Halifax and Mahone Bay

From The Lobster Shack I went south again to Halifax. Halifax is a nice town. Almost 350.000 people live here, from the total 900.000 in Nova Scotia . Nova Scotia is bigger than the Netherlands though.

The totally renewed harbour front is a very nice place to stroll and has many places to eat and drink. From there I went up to the Citadel. Especially here you can see the Scottish influence of the early days, many bag-pipe players were present in the fort.

The next stop is a must see: Peggys Cove.

According to legend, Peggys Cove was named after the only survivor of a schooner that ran aground and sank in 1800...a woman named Margret. Local folk called her “Peggy” and her home came to be known as Peggy’s Cove.

The original lighthouse was built in 1868. Exactly 100 years later in 1968 the Campbell family opened a five-table tearoom and the Sou"Wester was born. Over the past 34 years it has grown into a 180 seat restaurant and two-level gift shop with one of the largest selections of giftware in the Maritimes.

But it’s not only the lighthouse or the Sou"Wester, but also the little village that attracts people from all over the world. Many Japanese were present, but I managed to take “clear” pictures from the lighthouse, took some while though.

I ended up in Mahone Bay, one off the best spots to stay for a night. I had my first B&B, run by John and Rosalie. He English, she from New Brunswick.

There were 2 couples from NB, St. John (one of my next stops), both driving BMW cabrio’s and a farmers family from Alberta.

The B&B is perfect; the breakfast as normally is perfect to catch up with stories from these different people. The night before we spoke long about the London tragedy. It’s getting closer and closer and I do not see any reason any more why Amsterdam should no be the next ..........

I am now in Bridgewater and most probably will be ending up in Yarmouth in the south. From there tomorrow to St. John, and only one more stop before I will have to be in Toronto again and have to leave regretfully. Hope to give the next update from Toronto.