Always a great hike …

With another very warm day promised by the weather network, I decided to go for my first hike of the year to Gaff Point. Usually I have done this hike well before October, but it has been delayed due to a rather busy summer, then the trail was closed for a few weeks due to the extremely dry conditions and the fear of forest fires.

The timing of the tide for the visit was perfect, with me starting the Hirtles Beach part of the hike, two hours after high tide, and my return along the beach an hour after low tide. I say “perfect”, because the walk along the beach in both directions today was on sand and not the higher level of stones and pebbles, which have to be used at higher tides.

The day started out warm and overcast, but as you will see from the pics, it appeared that someone later flicked a switch, which brought the sun out and moved the clouds away.

I always enjoy Gaff Point, it has everything in one hike that I love about living here in Lunenburg County, although a place to buy fish & chips half way around the hike could possibly be an idea …!!!

Today's pics in the order they were taken ...

Low Clouds, Sun Showers and …

On this bright warm first day of October, I had an eventful wander on Crescent Beach.

The clouds were extremely low, I am not sure I have ever seen such a sight before, it felt like I could reach out and touch them. There was a number heavy gray ones that produced the occasional sun shower, which is definitely a first for me on any beach wander in NS.

With the tide only 30 minutes from its afternoon high, I came across the panicked owner of a car that would not start. It was new, she only picked it from the dealer in the morning, and now after its first outing, it was completely dead with the water only a few feet away. Incredibly, this was the third time I have been involved in such an incident with stubborn cars on Crescent Beach, amazingly on each occasion the tide was coming in fast.

A call was made to the dealer, who then rushed from Bridgewater, arriving just before the front wheels were about to get wet. He boosted the car with a portable power pack, which then fortunately started, soon afterwards the car was driven through the shallows to safety.

In addition to that, I did manage to take some cloud photos, together with a couple of my feathered buddies. I did get rather wet taking one of those pics, when a wave came in further than I figured it would ~ resulting with my shoes and socks becoming a little squelchy …!!!