In 2017 we spent 3 weeks in Nova Scotia driving from Halifax to Peggy’s Cove, to Chester Basin and Wolfville. This year we are spending 8 weeks driving the entire island. We learned not to always trust the GPS. It will take you on a direct route that may include a few rough dirt roads. To avoid any surprise off roading, we got an old fashion paper map. Continue reading Exploring Nova Scotia
Category Archives: Nova Scotia
Hurricane in Lockeport
We knew a monster was coming for us. Nothing could alter its path, stand up to it or stop its appetite for the land and the sea and the air. Nothing in its path, including us, was safe or would be the same. It began near the Bahamas and was closing in our hideaway by the sea. Terry’s video below shows Dorian chewing and whirling and spinning its way by Lockeport, downgraded to a category 2 hurricane when it hit Halifax. Continue reading Hurricane in Lockeport
Chester Basin
Vacationing at a cottage by the sea has always been a dream of mine. Tall pine trees filled with singing birds should surround it and the shore needed to be close enough so the waves would lull us to sleep each night. Continue reading Chester Basin
SeaSide HideAways
Labor Day marks the end of lazy summer days. The video below is a visual love letter from two cottages that were our home during our stay in Nova Scotia…..enjoy!
Halifax and Peggy’s Point Lighthouse
We were here in 2017 and enjoyed being surrounded by the sea and rugged coastline. This year we are back for almost 3 months to explore more of the southern coast of the Maritime Provinces. Continue reading Halifax and Peggy’s Point Lighthouse
Prospect and Terence Bay
Between Halifax and Indian Cove, you will find the small villages of Prospect and Terence Bay. When you are driving the two lane highway, you see small and large homes lining the highway. Continue reading Prospect and Terence Bay
Drop Anchor
You never know how a day will turn out. We found the regatta by accident. When we returned that afternoon to see the finish, we walked by and went into an art gallery attached to a big, sprawling estate overlooking St. Margaret’s Bay. Continue reading Drop Anchor
Secret Bays and Coves of Nova Scotia
From Halifax to Chester, we donned our Daniel Boone racoon hats and explored the hidden asphalt and gravel drives that would suddenly appear, no wider than a car width, intersecting Highway 333. Continue reading Secret Bays and Coves of Nova Scotia
The Regatta at St. Margaret’s Bay
Sailing clubs travel the coastline of Nova Scotia holding regattas. We accidentally happened upon the last day of competition in St. Margaret’s Bay. The competitors are as young as 9. Continue reading The Regatta at St. Margaret’s Bay
Lunenburg
Lunenburg was designated a United Nations Educations, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Site in 1995. Continue reading Lunenburg