Blogs from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, North America - page 6

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Geo: 44.6462, -63.5739Hi all! You signed up to Jim and Donna's travel blog when we were on our big adventure in 2012-2013. We don't want to assume you are interested in all our travels so we are checking in with you.After having escaped winter for that 2012-2013 year, Jim especially is finding winters difficult here in Nova Scotia, Canada. When I say difficult, I mean he whinges regularly and wants nothing to do with shovelling or loading up the wood stove ever again! I like the changing seasons, however, the length of our seasons here are completely upside down. Who wants the long, cold winters that go on forever with temperatures resembling a bouncy ball gone wild? And then, as the promise of spring begins to break we creep into a time enveloped in grey, wet, ... read more

We have our RV parked here in Cap-Pele, New Brunswick. We take day trips in our cars. We brought our truck and Glen and Glenda brought their car. Yesterday we took a trip to Nova Scotia. Nova Scotia has around 900,000 people. Its capital is Halifax. We traveled along the southern coast to Peggy's Cove which is about 30 miles from Halifax. Beautiful drive. Peggy's Cove is a small settlement. According to legend, the name Peggy's Cove came when a ship was wrecked on rocks near the lighthouse. Everyone was lost except a woman who managed to swim ashore and was rescued. Her name was Margaret. Another version of the story of the name is that Peggy's Cove is situated at the entrance to St. Margaret's Bay. So the name Margaret's Cove was shortened to Peggy's ... read more

I set my phone to wake us at 5:30 AM; but, must have left with roaming on and somehow it decided the actual time was an hour ahead of what it was. When I got out of bed at what I thought was 6:00 AM and planned to head for the gym, I realized what happened. Instead of going back to bed, I finished yesterday’s blog before going up to work out in the gym, concentrating on legs today. When that was done, Sharon and I went up to the Lido for breakfast. We had an early tour that needed to be ashore at 9:15 AM. I had a couple of bowls of Muesli and Sharon had some French Toast. Afterwards, we checked out the menu for the Dining Room, where it is the second “Formal ... read more

Monday:A hazy day welcomed us in Halifax. The City is set up for cruise ships with well signed historic trails that offered the weary walker ample places to linger and read informative plaques. We took in the seafront before turning inland and venturing off-piste. Shock, horror, we stumbled across Anne's Cafe that offered damned strong coffee. Fortified, we climbed up to the Citadel, strolled through a delightful park and ambled back through the city. As ever, www access on-board is tres expensive and so we took advantage of the free wi-fi in a so-called farmer's market to scan our emails. Entertainment in the evening was again good consisting of a comedian, Cynthia MacLeod Trio (folk) and a pretty laid back Jazz sextet. The excitement was not quite over - a rather choppy sea made for an ... read more