Friday was the warmest day in the past two weeks. It was about 30c. We toured the Southwest part of Nova Scotia today. Our first stop was Kejimkujik National Park, the seaside section of the park. The big attraction here is the beach and the possibility of seeing seals. To see either, you have to hike back in about 2.5 km. It was certainly worth the walk. The ocean views were spectacular, and we did see seals on the rocks and swimming around the island. After the 2.5 km walk to the beach we had a 2.5 km walk back. I enjoyed the walk down to the beach better.
Our second stop was at Blue rocks that was advertised as being just as nice as Peggy's Cove, but without the crowds. It was less than advertised. It is near the town of Lunenberg which has some amazing architeturally designed homes dating back to the 1700's. They had a walking tour, but we were too worn out by then. There was an interesting Anglican Church in town that dates back to 1753. It was the second Anglican church built in Canada.
We drove to picturesque Peggy's Cove and stopped at the Memorial to Flight 111. This is the memorial to the 229 people who died when the Swissair flight exploded on September 2, 1998.
Our last stop was at the octagonal lighthouse at Peggy's Cove. It is one of the oldest on the Atlantic coast. There's a photo of the town also. The local population is 120 until the tourist are turned loose.
That's the end of our travels for today. Now we have a 10:00 scheduled skype call to wish our grand-daughter, Beatrice, a happy 6th birthday.
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