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Part 1-A List of A-Z Day Trips in Nova Scotia
It’s officially spring here. Somebody, please, tell Mother Nature. Before you know it, it will be fall,and summer will be gone. And you’ll be wondering how it happened to sneak away without you enjoying one speck of it. No Nova Scotia day trips. No fun. Let me help. I’ve made a list of some of my favorite spots in alphabetical order to help you plan ahead for your days off to be posted in a 3 part series. This week, you get A to H. Enjoy. A– Advocate Harbour- I love Advocate Harbour.The scenery is stunning and Advocate Boats Tours and NovaShores Adventures tours is definitely on my bucket list.…
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Inside Maud Lewis’ House
I’ve always been a little bit curious about Maud Lewis. Being native Nova Scotian, it’s hard not to be-she is one of the more recognizable names in recent cultural history, especially with the overwhelming popularity of last year’s movie “Maudie” I was treated to a special showing of Maudie last fall at the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, along with a chance to see her wee house itself. And wee it was! For the life of me,I cannot fathom two people living in this- bigger houses have been made by kids with refrigerator boxes! Actually, we are pretty lucky to have this gem. After the death of both of Maud…
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Jonny’s CookHouse Berwick-Restaurant Review
Driving through Berwick on Highway 1 in the Annapolis Valley, Jonny’s Cookhouse looks like every other small diner. Except for the crowded parking lot and lineup of customers that all scream for ice cream. Jonny’s ice cream is, indeed delicious, including the home made ice cream drumsticks and chocolate soft serve. I get that. I’ve had that. What I really wanted was to get inside and try the eats. Jonny’s Cookhouse looks quite small from the outside-and guess what-it is small-only 9 tables. We went on a Thursday night and it was packed and loud and busy with the ice cream window, take out orders and waiting tables. The staff…
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Stuck in the Fundy Mud
I’m here relaxing and recuperating from my TKR surgery (total knee replacement) and looking forward to the day I get out and about in anything other than a cane shuffling, slow walking manner.I’m wondering what the summer may bring, which,if all goes well may be participating for the second time in the Not Since Moses Mud Run held yearly in Five Islands For some it may be a competitive 5 or 10k run.But for most, myself included, it’s an entertaining, dirty and labor intensive schlepp through stick deep goop. Not just any mud but the thick ankle sucking red mud of the Bay of Fundy. I first participated in 2015,…
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Up,Up and Away! Hot Air Balloon Ride with East Coast Balloon Adventures
Since we have been recently talking about Bucket Lists, I thought I’d tell you about fulfilling one of hubby’s bucket list dreams for his 65th birthday, several years ago. Thanks to East Coast Balloon Adventures, we celebrated high above the valley where the scenery was just exquisite. Contacting the company several weeks in advance to purchase our rides, I chose a date a bit prior to hubby’s birthday. They only go out on weekends, so date choices were limited. At last, the evening rolled around (they do sunrise and sunset rides) we met the crew at the Big Stop in New Minas to assess the weather.Although it was a beautiful…
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10 Things to Do Day Tripping Along in Colchester County
Alright. You neither know nor care where Colchester County is, right? I’m telling you anyway, because its just a beautiful part of the province. Colchester encompasses Shubenacadie to Truro to Five Islands and some of the most spectacular views of the Bay of Fundy and Cobequid Bay you will ever see. We aren’t strangers to this area-hubby has a camp on Economy Mountain. Sometimes we just jump in the car and make a day of exploring -always something new to find. Like this ‘flowerpot’, almost close enough to touch along Soley Cove Rd.
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Guzzle and Gorge in Port Williams
Port Williams is a small village that doesn’t know it’s small. According to Wikipedia,the population hovers around 1,100. The area was initially populated by Mi’kmaq, Acadians, and Planters-the Acadian influence evident by the nearby dykes. The village perches on the northern shore of the Cornwallis River-named after Edward Cornwallis, first governor of Nova Scotia. In the days of sail, the Cornwallis served as a very busy waterway, bringing ships into the port to be loaded with local goods destined for faraway places such as Great Britain. In fact,the village website proclaims Port Williams to be” The Biggest Little Port in the World”. I recently spend an afternoon exploring and it really wasn’t enough time.…
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Hiking the Crystal Falls Trail
I first heard about the Crystal Falls trail when perusing fellow blogger Laura Churchill Duke’s write up on Valley Family Fun, so on a day off hubby and I decided to give it a go. Laura had already gotten good directions from the Kingston Visitor Centre-we used those. I have included them below. Autumn is my favorite time of year and I love it especially for getting outdoors and exploring. Directions to the Crystal Falls Trail Take Exit 17 to hwy 1 and continue west into Kingston, then turn left at the lights to Greenwood. Turn left at the lights in Greenwood ( across from Canadian Tire) and then right…
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The Beautiful Cabot Trail, Cape Breton
Personally, I think the best time to tour the Cabot Trail is once the leaves turn color, but recently we took the opportunity to introduce some friends from Holland to it’s beauty. We were only joining them for part of the trip,so we picked up the RV they had booked at CanaDream in Waverly, and headed out. Day One We only made it to Port Hood-and only stopped there because it was the closest thing we could find for a camping spot. We drove into Sunset Sands RV Park at around 8pm.No one was around to help us so we helped ourselves to a site. A telephone number posted…
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Whale Watching on Brier Island
Brier Island Whale and Seabird Tours Briar Island is a smallish basalt island off the coast of southwest Nova Scotia, only 7.5 km long and 2.5 km wide. The economy runs on fishing and seasonally on ecotourism-mainly whale and bird watching tours.In fact, some lobster fishermen set their traps from the last Monday in November and pull them for the season on May 31st,clean the boat,then captain these ecotours during the summer season. Whale season runs from about mid June to Mid October. Then they all stream back to the Caribbean and its warm waters for the winter months. Humpbacks are preceded to the Bay of Fundy by Finback Whales, Minke Whales and…
