Hi we made it quickly on the motorway from Halifax via Peggys Cove all the way South and West to Digby.

We are in a private bed and breakfast in the grounds of a ladies house. Lovely place but no WiFi and no coffee machine or kettle.

I am quickly writing this in a fish food restaurant. The port is world famous for its fishing fleet and landing scallops.

I’ve just eaten some wrapped in bacon and with maple syrup and whiskey. Soooo out of this world delicious.

The area is very picturesque. I will have to down load some photos in a few days when I have a hotel with WiFi.

Lots of love and I’m feeling a bit better today…Mum xxxxview from our restaurant table, we’re sitting outside in the sunshine xxx

The weather today was heavy rain and foggy, not a good day for holiday pursuits!

After breakfast we decided to find indoor things to do nd so that is why we went to Shearwater Aviation museum in Dartmouth near Halifax.

On the way there we crossed the bridge in Halifax and couldn’t see a thing of the coastline, too misty.

At the museum we were given a 2 hour guided tour…just the 2 of us with one guide, Jim, who had been in the Canadian Navy and on huge aircraft carriers. He made it so interesting and I found (to my surprise )I could sort of understand all he told us about helicopters, submarines and aeroplanes of all types used in world war 2. Grandad really enjoyed this and asked lots of questions. Grandad was also very knowledgeable and the man responded to this and went out of his way to show and explain extra things to us.

 

We then went on to Fisherman’s Cove a “quaint restored 200 year old active fishing village” It didn’t quite live up to the description but was quite good with colourful cabins that were gift shops. It was beginning to get very humid and yet still misty.

We headed back to Halifax and found the viewing platform for the two suspension  bridges. There was a park near to the MacKay Bridge built in 1970.

The older bridge near the 3 red chimneys is the MacDonald Bridge built in 1955.

As visibility was still not too good, we went back to the hotel for a rest and this evening we went for a little drive and saw a blue heron.

We move on to Digby tomorrow. Our last stop before we head back slowly to Boston.

Love to you all and looking forward very much to seeing you soon.xxx

 

Nova scotia ha many coastal towns and harbours to explore. We visited this one a UNESCO world heritage site. We firstly went up to the opposite hillside that was a golf course and asked there if we could take photos.
Then we wandered through the streets and along the water front.

 

Our next stop was to photo 3 beautiful churches at Mahone Bay

After a snooze back at the hotel we went up to Peggy’s Cove but this time the fog beat us there. We wandered round the cove and it was still beautiful and quaint

Tomorrow we hope to explore Halifax. NS Thunderstorms are threatening for the next 2 days but we have been so lucky with the weather for the last 4 weeks over here!

xxxxx to our 6 grandchildren love Grandma and Grandaddy

We travelled from Sydney to Halifax Nova Scotia today along a super highway that was mostly dual carriage way.

We stopped twice; for coffee and then for lunch….an omelette

After a rest and finding the best western hotel at Chocolate Lake mmmm! We went to Peggys Cove. It was a lovely afternoon and we needed to have our fix of photography.

Hope you like our photos and YES we found another lighthouse.

So today Sunday, we decided to revisit our favourite part of the Cabot trail and also to visit Englishtown where a small car ferry usually operates from but major work is being carried out this summer and so is not in use.
At high tide the lovely old sailing ship left Sydney harbour in the mist. We watched it sail away from our hotel bedroom window. It looked so regal as it moved away down the coast in the morning mist.
First stop was to photo a marshy area on the way to the green bridge on the causeway to cape Breton. The mosques were biting but I used my deet spray!

 

We went down to Englishtown where there is a car ferry, well having renovations at the moment!

We returned to the cabot trail and went through part of the National park again. here we stopped by a rocky shoreline and sat in the sunshine.

After a couple more viewing points and stopping by Ingonish for an icecream we turned round for home and stooped at our favourite bakery/café “the cackling chicken” for our evening meali had pan fried haddock and grandad had a turkey dinner

So tomorrow we head out on a 4 hour or so journey to Halifax Nova Scotia.

Really love and miss you all mum and dad xxx

 

So today it was grey and raining and much colder when we left the hotel. We drove to St. Peter’s and had an early lunch then explored the coast up to ingonish .

By this time it was afternoon and much warmer the sky had turned blue with fluffy clouds and the sun was shining.

The coast around that area is full of pebbly and sandy stretches of beach. The water reaches the fields and farms. Lots of houses with beautiful views and lots of land are to be found there.

We saw some deer a mother and her 2 bambi s. I managed to get a snap of this blue heron before it flew away too.

We headed for home and came to a short car ferry over part of the lake to Iona. This part of the lake is gorgeous and worth us visiting again, but we were tired and headed for Sydney again. Another nice day and sunset xxx if you look carefully you can see the masts of a sailing ship near the big violin in port.

Today grandad told me a secret he’d been keeping from me. We were to meet up with his cousin Ken and Doreen and grandchildren over here from Newfoundland.

We met up at 11am and spent all day with them until 9 pm.

First we went to Two Rivers Wildlife Park and saw lots of animals and some we don’t we don’t see in Europe. Skunk, mink black bear, red fox, artic fox , red deer, owls , bald eagles, peacocks and some very different colours from ours. Porcupine, wolves, wild cats,

.There was also a pets farm and wagon rides with horses. We had a good time there, although we thought the animals could be better looked after!

Next we went to the annual strawberry teas at a church hall in a nearby town of Marion. I had an enormous bowl full of strawberries and there were BRETON cakes of all varieties.

Doreen’s sister Sharon was there and we were invited back to her house for supper. Her husband Millet, had been busy barbecuing salmon over cedar wood that he had been preparing all afternoon. He had been a grand master in the Masons and showed us his medal.

All in all we had a lovely day and here are a few pics I took on my iPad xxx

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Hi once again we visited and drove through the Cape BRETON National Park on the Cabot Trail road. The sun was strong and there was not so much wind so hardly any surf today. We spent a while on the beach at Margaree Harbour. People were swimming in the cold clear water but we just walked through the sanddunes and along the beach jumping over the stream to the end where the cliffs are

We called at all the view points and stared at the sea. 2 beluga whales have been in the area and 2 kayakers filmed them.

We saw more dragon flies in the bog.This is the road that grandad drove me along. I’m so pleased I didn’t have to drive it. It is a long road but so worth while travelling along it. It was so sad that Alex has had the bike and large baby carrier trailer stolen. There are wicked people in the world. So pleased I have a lovely family and friends who care and support us. xxxx

Hi we had a day full of history today.

First we visited Fort Petrie created to protect the local steel and coal production in WW2.

Then we went on along the coast 4 miles to find a working lighthouse.

At Louisbourg we stopped for coffee and lunch then visited a huge fortress. It is an historic site of Canada, a totally reconstructed French Fortress of 1744.

People were dressed up as soldiers and towns people. It was so interesting. The British took it over twice from the French (worth looking up the full history of the events especially about General Wolfe).

Anyway it was sunny with a cold strong wind from the sea but very enjoyable to visit.

And to finish the day we went to the opposite side of the harbour to photo the fortress.

Love to you all xxx

We didn’t journey as far as we had intended today as what we found was so interesting it took up most of the day.

We went along the le Bras d’Or lake road up to St Peters. Here we found a double lock gate where the canal had been cut by hand  by the settlers into granite rock to join the lake to the ocean. Before that they had to portage the ships over the land to the sea!

As we got there the locks were being operated to allow a small Norwegian boat through to reach the ocean.

We liked the town of St Peters and the surrounding coastline of the huge inland lake.

Then we went to a small island Isle of Madame. It seemed to be very Irish and some French there. It was so remote  and because of that so beautiful. Loads of sea birds and little harbours and rocks were there to see and explore.

 

Back at Sydney we walked along the board walk and took these two photos. Do you like the giant violin? Also the sculpture in memory of the merchant seamen in WW2