Packing with the Pagáns

Lunenberg..oh so cute We left St Ann's and went to Halifax. Halifax was founded in 1749 and was a strong military base. Remember the seige on the French in Louisburg?  Well, the British used Halifax as their base for that attack.Luckily, our hotel, The Lord Nelson, was walking distance to everything! Directly across the street from the hotel was the Public Gardens. It was like walking through a little Central Park in the middle of the city.  Had dinner in this cute Italian restaurant, La Frasca Cibi & Vini, looking out on the streets of Halifax. A quick hike downward to the harbor..which was full of shops and cafes. Harbor area This is the HMSC Sackville. She is the last of 267 corvettes ( small warship) built by the Allies in WW II. She engaged enemy U-boats in the North Atlantic. She now is a museum sitting in Halifax harbor. While we were in Halifax they had historic floo...

           Coastal fishing towns are everywhere! We took the ferry from PEI to Nova Scotia. Canada has over 180 ferry routes so it's very organized and easy to take them..just not cheap. Canada has the longest coastline of any country in the world..over 150,000 miles..hence all the ferries! We stopped at Arisaig park and fossil beach. Found no sea glass and one small shell fossil. This is Louisbourg Fortress. It was settled by the French in 1713. Captured by the British in 1725. Returned, by treaty, to the French in 1728. Finally in 1758 the British attacked and took it over again.  Many reenactments..much like visiting Yorktown or Jamestown. We watched a public "shaming". Horrible damage at the entrance to the park cause by Hurricane Fiona that hit this area last September. It was a Cat 4 storm and the most ex...