Settling in...

by L:

We're slowly settling in... unpacking or at least rearranging boxes... making forays into the surrounding villages to see what's available... there are a few cute small shops here in Port Williams, and some farm markets up on the old highway (Hwy 1, aka the Evangeline Trail, is the old 2-lane highway; Hwy 101, aka the Harvest Highway, is the 4-lane people mover) - they pretty much run  parallel in a lot of areas, like en route to New Minas and Kentville)...

For our regular groceries we have been going into New Minas (approx 12 min away) to Atlantic Superstore (same chain as Great Canadian Superstore) or occasionally Sobeys (same chain as Safeway)... prices are similar to here, but HST is 15% so ends up being a little pricier... same selection of Stuffs available...   our fridge/freezer is smaller than we are used to so we basically go every week or sometimes every few days, stocking up on essentials and filling the pantry...   its a long way to Costco (in Dartmouth Crossing), about an hour and a quarter, so with shopping  time etc its pretty much a day trip...