6.27.18. Wednesday. West Publico, Nova Scotia to Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Leaving West Publico, we continued following the coast as it meandered along peninsulas sticking long fingers out into the ocean. Wind turbines were followed by the Shag Harbor UFO landing site, graced by one of the large lobster sculptures (this one in a boot) that are scattered throughout Nova Scotia.
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| Red Coach Inn, West Publico, NS |
Next came Fort St. Louis (near Barrington); a stop in Lockeport for lunch from the general store, eaten under a lovely tree shading a few chairs in a pocket-park; and a visit to the the seacoast vista that appears on the Canadian 50 dollar bill.
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| Fort St. Louis |
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| Lunch in Lockeport |
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| The view on the 50 dollar bill |
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| Lockeport |
We followed that with a stop at Hunt’s Point Wharf for a geocache planted on a fabulous sea wall built of enormous boulders and more pictures of lobster traps and boat; the picturesque Fort Point Light House; Fort Pointe Marie de Grace; and the ferry from Le Have. Le Have is a quaint wide spot in the road with a couple of craft shops, an outfitters, and a restaurant. It would be a nice lunch stop, if we were the kind of people that stopped to eat lunch.
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| Hunt's Point Wharf |
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| Hunt's Point Wharf |
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| Fort Point Light House |
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| Fort Pointe Marie de Grace |
The short ferry ride took us across the inlet. We stopped at a historic and magnificent building, the former Lunenburg Academy, under renovation, and passed many other well-preserved wooden buildings in this historic town. After more picturesque towns and beautiful coast line, we worked our way out to a park where we found a stone commemorating Canada’s first geocache, placed June 28, 2000. And then we went and found the geocache (just one day shy of its 18th "birthday").
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| Lunenburg Academy |
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| One of many historic buildings in Lunenburg |
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| Commemorating the 1st geocache in Canada |
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| The first geocache in Canada -- still intact (you'd never just "happen" upon this spot!) |
The memorial for SwissAir Flight 111, that crashed in 1998 near Bayswater, was stark, somber, and stunning. The stone memorial is mounted on the windswept rocks overlooking the bay, with bits of vegetation clinging and clambering over the low spots and crevices. I learned later that my friend Beth’s niece was among the victims.
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| Swiss Air Flight 111 Memorial |
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| View from the Flight 111 Memorial of Peggy's Cove |
Peggy’s Cove seems like it was plucked from a Scandinavian seacoast and dropped here. It was uniquely beautiful, even among other stunning villages on this trip. Its colorful buildings are perched high on a rocky point at the mouth of the bay and boats bob at the docks. The lighthouse was beautifully illuminated against the late afternoon sun. Just breath-taking!
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| Peggy's Cove Lighthouse |
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| Peggy's Cove |
We arrived in Halifax later than I had hoped. I had charted a very nice walking tour that we had to cut down due to the late hour, including, regrettably, eliminating the library since we were past its 9 p.m. closing. We walked past it, but I had hoped to enter. Friend Stephanie had taken a tour and said it was really interesting. Plus, it was a geocache location! But we enjoyed the sights-by-night nonetheless.
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| The Citadel, Halifax |
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| Halifax by night |
Wandered around sightseeing and geocaching until after 10 p.m. by which time our options for food had narrowed. We stopped at one place that I had scoped out as veggie friendly (for me) and with an appropriate beer selection (for Jeff), but it had stopped serving. The waiter suggested Durty Nellie’s which we had passed earlier so we headed back. The bar menu was still available, so we ate high fat foods and drank beer. Spent the night in Halifax at the Waverly Inn.
The Waverly Inn was an interesting, rambling old place that had free parking. Our first-floor room in the rear was quite small and had no view at all (a fence mostly), but it was quiet. Across the street was a blues club, which other reviewers said was noisy. Not a problem for us. We enjoyed the very easy walking access to downtown and having breakfast (continental, hard boiled eggs, not memorable but adequate) on the premises. Area is a bit gritty, but the hotel was nice and so convenient and relatively cheap for the location that we would certainly stay here again.
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