Peggy's Cove and More! - July 21

We left our campsite early in the morning with the intent of getting to Lunenburg, which according to the locals is over 2 hours away.  Our first stop – Peggy’s Cove.  This old lighthouse is an icon for Nova Scotia.  Any photo you see will feature this red topped lighthouse.  We had been warned by MANY people that Peggy’s Cove is always freezing cold and to be sure to bring jackets.  We packed our coats into the truck but when we got to the Cove the weather was AMAZING!  Even I, who is always cold, was OK without a coat on. 

This area is beautiful.  Granite rocks of all shapes and sizes, the ocean waves spraying onto onlookers who get too close and the sunshine.  It was a sight to behold.  I had been warned this was a place to give mothers heart attacks since the kids jump from rock to rock and sure enough that is what happened.  They loved it and I enjoyed sitting and soaking up the rays.  What a great way to spend the morning. 

From here we left and got to see a rare sight – a traffic jam!  There was an incident on the highway so we had to be detoured back onto the scenic highway which we then took to Lunenburg.  Lunenburg is quite famous for the Bluenose.  This is where the famous ship was launched and where the Bluenose II is currently being restored.  It was supposed to be quite close to finished (or already done) but it is not quite done.  We managed to find a little local shop that has photos and painting of the stages of restoration.  And, we managed to find a local distillery that makes local vodka and liqueurs.  With free samples it was hard to say no to the Raspberry Liqueur they were featuring.

Here I gave the kids an option – either have local food here or wait til we got back to Dartmouth and have it at the recommended restaurant near our campground.   They decided on a chips and dip tailgate party for now! 

We ended up stopping at the Micmac restaurant which was fantastic.  The service was great and the waitress managed to give us a couple platters which let us taste a lot of local fare.  Everything from local lobster, fried clams, and pan fried scallops.  YUM.