11 May 2022

Six Ways To Fundy

11 May 2022

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Wednesday 11 May 2022--The long basaltic ridge of North Mountain stretches 125 miles from Brier Island in the southwest of Nova Scotia to Cape Blomidon, at the mouth of the Minas Basin, the uppermost reach of the Bay of Fundy. From Blomidon, there is a northwestern hook of land, called Cape Split in English. This is a literal translation of the French Cap Fendu, which name is obviously the root of the toponym Fundy. Another translation of that word is "cloven", which we will later see describes the cliffs at the tip of the cape.

I've long hoped to walk the trail out to the tip of Cape Split, but the advancing neuropathy in my feet has made walks of that distance difficult. I've decided instead to visit more of the Fundy shore along the outer side of North Mountain. But first I visit a point on the ridge called the Look-Off, where I have a view south across the mouth of the Cornwallis valley. And then, as long as I'm in the neighborhood, I go to the trailhead for Cape Split. A map there shows a lookout platform about a mile and three quarters along the trail, and I figure I can do that. And so I do. The view across the Minas Passage is well worthwhile.

Back near the entry to Blomidon Provincial Park, I walk on the beach, and cool my feet in Borden Brook. I drive down the coast to Kingsport, and then Port Williams, where I have a pint at the Wayfarers' Ale Society, overlooking the Cornwallis River, and dinner at the Port Pub and Bistro, next door. Finish the evening with a pint at the Church. Today has been one of those days I set out to do one thing and did something else, and was very happy in the end.

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