Truro, NS

The town of Truro, known as the hub of Nova Scotia seemed to be the best place to plunk ourselves for a week or so. To us it was central to most things we wanted to see. The campground we chose was Scotia Pine Campground. It had everything we wanted, W/E(50amp)/S plus free WiFi, pool for those hot days, and cable so we can watch the finale of the Bachelorette. Yes we watch the show.

Registration Office

Beautiful tall pine trees lots of shade zero privacy

This campground had tons of large trees. Each site was a pull-thru you just had to know where your connections were. The sites were narrow but defiantly doable.

Our site # 70

For more than 100 years Truro was adorned with large elm trees. However, Dutch elm disease arrived in 1982 destroying many. The launch of the Truro Tree Sculpture Project was to make the most of an unfortunate situation. From the dead elm came life in the form of sculptures. Twenty-seven trees were sculpted some on site others created elsewhere and placed in fitting locations.

Hiram Hyde (1817 – 1907)

Hiram Hyde established a mail and passenger stagecoach service between Halifax and Pictou via Truro.

Lumber Jack circa 1900



The lumber jack represents the existing major role that Truro has played in the development of forestry in Nova Scotia.


Robert Lorne Stanfield (1914 – 2003)

Born in Truro, Stanfield served both Nova Scotians and all Canadians during his political career.

 

As we walked and drove around Truro several sculptures still exist. Some have come and gone mainly due to decay and vandalism.

It was by accident that we came upon Victoria Park in the center of Truro. What a beautiful place to picnic, walk, and have fun. Victoria Park came into being in 1887 when 27 acres of land was donated to the city. Since then further gifts and purchases have culminated in a 358 acre park. The nice thing about this park is much of its natural state of beauty has remained undisturbed.

Yes, that's Susan way down there

Plenty of stairs for an aerobic workout

We were rewarded with a gorgeous waterfalls

Want to see a river change directions before your very eyes. Well that is one of the reason we are in Truro. I’m talking about the famous Bay of Fundy Tidal Bore. Twice in a 24 hour period the tide will rise and fall in the Bay of Fundy. During each 12 hour tidal period 115 billion tons of water will flow in and out of the bay. When tide water enters the bay it continues toward the head of the bay constantly being squeezed by the narrowing rivers. As the river becomes shallower and narrower the incoming tide forms a wave the size of a ripple or one several feet high.

Tide still going out

Just before the Tidal Bore note the barrel on the right

Small Tidal Bore but still amazing

No more barrel, took 10 minutes to cover, the tide was still flowing in

The highest water level ever recorded in the Bay of Fundy occurred in October 1869 during tropical cyclone “Saxby Gale”. The water level rose 21.6 meters (70.9 feet).