Nova Scotians are very social beings and we've been visiting, been visited, and going to events ever since we arrived. Today, the plan is to catch up on some rest. We'll see what the day brings.
At some point, food will reign. Yesterday we drove via the Shinamacas detour ( the bridge is still out ) to Pugwash and Port Howe, stopping at Chase's pound to get some freshly cooked lobster, and next at a local farmer's for just picked asparagus and rhubarb. We went to a dinner party last night, so everything is waiting to be eaten today.
I don't really like rhubarb, but this batch looked tender and wonderful and I've found an interesting recipe for baked rhubarb, so I'll give it a try.
It's lobster season in this part of the Northumberland Strait and Pugwash harbor had a good number of lobster boats at the docks. Fishing for these delicacies is tightly controlled, with a limited number of fishing licenses being sold. The waters here are divided into sections and have designated fishing seasons. A worker in a lobster pound once told me that when the sea is angry, the lobsters inside the pound get agitated. They all seemed in a good mood yesterday, subdued by the quiet waters and fog, no doubt.
In general, it's said that the best lobsters are caught in the fall, after Labor Day.
But we don,t wait!
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