Nova Scotia

The Nova Scotia shoreline is vast with hundreds of long winding bays and rocky inlets. Bob and I set up in a campground in Glen Margaret, just yards from a lovely quiet bay. Not far down the road is the picturesque fishing town of Peggy’s Cove with its red and white lighthouse on the rocky point. We stopped there twice, and even got to see the sun set over the ocean again thanks to the weird topography.

Bob and I spent a day driving along the southern coast and visiting the towns of Mahone Bay and Lunenburg. These towns were established in the mid 1700s and have many historic buildings. Lunenburg is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and known as “the best surviving example of a planned British colonial settlement in North America.” They also have lots of great little seafood restaurants that we enjoyed. We both love the shrimp, lobster and scallops of this area.

Halifax seems to be a very livable city. We toured the Canadian Maritime Museum with its Titanic exhibits. Did you know that hundreds of the dead from that tragedy are buried here?

I am mourning the end of summer. It was foggy and in the 60s today with a light mist – way too much like Seattle. Where is the sun and the warm breezes of last week? There is mostly rain in the forecast.

The Canadian dollar is almost the same as the US right now. So far most things are more expensive here. We paid $4.10 per gallon for diesel and the groceries are about 10-20% higher. We popped into a liquor store and found prices twice that of Washington State, which is already much higher than many other states. Good thing we’re not drinking much these days.