Nova Scotia..Part 2
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
While we were in Halifax they had historic flooding. Over 10 inches of rain fell in a very short time. 2 adults and 2 children unfortunately lost their lives in the flooding. Leaving Halifax thwo days later was a challenge, as many roads were closed and still flooded or crumbling.
The Halifax Citadel sits in downtown Halifax on a hill and has a great view of the harbor. The Citadel was never attacked, as there were many British forts and strongholds between it and the harbor.
Peggys Cove..another ADORABLE Coastal town. Legend has it..it was named after a shipwreck survivor.. Peggy. She stayed, married a fisherman and became known as "Peggy of the Cove".
Peggy's Cove lighthouse is one of the most famous and photographed ones in Canada. Thanks to edit erase I was able to "erase" all those pesky tourists and get a good picture!
Really cool rocks formed from glaciers surround the area. You can walk out on them right up to the ocean. But they do get slick!
They don't sugarcoat the dangers of those North Atlantic waves!
"Rescue here is unlikely due to conditions" Essentially, "We're not going to save your ass for being stupid"
This is a memorial for the lost passengers and crew on Swissair 111. Leaving from JFK for Geneva in 1998, it crashed off of Peggy's Cove. Faulty electrical wiring above the cockpit was found to be at fault. Despite trying to make it to Halifax, they went down just 5 miles off the coast here.
We took a small cable pulled ferry from over the LaHave River on our way to Lunenberg. It cut off having to drive up to Bridgewater and back. It's a 5 min ride that has been operating since the 1800's...and it's FREE.
Canada has a few cable ferries. We have been on one other one..the ferry from Vancouver Island to Denman Island, where my sister has a home. But unlike the Denman ferry, which has 3 cables, the LaHave ferry only has one. If it breaks, we go floating out to sea. Luckily that didn't happen!
The cable
Lunenberg is a UNESCO heritage site.
It is the best surviving example of a planned Btitish colonial settlement in North America. Founded in 1753, it has the original grid layout of streets and blocks.
Every light pole had a different metal fish on it. Didn't want to bore you with all of them..but they were cute.
Bluenose II. Bluenose is a term for Nova Scotians..self explanatory I suppose. The original Bluenose sailing and fishing ship was launched in 1921 from Lunenberg. For a working fishing schooner, speed was important. Those who made it to port first got the best price for their catch. She ran in 17 Fishermans races and never lost. She symbolized Nova Scotias prominence in fishing and shipbuilding and represented Canada in the World's Fair in Chicago in 1933.
However, Bluenose struck a reef off the coast of Haiti in 1946 and was lost.
Bluenose II was launched in 1963. She was built in Lunenberg by some of the same craftsmen who worked on the original Bluenose. She still sails today.
Great haul of sea glass there! Many thanks to sailors who tossed their beer bottles overboard!😂
View from our Airbnb kitchen.
Dave up on the upper deck, looking out to sea.
Final sunrise from the deck. After three weeks spend exploring The Maritimes it is time for us to move on. Our final stop was Hopewell Rocks, New Brunswick.
We went at low tide to be able to walk among the rock formations. We're actually walking on the floor of the Atlantic. ( we'll, the Bay of Fundy which goes out to the Atlantic)
Tides change by 40 to 50 feet!
The above is a representation of high tide.
And this is a stock photo of high tide.
BIG formations.
Standing on the floor of the ocean.
Going to drop into the USA to Bangor, Maine then back to 🇨🇦 to Quebec City and Montreal.
Till next time!
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