Saturday, July 27, 2019

Visiting the Wolfville Farmer's Market

Today we headed to Wolfville quite early, aiming to get there about when they opened at 8:30. Wolfville is a lovely little town, but gets crowded with vehicles very quickly in busy times.

The market is another apparently genuine local market, which we love. We were able to get some seafood for supper (scallops, halibut cheeks), and a few other odds and ends:




 

After we left Wolfville we took the scenic route home. Yes, more scenery I'm afraid... :))

At Kingsport there is a launch ramp, a rarity for the Midas Basin due to the extreme tides. The tide was on its way out when we were there, and fishermen were scurrying back to land while they could:



The camera angle flattened this, but it's quite a long and steep launch ramp

We love the view the bungalow with the porch pillars would get

Playing Fetch at the seashore with your Yellow Lab, Ah Memories!
He just wouldn't quit

 

Some potato fields are blossoming now. Some aren't, but it seems time they should be:



Great views from the potato field

 

Almost back to the Blomidon campground, we found the reason there are often cars parked in this area. Beach access and more Lab play in beautiful surroundings:



Here was part of supper, the market seafood, scallops and halibut cheeks. Never had halibut cheeks before, just as tasty as the scallops:


 A feature of the park is the posting of park poetry in the various washrooms. Here are a couple of samples:





Today's travel map:






10 comments:

  1. Looks like a nice market. You're grtting some good weather too.

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    1. Good weather is always a bonus at least, and can sometimes make or break a trip. We've sure had our share of good weather this time.

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  2. The market looks quite nice love scallops, the haddock cheeks sound interesting, enjoy the wonderful weather.

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    1. A little typo, they were halibut cheeks (corrected now). The halibut was great. We enjoyed both the halibut and the scallops. We do them very simply, just fried with some butter.

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  3. That was a lovely day!
    Your weather seems lovely out there! Hot here again,,, hopefully only a few days!
    Lovely scenery,, the sea food looks yummy on ur stove!
    Enjoy ur sunday!

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    1. The hot weather has arrived here today for a couple of days, but the coastal areas are still cool. One more reason to hug the coast.

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  4. Those poems sound just like something from Tolkien.

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  5. Beautiful countryside. Didn't know you were blogging. I've been lax on my reading this year. I'm hoping to make it to the southwest this winter. Maybe see you two again.

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    1. Hi Doug, good to hear from you. We expect to head southwest this winter, it would be nice to meet up with you again. It should be less of a surprise for you this time eh! Gord.

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