Travellers Trails

Peggy's Cove is the number one tourist destination in Nova Scotia and the most photographed lighthouse in the world. The reason for it's fame isn't only the picturesque lighthouse standing atop a beautiful rock formation but also the little fishing community it is home to, so quintessentially maritimes, and the story of how the village got it's name - an orphaned little girl named Peggy who the village took in.  

Advocate Harbour

My wonderful friend Blanche is also my unpaid Nova Scotia travel guide and she had long been telling me to visit Advocate Harbour and stay at a little campground she loves. My parents coming seemed the perfect opportunity to go and with it only two hours away we went for the weekend and booked one night where she suggested. It was fun to be exploring somewhere totally new to all of us and it turned out for me to be one of the highlights of my whole time in Nova Scotia.

30 + 3

I love birthdays, I don't mind getting older at all and the cake, presents and fun make the milestone worthwhile in my mind! August is a very busy month in everyone's lives in Nova Scotia. With only two and a half months of true summer, people pack in their holidays, family time and schedules are very busy. We were so busy ourselves with Mum and Dad here I hadn't given it all much thought but Levi created an absolutely beautiful birthday to remember for me.

Blueberry Crush

Last year we discovered a fantastic blueberry farm only 30 minutes from our house with blueberries for only $2 a pound. So we headed back this year only to discover it was an incredible season for blueberries and they were not only in abundance but they were huge and delicious! With my berry picking experience thus far, I have to say that they are the easiest and most fun to pick. You look for big ripe clumps of berries and brush them off the stalks. This year it was so easy and in no time at all we had a huge haul.

Cape Breton

Cape Breton is one of the true gems of Nova Scotia. We had visited with Jen and Stew last summer (read here) and we were excited to take Mum and Dad to share in it's beauty too. It's about a 4 hour drive from Halifax and with car packed to the brim and a kayak on top we took off for a long weekend. This was the first of many road trips together and we had the energy and excitement that comes with that. Some singing and question from my 'get to know your spouse' book gave us amble entertainment for the drive up and we arrived in Baddeck to our little cottage on the lake with time to spare to enjoy the afternoon.

Maud Lewis and her Little House

Maud Lewis is an iconic Nova Scotia folk artist who perfectly captures the feel of the Maritimes. There is so much about her story that endears her. She lived in the tiny house above, that is on display in it's entirety in the Nova Scotia Art Gallery, and painted despite crippling childhood arthritis and quite a tragic life. She is a little tiny ray of sunshine and despite her troubles was said to always be cheerful and positive. This is all reflected in her art that once sold for 10 cents a picture and now goes for closer to $20 000.