Annapolis Royal, Canada

... walk to civilization, so we loaded up the van and hit the road again at 9am, arriving in Annapolis Royal for breakfast. The town is the site of Canada's oldest settlement, founded by Monts and Champlain in 1604. Originally it was called Port Royal (giving ...

... . Took a long walk around the town, stopping to read plaques placed at strategic locations, discussing the community history. Annapolis Royal was the capital of Nova Scotia up until 1749 when Halifax became capital. Another huge slice history which ...

For reasons known to many of you, Annapolis looms large in my mind.  I was pleased to see the town is quaint as ever and the Academy is much less of an overwhelming presence than I recall.  Hopefully this quells some of the anxiety dreams going ...

... to a possible hurricane making its way up into Canada.  It is suppose to dissipate before it gets here.  We toured Annapolis Royal in the Annapolis Basin.  The basin has 25 foot tides due to the Bay of Fundy.  We did a couple of caches ...