Acadian Coastal Drive, NB

An afternoon drive along the Acadian Coast of New Brunswick

is an energizing experience, even if only part of it is covered. 

We travel from Shediac along Routes 134 and 530 to Cocagne, thrilling to the sight of the Northumberland Straight 

free of ice cakes, at last.

We notice ducks and gulls

floating or feeding in the waves.

We see fishermen doing boat maintenance

on this grey windy day at the wharf.

Further up the coast,

there are pleasure boats still wrapped for winter.

Roads are being repaired

and tons of grindstone

 dropped into vulnerable places,

where rogue waves and storm surges rip away the coast.

We stop for ice cream

at Melanson's Store in Cocagne, 

and savour this taste of summer

while watching the waters of the Cocagne Harbour.

It is a coastal drive we love.  There is something

in the salt air that soothes the mind and

sends the soul soaring.

It's a gorgeous coastline, a generous natural world.

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Gulls at Parrsboro NS

Gulls wanted to be in the shots I took today at Parrsboro, Nova Scotia.

They weren't afraid of the car or me, as they sat 

on the stony beach...waiting.

These scavengers will have a long wait. 

The take-out restaurant next door

doesn't open until summer.

Or, perhaps, like me, they were enjoying the view

from the shoreline.

Photos are mine.

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