Bear River - a day trip with a silver lining

Well, the title says it: this post is all about giving you a day trip with a silver lining (or maybe a bicycle would be more practical for some of you ;-). Lets get the practical part out of the way: Bear River can be reached by bicycle (which we rent to our guests) or by car - 15 kilometers away from Digby.

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Red Head and Aliens

You're probably wondering whether I've completely lost it looking at the title, aren't you? Well, continue reading and you'll find that I really do make sense (somewhat ;-)! We took some of our guests that had helped us out in and around the house on a trip down Digby Neck and islands.

As often happens in Nova Scotia on those days that start off cloudy and rainy: the day started with clouds, continued with some rain, then came beautiful hot sunshine and we finished the day off with the fog rolling in.

We first stopped at Red Head cliffs. These cliffs are cut in red triassic sandstone, which underlies the jurassic basalt. I would highly recommend to take a walk on the beach at low tide and walk down. As beautiful as it looks from the road (rte 217 near Rossway), it just doesn't quite make the same impression as when you stand right there looking up at these red cliffs with the waves rolling onto the rocks on your other side.

Now you're probably still wondering what this has to do with aliens, aren't you? Hang on, I'll get to it.

First a couple of other pictures though, simply because it is such an easy place to show off.

I would like to mention though that I do not endorse people taking pictures like the following few... jumping while balancing on the tip of a rock, or hanging onto the roots of a tree that has recently fallen from the top of a cliff are by definition great ways to injure yourself.... *No people were injured in the taking of these photgraphs by pure luck*

Ok, the following picture is proof aliens have landed at Red Head! We think they were attracted by the bright colour of the rocks, or maybe they were attracted by the simple beauty of the cliffs.
All this to give this little special spot that is so easily overlooked, and so little mentioned, some well-deserved attention. Just stop running and chasing all the 'must-see' sights and simply enjoy these colourful rock formations and the quiet power of the sea. You'll find yourself realizing that it isn't always about running around to see all the best known touristy spots (even though many are great!), it's about finding those little spots that give you an opportunity to quietly soak them in and feel truly connected to everything that surrounds you.