We spent today visiting two of the primary early settlements of Nova Scotia, the Acadian settlements of Publico and the British community of Yarmouth.
The drive down the southwest coast of Nova Scotia is primarily through Acadian communities until you arrive in Yarmouth. Yarmouth was settled by Massachusetts settlers in 1761 and was primarily a shipbuilding/fishing/lobstering based industry. As wooden ships disappeared Yarmouth did maintain a financial base that included railroads and ferry service to the US which is still in place.
We enjoyed a trip out to Cape Fourchu and the Yarmouth Bar to see the lighthouse that is maintained by a volunteer organization that mans the museum, gift shop, and tea room. After lunch in Yarmouth we drove around the tip of Nova Scotia to the oldest continuously occupied Acadian community in Canada, the joint communities of Publico. 
The area still reflects it's Acadia heritage and customs with displays of salt hay stacks and other Acadian practices including the dikes built to claim the salt marshes for farming.
Jeff satisfied his ongoing curiosity of the Acadian culture of Nova Scotia at the West Publico Acadian Museum where the couple who were in charge were delighted to fill us in on their family's history. 
Originally settled by Peter Mius d'Entremont in 1651 his descendants occupied the area until being deported in 1755 to Massachusetts and then returned in 1762 and have lived there since. We were told 80% of the residents of West Publico are descendants of Peter d'Entremont.The drive back to Digby was in drizzle and fog so we are ready to catch the ferry in the morning over to Saint John New Brunswick and hopefully sunny weather.
