Digby, St. Andrews by the Sea and Portland

We've made our way back across the border and are at the Portland, Maine airport.  Tonight we will be flying back to Tampa and heading to Anna Maria Island.  I'll be there long enough to unpack, say hello to NaNa, wash clothes and repack.  I'm going to be heading to St. Louis first thing Sunday morning for a little baseball trip with Ben.  He and I will be going to a Rays/Cardinals game on Sunday.  We'll drive to Kansas City Monday and catch the Rays/Royals game that evening.  We're hoping to be joined Monday night by the White Family.  Of course no trip to Kansas City would be complete without some BBQ.  Richard has never steered me wrong and told me this summer he has a new place he wants to take us.  My mouth is watering already!
Ben and I will then fly back to Dallas Tuesday morning.  I'll be in Texas until next Sunday.  Spending some time with Ben, catching up with a few friends, and next weekend going to the Florida/Michigan game.  It's going to be a fun week, however................... Beth will be staying in Florida.  We've barely been out of each others sight since retiring.  Hopefully we'll survive!
Our last stop in Nova Scotia was Digby.  It's been a recurring theme to most of our destinations on this journey, a small fishing village.  Like most of them, it was also located on the Bay of Fundy.  Digby is famous for it's scallops, clams and lobster.  We enjoyed a couple of nice meals along their waterfront.  Affordable prices, as fresh as it comes, a nice view and great company (at least I think so).  Digby's harbor was truly a "working harbor" with a fleet of boats that were constantly going out and coming in. 
http://digbyarea.ca/
We left Digby and Nova Scotia by ferry to St. Johns, New Brunswick.  Our final night in Canada was spent in St. Andrews by the Sea which was just 25 minutes or so from the US border.  It was so close that I'm pretty sure that Sarah Palin would have been able to see Maine from there.  St. Andrews by the Sea is a small village (what a surprise) located on the New Brunswick side of the Bay of Fundy.  There was one difference. It is more of a resort town.  It was recently voted the best Canadian Destination of 2017 by Travel and Leisure Magazine.  It's Main Street looked similar to Disney's Main Street.  It was lined with small shops and restaurants all very well landscaped and decorated.
We stayed at a hotel that had been operating since the 1800's that really reminded me of the place that the family went in the movie Dirty Dancing.  I kept looking for Kevin Bacon and Jennifer Grey.
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28A9Jgo92GQ
http://standrewsbythesea.ca/
http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/ysjak-the-algonquin-resort-st-andrews-by-the-sea-autograph-collection/
So far this year we have spent a little over five weeks in Canada.  Friendly people, great food and incredible scenery!

Digby

What the claws of a 40 pound lobster look like!

Seafood processing on Digby Wharf

St. Andrews by the Sea

St. Andrews by the Sea