We had some fabulous weather. Overcast and misty, the roar of the waves against the rocks, temperature hovering around 50 degrees. We've been listening to a brilliant reading of Moby Dick and the weather brought the sea and salt and wind right into our bodies. As an aside, I haven't seen a whale on this trip - it's a little early this far north. (Truth be told I haven't seen a Puffin or a Moose either - not a big wildlife trip).
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| Looking back down the Cabot Trail |
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| Up close and personal with the rocks |
And then we would get a day, like this. Where the colors were too vivid to be real.
We would just sit in awe and soak it in.
Everywhere we go we've met the nicest people (of course, this is Canada!) and had delicious food.
People here are proud of their province and love to talk about its history and its unique character. They love their Anne of Green Gables on PEI; and they love their lobster fishermen wherever you are!
Many of the small communities are vibrant and busy, filled with young families who work hard at providing clean B & B accommodations as well as good restaurants. You can't imagine how nice it is to get so completely away from chain everything!
We have had a marvelous time here ... we're coming back. And next time we WILL take that ferry to Newfoundland!
Thank you for sharing your pictures of your wonderful trip!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful, Cindy! Your photos are exquisite. Lovet his place!
ReplyDeleteTis the home of my ancestors. My grandmother was Acadian and so her heritage is in Nova Scotia where she was born. She was an elocutionist and performed Evangeline many times throughout her life.
I've stayed on the Bay of Fundy. Did you have the opportunity to go there? Has the highest tides in the world!
Thank you for sharing your trip!
I am assuming you know the story of Evangeline. I am sure you do! and that Nova Scotia is the historic place where the English banished the Acadian's from their own land... and split the people up, and thus families were torn apart and searched for the rest of their lives for each other. This is the story of Evangeline, which I am sure you know. Beautiful poem by Longfellow. The land is exquisite!
ReplyDeleteWell, Kathleen, that explains a lot! :) Knowing you have such fierce blood flowing in your veins and now I know a bit of its history!
ReplyDeleteYes, we were reading Evangeline part of the way, especially when we were along the upper and western shores ... near Wolfville and Grand Pre. We even got out to Evangeline Beach - it's amazing.
We spent quite a bit of time around the Bay of Fundy. In fact most of the pictures are of that Bay. From various angles and with a wide variety of weather!
It is a gorgeous bit of earth for sure!
You've brought back fond memories of our trip to Nova Scotia in 1992. It is indeed "a gorgeous bit of earth". My wife has relatives scattered around Canada, including a cousin in Halifax who, with her husband, runs a B&B where we stayed two nights. We toured all around the peninsula, and spent a couple of days on Cape Breton Island, following the Cabot Trail. N.S. has a great musical tradition. While there, I bought a cassette tape (remember those?) of a woman whose name now escapes me (as did the tape) playing traditional fiddle tunes. You might want to check out a group from Cape Breton called the Barra MacNeils-- http://www.barramacneils.com/ --as well as the late Stan Rogers: http://selfabsorbedboomer.blogspot.com/2008/01/for-dawn-coyote.html
ReplyDeleteI so love the landscape of the Maritimes. Thanks for sharing!
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