Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia

Saturday, June 6th, we stayed near Grande Pre, Nova Scotia.  This is a farming and winery area.  It's in the Annapolis Valley. We woke up to torrential downpours. But, that didn't stop us from visiting 4 wineries. We had a lovely lunch at our first stop.  Bob really enjoyed his chowder and mussels that he had.  My lunch was wonderful also. 

Saturday evening the rain finally stopped and the sun came out.  Sunday morning we drove to Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia.  We're in a beautiful campground called Dunromin.  We opted for a waterfront site.  The campground is fairly empty so Buddy really enjoyed getting out and sniffing around.  After setting up we headed out for Bob to have some scallops for lunch.  Digby (just south of us) is suppose to be the scallop capital.  We didn't go to Digby, but to a nearby café.  Bob again really enjoyed his seafood (chowder and pan fried scallops).  I had a hamburger!  After lunch we toured the Annapolis Royal Historic Gardens.  This garden was recently named the Canada's 2015 Garden of the Year. 

After touring the garden we did the historic walking tour around Annapolis Royal.  In 1605 the area was settled by a small group of French explorers two years before Jamestown, Virginia, and 3 years before the founding of Quebec, and 15 years before Plymouth Rock.  It was first named Port-Royal until 1710 when the British captured the area and renamed the town.