Week Two on STV Tuna

After sailing around the Annapolis Basin for a week now.  We have gotten use to the tides and the currents.  Most days here are very hot with not a lot of wind.  But we have managed to sail almost every day so far.  The only thing that is really hard to get use to is the smell at the wharf.  Right now the lobster, scallop and hearing fisheries are in full swing.  Which means lots of smelly fishing boats.

Busy government wharf

Herring Boat

Herring Boat

We have made several stop in Annapolis Royal for coffee and lunch on our day trips.  It is 12.2 nm's from Digby.  There is another government wharf there that offers one floating dock to tie up too.  Every time we have been there the wharf has been empty.  There is a great farmers market on Wednesdays and Saturdays.  There is also free wireless at the dock.  At low tide there is about 6 feet of water at the floating dock

Annapolis Royal (high tide)

Annapolis Royal (low Tide)

Annapolis Royal (low tide)

Port-Royal National Historic Site is a National Historic Site of Canada located on the north bank of the Annapolis Basin in the community of Port Royal, Nova Scotia. This National Historic Site is the location of the Habitation at Port-Royal.

The Habitation at Port-Royal was established by France in 1605 and was that nation's first successful settlement in North America. Port-Royal served as the capital of Acadia until its destruction by British military forces in 1613. France relocated the settlement and capital 8 km (5.0 mi) upstream and to the south bank of the Annapolis River the site of the present-day town of Annapolis Royal.

The relocated settlement kept the same name "Port-Royal" and served as the capital of Acadia for the majority of the 17th century until the British conquest of the colony in 1710, at which time the settlement was renamed to Annapolis Royal.

This is one of the best places to visit if you are interested in the history of this area.  I spend more then an hour walking around this fort and learning of the history in this area.

Main Gate

Dinning Hall