playing on playground equipment, people riding bikes, and others walking dogs. An easy walk to the waterfalls, which were quite low on water but still pretty. And the walk, next to a babbling brook, was a great way to stretch our legs. 

Next we stopped at Five Islands Provincial Park. We thought the lighthouse was there, but it was a bit further down the road. The beach and the scenery here was beautiful.

We grabbed some lunch and enjoyed the scenic drive to Advocate Harbour and found our next accomodations. It is the Reid's Tourist Home which is on a working farm. I went to the office and found a note on the door directing us to room 4, which was open and waiting for us. Just as we were moving our stuff in to the room the owner drove up and said his wife wanted to upgrade us as we were here to celbrate Bill's birthday. We loaded our stuff back in the car and came back down the road just a bit to the lower level of a house. It was GORGEOUS! It had a full kitchen, a nice comfy couch, a king sized bed and a nice big bathroom! That was so nice of them, and a really sweet surprise upgrade!

Since I started researching this trip I've wanted to eat at a restaurant – one of the best in Nova Scotia – that is located in this little town. Wild Caraway was not a disappointment. We were first brought a treat from the chef – a caraway roll and a “shot” of soup for each of us. I had a mushroom soup and Bill was brought a lobster bisque. Mmmmm.... then we shared an appetizer of tempura fried green beans and each had an entree of scallops with some peas and gnochi and arugala. Again, delish. For dessert Bill had a chocolated pear and I had a sticky caramel pudding. I rarely order dessert and NEVER finish them. But I did this one! It was a lovely meal.   

And thus ended another great day in Nova Scotia....