We drove to Peggy's Cove from Halifax. It was not too far. We really hoped for a beautiful sunny day, but that was not to happen. The best photo's were at high tide, which we were aiming for, but the mostly overcast day did not offer up the best photo opportunities. Also, for a very small town, in the shoulder season of tourism, there were quite a few huge, articulated buses disgorging tourists at the site. We were a little disappointed in the place. Perhaps too much hype. The lighthouse was beautifully set on the rocks and you could see why it was most photographed in Canada.
We traveled to Lunnenburg, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. I think this was our most favorite stop on the trip. A beautiful town, with lots of color and a fascinating history. After visiting a town called Blue Rocks, which we decided it was more interesting than Peggy's Cove with less people, we went to the Lunnenburg tourist center. The ladies there suggested we startd our walking tour of Lunnenburg with St. Johns Church.
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| Blue Rocks |
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| Blue Rocks |
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What an amazing story surrounding this beautiful church. It was built in 1753 and in 1840, Gothic features were added. On Halloween night in 2001, it burned. The church was declared Provincial Heritage Property and was studied and photographed before the fire. The community came together and decided to rebuild the church. All the work was done locally except the organ, which was rebuilt and the bells, which were sent back to the original foundry in New York. What an amazing story of rebirth. The young docents were quite proud to tell the story of the work done. It is a beautiful Carpenter Gothic structure.
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| St. Johns Anglican Church |
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We walked downhill to the harbor to see the rest of the town. Wonderful buildings that were restored and beautifully painted.
At the harbor, someone suggested we go around to the other side and up the hill for a great view of the town. The hill was home to a golf course, which was very steep, but quite spectacular in its views of the town.
In addition to the views, we saw deer running across the fairways and osprey nests. The place where we stopped to take pictures was near a tee that had a periscope that golfers could look through to see if anyone was in the way along the fairway.
Lunenburg is home to the Blue Nose II, a replica of Blue Nose, a sailing ship from the 1920's and 30's that won sailing competitions. It is now Nova Scotia's sailing ambassador, except that it undergoing renovations that have hit major money in cost overruns.
We realized this was a place that we could have spent several days discovering. On the list of places to come back to, this rates quite high.
We left Lunenburg for Yarmouth, where we would catch our ferry back to the U.S. We found our campground and went into town to check out the ferry terminal. It was rainy and windy and foggy, all at the same time. We drove out on a peninsula to see the Cape Forchu Light. This is described as an "apple core" light and is built of concrete. We did not see it until we came into the parking lot, so thick was the fog. We toured the museum and had a nice conversation with two college students who were working there for the summer. There was a tea room that was open and a little shop and a quite nice museum.
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| Cape Forchu Light |
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| Cape Forchu Light |
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As we drove back to Yarmouth, we passed a boat yard, where fishing boats were docked and lobster traps were pulled out of the water. The lobster season had just ended in this part of Maritime Canada.
We drove back to our campground, where the sun was out.
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