Halifax to Lunenburg

Okay, this will be a quick overview of the last few days. It is getting quite late here and we off to the Hopewell Rocks tomorrow, so we would like to get to bed. It is only 8:30 pm back home, but 12:30 here.

Our next day in Nova Scotia, we headed up to Windsor to see the birthplace of hockey. It was a cute little town. We went into the Hockey Heritage Centre and were greeted by a wonderful woman named Cathy Peterson. She was very friendly and helpful and she showed us around and let the children try on some of the hockey jerseys. There is a pic of Zach wearing a Canadians jersey signed by Jean Beliveau standing in front of a seat from the Montreal Forum. The children learned some things about hockey long ago and got to play some of the old table top hockey games. From there we went back to the Halifax Harbour. We went into the Maritime Museum. It was very interesting and there were even two boats you could get on to see. Afterwards we had Beavertails on the harbourwalk and headed back to camp.

The next morning we were off to Peggy's Cove. What a beautiful little village. We talked with a local who said that only 35 people live there all year long. There were well over 35 people there the day we were there! Lots and lots of tourists, but breathtakingly beautiful. After we enjoyed a walking tour of the village and saw the lighthouse (and yes the souvenier shop!) we went to see the memorial for the Swiss Air 111 flight that had gone down in the water.

From Peggy's Cove we drove for about 2 hours south to Lunenburg. Lunenburg is a beautiful little town where the Bluenose II usually resides, but unfortunately for us it is in dry dock for repairs and we couldn't see it. Oh well, the town is something to see itself. It has been declared an UNESCO World Heritage Site, so all the old buildings and houses are still here. Quite something!

About 30 min. from Lunenburg we went to Hirtle Beach to swim and play in the Atlantic Ocean. The children had so much fun. It was a perfect day for it, not to hot and not raining!

Around supper time we packed up and went back to Lunenburg for a celebration supper. We were celebrating the turning from the east to the west. This is our last easterly stop. From here on out we will be heading back west. Pics of our big U-turn will be on the next blog. But you can see Dave today, enjoying his lobster...bib and all!