Blogs from Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada, North America - page 2

We stayed at my mom’s friends B’nB for 4 days. They had a cricket in they’re house and it was really annoying. They wanted it to exterminated it but once we looked it up we wanted to keep it alive, because crickets bring good news. Once it leaves you find out the good news. The first day we walked around town looking at all the pretty houses and shops. Then we went and saw the ships in the harbour. For supper we had crab sandwiches. Day 2. We went with Janet to drop things at her friends place. Then she showed us a great place to kayak. After we picked up George we went to a bunch of different beaches. I went swimming at Hurtles beach it was really cold but it was really fun. At ... read more

The first night traveling to the B’nB we slept in the car. The reason was because when we got to the camp spot and didn’t go far enough so we thought that there wasn't a place to camp. In the morning mom went further in and found there was a place to camp. We drove to Halifax and went to pier 21 one of the biggest migration centers in Canada! Between 1928 -1971 more then 1,000,000 people went through! Imagine how many went through all the immigration centers in Canada! Wen we were walking back to the car we bought a BBQ pork bun. Janet B’nB is really nice place, check it out here: http://www.bbcanada.com/5511.html?showpage=1... read more

The fortress of Louisbourg is as phenomenal as everyone claims. The fort wasn't really there at all untill they rebuilt it completely, and the did it completely like the one of the original times. They used the same materials and building styles. I found Jacob in the blacksmith's shop. The blacksmith is dressed in period clothing, has been working a forge for many years, and loves his work. He was deep into conversation about the quality of coal. He mines his coal himself from the area. Jacob was absorbing all like a sponge. We took a tour, which gave us a much better idea of the time and people. We could have stayed for days. They no longer let the pigs run free in the streets but they were there penned along with the geese, and ... read more

Geo: 44.3772, -64.3185Lunenberg is a pretty little town on the coast of Nova Scotia, south of Halifax. It was originally settled by the French but the English, wary of those Roman Catholics, imported a whole bunch of French and German protestants who started by farming and then got into boatbuilding and fishing and built themselvs a solid community and some beautiful fishing schooners, prominent among them the Bluenose which spent the summer fishing then took on all comers in the Fishing Schooners international sailing race and won every year, and i s now featured on a Canadian 50 cent stamp. It was eventually pensioned off and sank somewhere on the other side of the world but now they have Bluenose II which takes tourists round the bay.Seriously though they have an impressive collection of large sailing ... read more

So, we're headed off tomorrow!! We leave for Paris for a night before we continue on our way into the capital Ouagadougou, in Burkina Faso. We're not exactly sure what to expect but it will be an adventure either way. After packing and re-packing my backpack 4 times I think I've managed to fit most of my gear in 2 bags for the next 3 months. Hannah, Katie and I met up in LaHave, NS for some last minute pre-trip planning and I think we're finally ready to head out (at least as ready as we're going to be). We took the time to say good bye to the beautiful Atlantic, and any ocean for that matter. If there is one thing we can say for sure about Burkina it will be hot, and our Canadian ... read more