Full Moon over Surfside Beach

Taken on 25 November, 2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

Happy Easter

Sunrise at Surfside  Pier,  Easter Morning

 

 

Sunrise at Surfside Beach, SC

 

 

 

 

Start of Travels on the South Shore, Nova Scotia



On our drive from Halifax to Chester Basin, these are some of the sights we enjoyed on our coastal drive on the Bluenose Coast.

 
 
 

A common scene of fishing and sailboats



Checking out one of many beach areas

A perfect place to live

A painting on a fish shack at the Hubbards wharf area

Near Chester we found this interesting stonework (wall and the sheep) in the garden of a local artist.  The tree in the background is made of driftwood.

A closer look at the driftwood tree.



It's been 15 years since Swissair Flight 111 crashed into the Atlantic Ocean off

Nova Scotia, killing all people on board.  On September 2, 1998, Nova Scotians

near the coast felt their homes tremble as the McDonnell Douglas MD-11 plane

bound for Geneva, Switzerland crashed into the water a few kilometers off the

shore of Peggy's Cove, which is just across the water from the South Shore.



We visited this Monument showing the names (229) of all those who died.

The Seaside Shanty Restaurant

Don't let looks deceive you.  They serve a wonderful chowder and delicious fish cakes. The Blueberry Grunt dessert was "wow"!  We will definitely dine here again.

 

 

More to come of the South Shore of Nova Scotia...

 




 

Lighthouse Point, Louisburg, Nova Scotia

While we were visiting Louisburg National Historic Site in Nova Scotia, we discovered Lighthouse Point in the town of Louisburg.  This area is wide open to the ocean and has a very nice walking trail.  The morning we were there the fog was rolling in, and out, and in, so we had the pleasure of hearing the "fog horn" wailing!

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

The Lighthouse Point walking trail follows along the ocean, with awesome views.  

 

 

 

We took the time to enjoy all that was offered.

 

 

There was a bucket of walking sticks located at the beginning of the trail, which you could "borrow" to use on your walk.

 

 

 

 

 

If you are a nature lover, this is a wonderful place to experience.

 

 

We plan to return one day...

 

 

 

 

 



Five Island Park & Lighthouse, Nova scotia

During our visit to Nova Scotia we visited the Five Island Park and Lighthouse area.  The scenery was quite lovely. 

 

The Five Islands

 

Paul enjoying the view of the low tide of the Fundy Shore.

 

 

Digging in the mud for seafood

 

Five Island Park

 

 

 

 

Enjoying the view of the Five Island

 

A visit to the lighthouse

 

 

 

 

 

Nova Scotia...

My Nova Scotia Home (lyrics)
There's a place I'll always cherish, 'neath the blue Atlantic sky
Where the shores down in Cape Breton bid the golden sun to rise
And the fragrance of the apple blossoms sprays the dew-kissed lawns
Back in dear old Nova Scotia, a place where I was born.

The Scotian and the Ocean Limited, and the Maritime Express
Their mighty engines throbbing, make their way towards the west
And the sturdy fishin' schooners, sways so laz'ly to and fro'
Nova Scotia is my sanctuary, and I love her so.

For across the great Dominion, I have traveled far and wide
Where the shores out in Vancouver, kiss the blue Pacific tide
I have crossed the snow-capped Rockies,
saw the wheat fields' golden blaze
Headed back to Nova Scotia, where contented cattle graze.

Where the pretty robin red breast, seeks its' loved ones in the trees
And the French di'lect in old Quebec, keeps callin' out to me
It seems to say, be on your way, there's a welcome at the door
Where the kinfolks are a-waiting on that gay Atlantic shore.

Down through beautiful New Brunswick and across the P.E.I.
To the rock-bound coasts of Newfoundland, I'll love them till I die
But if God came here on Earth with us and asked if he could rest
I'd take him to my Nova Scotia home, the place that I love best
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Paul and I recently made a 10-day trip to Nova Scotia (Cape Breton Island and Northumberland Shore) and it was a wonderful adventure.  (Nova Scotia is one of the four Atlantic Provinces of eastern Canada.)

 

 

We started our trip with a weekend in Truro for the Dutch Mason Blues Festival and then headed out for Cape Breton Island.

 



 

We enjoyed many of the sights and sounds of the area: Five Island Park, Rita's Tearoom, Sydney, Fortress Louisburg, Lighthouse Point at Louisburg, Cabot Trail, Glenora Inn & Distillery, Inverness, Mabou, sunsets and coastal drives.

 



 

  

Driving the Cabot Trail

 

Inverness Beach

 

Amazing sunsets

 

My next few blog posts will share some of our memories while in Nova Scotia.