We disembarked in Halifax, Nova Scotia on Thursday of this week. There is a small island with a lighthouse right in the bay. There are big ships, barges, all kinds of seagoing vessels coming and going from Halifax. We walked along the Seaport boardwalk to find the car rental agency.
We got right to it, and began our drive southeast. First we came to
Mahone Bay, considered one of the prettiest villages in Nova Scotia.
Mahone Bay is also home to a Scarecrow Festival and the whole town was
decked out with scarecrows.
We drove to Lunenberg, another small coastal village, with the whole town listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Unlike many other such villages, Lunenberg is a real working town, with boat building and boat repair a major business, and a Loonies and Toonies Dollar Store. Papa loved Lunenberg and would like us to come back.
We drove up and down along the coast until we came to Peggy's Cove, with it's iconic lighthouse, the most photographed lighthouse in Canada. It sits on a rocky promontory, that looked like an anthill covered with tourists. Still the village of Peggy's Cove was very picturesque.
This day was our favorite of this cruise so far. Nova Scotia is quite beautiful, clean, freshly painted, quaint with great attention to detail.
