Nova Scotia - Paddling the Three Sisters

Being a kayaking enthusiast, that was one of the things I wanted to check out in Nova Scotia since there's lots of coastline.  Looking online, the place that caught my attention was the Three Sisters at Cape Chignecto Provincial Park.  The Three Sisters are very tall, dramatic sea stacks that jut up from the sea and you can paddle around them at different stages of the tide.  Looked good to me!  So we signed up for a tour.

It was a long drive to Advocate Harbour on the north side of the Bay of Fundy where the tour company was based.  The trip to Advocate Harbour was through beautiful farm country and forests and I was struck again at how sparsely populated it was.  There were towns shown on the map all along the way but they would turn out to be just a little cluster of houses for the most part.  Otherwise, just open land.  Or so it appeared.

From Advocate Harbour it was another half hour to the launch site from where we could look directly across at New Brunswick. 

It was a perfect day, warm sunshine, the water like glass, as the group of us paddled along the shoreline admiring the rock formations and caves.  

And the stars of the show:  The Three Sisters

After paddling to the south side of the Sisters, we beached, and our guide, James, a young Brit, prepared a nice lunch for us: salad from the garden at the tour company office, home made bread, cookies cooked by James, fruit, coffee and tea.  A feast by the sea. 

Here too the tides were a big factor and the water level was much lower on the way back.

In terms of scenery and activities, this day was the highlight of my trip.  I highly recommend it if you're ever there.  And I have to commend our tour company, NovaShores Adventures.  A well organized operation with personable, knowledgeable staff and good gear.