I have ventured out to the east coast of Canada many times to visit friends but never made my way out to Nova Scotia. I’ve been told of the beauty but I of course just had to witness it with my very own eyes
In August 2011 I headed out to Halifax with a friend for just a couple of days, even though the trip was short we managed to see quite a bit and I ended up loving everything I saw!
We started out with our first day just walking around downtown Halifax and down by the harbour which was beautiful we managed to have great weather and I actually got a little bit of sun. We had a lovely dinner at Salty’s which was recommended by some co-workers. The food was so fresh, now I have to say I am not a big seafood fan at all but being on the harbour and knowing they got fresh fish right out of the Atlantic that morning I had to have some battered fish and chips….they were amazing so fresh, the batter wasn’t too thick it was just right and was really priced well for the portion you received!
Day two we rented a car and drove out to Peggy’s Cove which is probably one of the biggest tourist spots on the whole east coast of Canada. Apparently the lighthouse on Peggy’s Cove is one of the most photographed lighthouses in the world. I can totally see why, we got there mid morning I’d say and took some beautiful pictures and just hung out by the ocean for a bit, the place was packed, so many people just come to relax and enjoy the ocean and the beauty of it all. We left and headed up the coast to Lunenburg and Mahone Bay. After we saw all we could for the day we headed back to the city, we took the scenic route passing Peggy’s Cove right when the sun was going down so we grabbed some ice cream parked the car and sat on the rocks at the cove and watched the sun go down over the ocean. It was probably one of the most beautiful scenes I’ve ever seen, it was so calming and relaxing to just sit there and watch the waves crashing and sun setting.
We had one day left and we kind of just wanted to relax for the afternoon cause we had a super early flight to catch the next morning so we were down on the harbour and remembered that the day before we passed a sail boat tour company and we looked at each and said “hmm why not” we ended up spending just about two hours sailing across the Atlantic before heading back to the docks. I don’t think I could have asked for a better way to end our trip to Halifax! I highly suggest adding Halifax Nova Scotia to your places to visit you won’t be disappointed that’s for sure!!
Here are some pictures of my trip and some links listed below, I hope you enjoy
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| Halifax Citadel National Historic Site of Canada |
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| Mahone Bay |
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| Sunset at Peggy's Cove |
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| Lighthouse At Peggy's Cove |
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| Murphy's Tall Ship |
http://www.saltys.ca/downstairs/index.html
http://www.explorelunenburg.ca/
