29 September 2019
It’s our last day in this part of Nova Scotia, and it’s sunny – ideal conditions for repairing a leaky tent floor. We drive back to Parrsboro to get some rubbing alcohol to prep the tent floor seam for repair. Then we drive out Two Island Road hoping to find a good location to set up the tent and allow the silicone seam sealer time to cure. This can take 3-6 hours. We soon find a geosite, an area of geologic interest, and pull over to explore.
O and I walk down a steep road to water’s edge. The tide is coming in. As we stand there surveying the beach, a group of six soggy people appears from near the cliff face. The incoming tide trapped them and they had to wade through thigh deep water to return to the road.
O and I walk a little way down the beach and set up Wglwof. We believe the tide is almost all the way in. But, by the time we have applied the sealant we realize the water is almost up to the door of the tent. We pick up Wglwof and our camp chairs and walk back towards the road. Here the gravel beach is a little bit wider. We prop the tent up on the steep bank to keep it away from the water, and we sit in our chairs on a gravel berm watching the tide. The end of the road we walked down is now inaccessible if we wish to keep our feet dry. I check my phone and find out that high tide is actually at 1:40. It is now 1:20. . . twenty minutes to go. Will we stay dry?
While we are wondering, we begin trying to figure out how to fold the tent so that the seam can continue to cure without sticking to itself as we carry it back to the van. At 1:50 we are distracted by little waves topping our gravel berm. Finally, by 2:00 it is apparent that the water is receding. By the time we manage to get the tent inside out and properly folded we have road access once more. We carry everything back up to Vincent and head to Advocate Harbour where we are looking forward to dinner and a room for the night at Wild Caraway Restaurant and Inn.
Dinner lives up to our expectations – it’s delicious! Tomorrow – on to Kejimkujik National Park.