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Advocate Harbour
is the nearest town, about 2km southeast of the park entrance. It's
a breathtaking place with a 5km-long beach piled high with driftwood that changes dra-
matically with the tides. Behind the beach, salt marshes reclaimed with dikes by the Aca-
dians are now replete with birds.
Kayak through Cape Chignecto Provincial Park with
Nova Shores Adventures
(
866-638-4118;
www.novashores.com
; Hwy 33, Advocate Harbour; 1-/2-day tours $95/350;
)
.
You'll often see seals and bears. Overnight tours include accommodations and food.
Wild Caraway Restaurant & Cafe
( 902-392-2889;
www.wildcaraway.com
;
3721
Hwy 209; lunch mains $6-15, dinner mains $18-24; 11am-8pm Thu-Mon; )
is inviting, cozy,
overlooks the harbor, and is the best place to eat along this coast. Try the ploughman's
lunch with house-smoked pork and cheese from local That Dutchman's Farm, or dine on
applewood-smoked mackerel or a selection of seasonal specials. There are also two
charming B&B rooms ($90) upstairs in this beautiful Victorian home.
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Joggins
Between Amherst and Advocate Harbour on Chignecto Bay, Joggins is famous for its
Unesco World Heritage fossil cliffs, said to be the best place on Earth to see what life
was like over 300 million years ago in the late Carboniferous period. The wealth of
fossils in the 15km of seaside cliffs are preserved in their original setting and include rare
Main St; admission from $10.50; 9:30am-5:30pm May-Nov)
is the place to start your visit
and explains through displays and film what you can see in the cliffs below. Ticket price
includes a half-hour tour, but you can also opt for a ticket including a two- ($25) or four-
hour ($55) tour. The best time to visit the cliffs is at low tide when all of the beaches can
be accessed - otherwise you'll be cut off from some of the more interesting sites by high
water. Tours leave on an irregular schedule, depending on the tides; you can reserve in
advance on the website.
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Amherst
Amherst is the geographic center of the Maritimes and a junction for travelers to Nova
Scotia, PEI and New Brunswick. There's little reason to dawdle here, as you're just a
short drive from either the Bay of Fundy shore or the Northumberland Strait (between
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