Watsons Go To Nova Scotia: Kayaking at Cape Chignecto

In the past few years, we have kayaked in a few other places in the world. Our favorites were in Dubrovnik, Croatia and Southern France. This time, we were ready to experience a bit of a chillier kayaking destination at the famous Cape Chignecto Park at the Bay of Fundy. It's famous for its super high/low tides, serene views of coves and rocks.

The day we had booked for kayaking was a bit rainy, so I was concerned with how comfortable we'll be. I feel like we had packed really well for the trip, so my first instinct was to bring pretty much everything with me to the tour so that I can just peel off layers if necessary (I hate, hate, hate being cold and feeling unprepared). Well, when we arrived to this "base house" to check-in, we were given amazing kayaking rain pants with skirts attached, plus shoe things that were waterproof to keep us warm. It was incredible! The owner is a lady from Germany who runs this sort of kayaking tours both in Nova Scotia and in Costa Rica, and just basically lives in two different countries depending on the season.

We opted for their most popular 6 hour Three Sisters Day Tour which would take us pass the three picturesque sea stacks. The group was quite large--perhaps 16 people including us? Are you ready for lots of pretty pictures?

There you have it! Robert prepared for any kind of weather!

That's us getting a briefing on how to actually kayak. 

Robert and I got our own kayak. 

Katya was with Julia from Australia.

And Alex got Mark from North Carolina. 

Here is a better picture of all of them!:) 

This is the Three Sisters stacks from a distance.

The wind was forgiving, so even people who were beginners (and kind of beginners) had a fun time navigating the waters.

The tour guide would stop and tell us about the history, the nature, the wild side of the area. 

After kayaking for a while, we stopped for a quick rest at a small pebbly beach. 

The family that kayaks wearing funny skirts together--stays together.

After a quick break, we continued kayaking to a bigger beach where we had lunch! 

Wearing these waterproof clothes felt incredible (and invincible!).

We took a short stroll before lunch. Mark is contemplating whether he should cross the rushing stream or not:)

Our vegetarian lunch made from local products was amazing! 

Because of how much the tide fluctuates here, we had to be mindful of how far inland we leave those kayaks. 

Finally, we took a few pictures with the Three Sisters. I can't quite remember the legend about why these stacks are called the Three Sisters, but it probably had to do something with a troll throwing rocks. 😂

Alex and Mark wanted their picture taken twice, so they had to go through the "photograph passage" twice. That's where our tour guide took pictures of each kayak with the best view in the background.

And finally Katya and Julia. 

After around 5.5 hours of being out on the water and eating lunch, we were ready to come back to shore. We had to "park" our kayaks and then get them situated on special wheels which helped us pull the kayaks back to the parking area. It was not an easy task but everyone managed! 

Final kayaking picture of the adventure day! 

As anyone can guess, we had a wonderful time! The kids still enjoy these sort of active things we do. They are sometimes the anchors, the main experiences of our trips and are worth the time and cost (most of the time). We really do need to find ways to go kayaking more in our area...

After our tour, we had quite a long drive to reach the place where we were staying for the next three nights--La Have Islands!

 

To be continued...