Wedding Trip ~ Nova Scotia

A fire truck again?? We visited the Halifax Fire Station and

were able to get a tour. This is an antique ladder truck

that was in their station.

Public Gardens in Halifax

Our amazing food at Rhubarb's, where we ate at Peggy's Cove.

We ordered the Chef's Surprise, and we were served a lot

of food we probably wouldn't have ordered otherwise...

Eating at the way-out-of-our-class Restaurant, Rhubarbs.

David making a fire in the fireplace of our cottage -

The Owl's Nest, located on the beach at Peggy's Cove.

The view out our cabin at Peggy's Cove.

David and Janella with our Tidal Bore Rafting Captain.

This was one of our most fun activities in Nova Scotia...

we rode out on the tidal bore, and when the tide met the

sand bars on the river, huge swells were formed. Waves were

around 10 feet tall, and we went crashing full-steam ahead through

them! We were SO wet and dirty by the end...wonder how much

water we swallowed??

The boats we rode in on our Tidal Bore Rafting Adventure!

Wednesday evening, we went to the Celtic Music Interpretive Center

in Judique, NS for their weekly Ceilidh (pronounced Kaylee).

It was a good cultural experience, with local folks mingling,

eating, and dancing to the music.

Stan was our guide on the Fiddlin' Whale Tour.

All the people in Nova Scotia were so friendly!

On our Whale Watching Tour...we did see several sightings

on our two hours on the water.

The Beautiful Cape Breton

After our Whale-watching tour, we spent some time on hikes

in the Cape Breton National Park. On one hike, we found a clear stream

with a waterfall gushing down the hillside. We took our shoes and socks

off to dip our feet in...then waded in farther and farther until

we found ourselves climbing up the waterfall!

At one of our lighthouse stops, we found a small seafood

restaurant, nestled in a picturesque fishing village.

Two Adirondack Chairs

The Fireman that we met in Halifax owned a cabin along the

Bras d'Or Lake (pronounced Bradora Lake). He gave us

the address, so we stopped there along our drive. He told

us he had a private swimming area, but it was "a little hike"

to get there. We tried to hike through the woods and find the

pond we imagined, but the trees were so thick, and our directions

so vague, we couldn't find it. We finally realized that he might have

meant his private "swimming area" was the massive expanse of beach

across the road. So we walked down to the pebbly beach and tried it out.

The water was a little cold, but amazingly clear. After our swim,

we dried off in the warm sunshine...relaxing in the comfy chairs

overlooking a beautiful scene.

Small white churches lined the roads as we

wound around the Cape Breton Scenic Highway.

As we approached this lighthouse, the fog began to roll in.

The waves crashed against the rocks on the shoreline.

The lighthouse sent it's beam across the water,

and sounded the warning.

One of our favorite spots...this was the "icing on the cake"

for our trip. We agree that it will be hard to find another

vacation spot to compare with Nova Scotia!