http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Nova-Scotia/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from North America , Canada , Nova Scotia en-us Thu, 04 Dec 2008 16:01:33 UTC Thu, 04 Dec 2008 16:01:33 UTC halloeleso nun ist es so weit wir verfassen unseren letzten bericht fuer euch wir sind schon seit ein paar tagen wieder in halifax und haben heute morgen unseren wagen zum hafen gebracht oh mal ganz nebenbei an alle die es noch nicht wissen wir kommen schon am 15. november nach hause eigentlich wollten wir ja insgesamt noch 11 tage in halifax bleiben aber das waere zum einen viel zu la http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/Canada/Nova-Scotia/Halifax/blog-344477.html As I am journaling I've found that the map module on travelblog is no longer working. Every time I try to access a map or make a new one the whole website crashes. Grrrrrrrr. I'm hoping this will be fixed soon because I keep forgetting where I am without the map.We had breakfast with another couple from the US. They were from New Jersey and had also traveled to CBI and Baddeck to look into purchas http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/Canada/Nova-Scotia/blog-340926.html We are heading for Halifax this morning. Ordinarially we've avoided big cities but there were a couple of things that I found in the guide books that sounded interesting and since it is on our way to Peggy's Cove supposedly another must see place it seemed like a good idea.First we did our laundry. There was a laundromat in downtown Truro. It took us about an hour to get it all washed and dried. http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/Canada/Nova-Scotia/Halifax/blog-337529.html A little about Baddeck. Both Cal and I loved this area. Baddeck is on a lake called Bras d'Or pronounced roughly bradoor which is French for arm of gold. It is a large lake right in the center of CBI that is actually an arm of the Atlantic and so salty. There is lobster and commercial fishing. Baddeck is home to many recreational boaters and there were several marinas in the area. Many of the http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/Canada/Nova-Scotia/blog-337507.html No continental breakfast for us. This motel didn't even have a coffee maker so being the caffein fiends that we are we were up dressed and packed in record time.We went into downtown Inverness and found a local restaurant where we had breakfast...good old fashioned eggs with not a muffin or bagel in sight. We drove up and down the main street of this tiny town and then set off for the coast road http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/Canada/Nova-Scotia/blog-336203.html In order to work for NCL it is a requirement to complete a basic safety course. Included in the course is first aid firefighting lifeboatliferaft training emergency procedures etc. We started our training last week have more this week and then we finish with us having to flip a liferaft over in the water once we get to warmer waters Bermuda. Lucky for us having Halifax as a port meant t http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/Canada/Nova-Scotia/Halifax/blog-333983.html Most of our time in Nova Scotia was spent on Mike's Mum and Dad's farm. Janet Mike's Mum had surgery whilst we were there so it was perfect timing in that we got to spend some time with her beforehand and then visited her in hospital afterwards. The hospital was in Kentville about and hour and a half from Halifax on the West side of Nova Scotia. We managed to fit in a couple of visits. We http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/Canada/Nova-Scotia/Annapolis-Valley/blog-331655.html Wednesday September 17 2008The dining room at the Inn was full for breakfast so we invited a couple from Maryland to eat breakfast at our table. Lots of French speaking folk were eating in the room with us.It was a morning for running errands. We stopped at the Dollar Store to get a basket for the center console. Every time I put on brakes something comes sliding off the collection in the t http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/Canada/Nova-Scotia/blog-325719.html On the way out of P.E.I we picked up a bag of P.E.I. irish potatoesyum....and went back over that longlong bridge. Nova Scotia wasn't that that far just a few minutes through New brunswick and your there. First thoughts was no one lives here. After the visitor Center there are miles of just hill and trees. we drove south to a campground northwest of Halifax and stayed the night.Next morning we http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/Canada/Nova-Scotia/Peggy--s-Cove/blog-325649.html Sunday September 14 2008We packed up and left Martinrsquos River fairly early on our way to Baddeck on Cape Breton Island. Our first stop was in the Halifax area to see the Northwest Arm of the Halifax harbor. According to legend that is where our great great great great grandfather Heinrich Strum was ice fishing when a blizzard blew in and he froze to death in January of 1783.We made http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/Canada/Nova-Scotia/Cape-Breton-Highlands-National-Park/blog-324436.html Saturday Sept 13We headed out after breakfast at the cottage and my morning walk down Silver Point Road. We were going to take the ferry at Riverpoint. On the way we saw signs posted for a Cranberry Farm so we drove out Blue Rocks Road and followed the signs down some side roads until we reached the farm. The gate was open but there was no one around. We parked the truck and realized that t http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/Canada/Nova-Scotia/blog-323554.html Saturday September 6When we started out on Saturday morning everything was wet from showers in the night the first bands of rain going out ahead of tropical storm Hannah. We ate breakfast at a Perkins just across the line into New Jersey. In New York we drove through the Bear Mountain State Park. The clouds were sitting on top of the mountain so the road to the lookout was closed. We too http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/Canada/Nova-Scotia/Cape-Breton/Baddeck/blog-323542.html Ten days with no place to call home. What better way to spend it than a road tripWe only had 10 days but we had 10 big days including the Gasp peninsula parts of New Brunswick and Cape Breton and the Bay of Fundy in Nova Scotia. Highlights included some amazing camping spots moosesigns and footprints but no moose sightings cute fishing villages lighthouses friendly people crazy drive http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/Canada/Nova-Scotia/blog-323084.html Okay so after a fairly long break from Travelblogging I've come back onto here to write a secret update all about our Honeymoon. So if you're reading this don't mention it to Laura as it's a big secret...So why Honeymoon Canada and not somewhere like the Seychelles Well the bargain price flights in August was a big reason which was pretty much why we didn't have a clue what we were actually http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/Canada/Nova-Scotia/blog-321285.html We arrived in Halifax late Tuesday night. This time the weather has not cooperated and it has rained every day so we have not been able to do a lot of outside things. Thursday we took the boys to an indoor glow in the dark mini golf. On Saturday we went to a friend of Jeremy's farm and picked blueberries. On the way home we stopped at Murphy's in Truro for some fish. YUM Rich preach on Sunday AM http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/Canada/Nova-Scotia/Halifax/blog-318587.html Alice and I are in Baddeck right now waiting until 5 or so to head back onto the road towards our campgrounds. She says if you check in after 6pm you don't have to pay for the day's fees so we figure we'll laze around Baddeck for the time being.One of the gift shops have the cutest mugs They are 'Buddha' mugs that are easy to cradle. I like http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/Canada/Nova-Scotia/Cape-Breton/Baddeck/blog-317690.html Less than a week to go and my mind turns to what I leave behind. I spent the summer in this quiet part of the world. I am lucky to live here I know. Now the birds are gathering on the telephone wires getting ready to fly south. People are energetic with the cooler air. Neighbours are chopping wood for winter. Schools will soon open. Everything around me begins the autumn dance yet I pac http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/Canada/Nova-Scotia/Halifax/blog-317576.html Today is the day that I should have a reaction to the Yellow Fever needle I got ten days ago. Hmmmmm do I feel different or am I thinking myself into some body aches Not sure... I wonder if some infected mosquito will bite me in Peru and die because I have this serum in my body I hope so. ha ha ha I like this site good tip about travel insurance. I get lost reading other blogs http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/Canada/Nova-Scotia/Halifax/blog-315670.html O.K. This looks like a great place for a travel journal. I fly out on the 4th of September with a one way ticket to London. In less than two weeks the adventure begins. http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/Canada/Nova-Scotia/Halifax/blog-315366.html HiIn September we will be hitting the road again heading to Nova Scotia. The sense of anticipation is getting stronger as the date approaches with lots of adventures great small to be shared. I'll be sending blogs once we start out on September 3. http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/Canada/Nova-Scotia/blog-315147.html It certainly has been a wet one for this part of the country. Driving north through New Brunswick and into Quebec after our stay in Halifax it was hard to miss the lush green pastures and lawns. Woods and fields were bursting at the seams with new growth and freshly baled hay was rotting everywhere we looked. Everything was waterlogged including the spirits of the people we ran into who have s http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/Canada/Nova-Scotia/Halifax/blog-310653.html Dramas on bus Got off at Montreal to find the BIGGEST most unorganised line ever. People everywhere. I lined up but it looked like the bus was going to overfill and me and a couple of guys I was talking to in the line were hoping it would so that we could all get seats to ourselves and stretch out. I get to the front of the line and am told that I have to go back to the information booth b http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/Canada/Nova-Scotia/Halifax/blog-307095.html Louisbourg Fort is a great place to visit but be aware that you may not get in too easily. You will be challenged by a mean looking French Soldier as you enter the gates. This is a definite must see. http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/Canada/Nova-Scotia/blog-305776.html Hi all still on text only till Gra flies in with Dads laptop. Anyway we had a great little trip out to Peggy's cove but couldn't see a thing as the fog was as thick as pea soup or clam chowder as they serve out here Then we headed to more little villages all of which started to look the same very pretty and great shops which we could buy anything in. Finally we got to the campsite which was s http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/Canada/Nova-Scotia/Peggy--s-Cove/blog-304575.html Hi AllHope You all got the first exciting no Pics blog not sure anyone did so hopefully i'll have more luck this time. Anywho i have been travelling around Nova Scotia which is a bit like Scottland in that it rains a lot people are very laid back and very friendly and they have funny accents Richard and I spent serveral days touring with the Salty Bear tour group. They consisted of Sally http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/Canada/Nova-Scotia/Cape-Breton/Cabot-Trail/blog-303837.html I've finally set up my travel blog for when I go to South Korea. I'm still trying to figure all of this out. Since I don't leave for another month there won't be much posted for now http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/Canada/Nova-Scotia/Halifax/blog-303188.html After our wild west adventures with the olds Rich and I have left mum and dad in Toronto baby sitting Hannah and William. It was very sad saying goodbye to Marta and my beautiful niece and nephew I had a great time this year being so close to them and will miss that a lot. After dad dropped us off at Hamilton airport which by the way has to be the quietest and most relaxed airport I have ever http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/Canada/Nova-Scotia/Halifax/blog-302001.html Hi EveryoneWell a lot has happened since our last entry. Sorry about the long wait. We decided on a 2 day trip to see Niagra Falls to get out of the city for a few days. Part of the trip included a wine tasting session we tried the red the white then the Canadian delicacy 'iced wine' which is locally called liquid gold sweet and tasty YUM We did the maid of the mist and got soaked despite http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/Canada/Nova-Scotia/Cape-Breton/Cabot-Trail/blog-301722.html