Continuing our 2010 trip to the maritimes. All photos will look much better if you click and enlarge them.
June 17-18, 2010. Days 6 and 7; 3,000km; Nova Scotia: Halifax, Dartmouth, and Peggy’s Cove.
We spent a couple of hours in the morning at the Halifax land registry researching some early records. Did you know that the first person to have a land registered in his name in Canada was a Jewish man named John Franks? This was in 1749.
We toured Halifax Citadel National Historic Site in a drizzle.
Watched a shooting demo where the guy looked like he was 12 years old, but he was really fast at reloading and shooting.
Pier 21 was an ocean liner terminal from 1928 to 1971. Nearly one million immigrants came to Canada through there. Today it’s a museum.
Tony found a picture of the Franconia; the boat that he took as a kid leaving Canada.
Africville. A national heritage site commemorating the expropriation of lands of the black community in Halifax. Also known as a place where identities were killed.
It took us a while to find the place due to the lack of signage. We found these protesters first.
Apparently, it is an off-leash dog park now. There are a few art students’ installations to commemorate the ‘event’.
The bridge between Halifax and Dartmouth. Source of anxiety. The toll stations want only quarters. We kept throwing money at it and it wanted more…on the next trip over, we realized that not only there are booths with attendants that can give you change, there are also floaters that can ‘rescue’ you if you have a problem. We are such tourists…
As we were driving around, we spotted the Haligonian Jewish cemetery, but it was locked so we couldn’t look inside.
Had dinner with Betty and Mike at the Mi’kmaq Mall.
We could have had an oil change at the mall’s parking lot if we wanted to. Just drive into the trailer. This is actually and interesting concept.
June 18th. A day trip to Peggy’s Cove in glorious weather for a change. What a scenic place!
A rock crop just missing the road.
Boats in the harbour…
Look, another harbour…
Who wants to band a lobster?
Bay…
The most photographed lighthouse in the world
For a good reason.
Yup.
Just outside of Peggy’s Cove, a memorial to the 111 Swissair flight that crashed 12 km offshore.
Rocks strewn around by the glacier.
Pitcher Plants
Yes, more lupines
Back to Halifax where we had archaeology fun with six very chatty girl guides. The girls did very well putting together broken ancient pots. I made only one girl cry and just like our ancients we were paid in wine! Thanks Betty!
…and onwards to Newfoundland!
What no beach visits? You definitely need to come back.
We most definitely need to go back and visit some beaches.
Thanks for the rekindling my memories. We were in Halifax for a day via cruise ship. Peggy’s Cove is beautiful … and we went up to the Citadel. … a good day.
Any time! It’s a beautiful area with lots to explore.
A beautiful part of Canada. We look forward to getting back there. Thanks for sharing. Allan
We are also hoping to go back. Thanks for visiting with us!
The Citadel wasn’t open on our trip, nice to see inside. Still love Peggy’s Cove ???? Maggie
Hopefully you get to go back one day and explore more. Yes, Peggy’s Cove is wonderful.
Peggy’s Cove is very picturesque. Glad you had blue skies and sun when you visited. I’ve never seen a drive in oil change trailer before, but that gave me a good chuckle.
I’m always drawn to lighthouses. They always stand in stark contrast to cliffs, rock and ocean waves. Beautiful. And a mobile oil changing business? I could use that! A very lovely area. Thanks.
Love lighthouses too. That was a wonderful description, Linda. When are you going to start your own blog?
We were obsessed with the oil change trailer 🙂
I had never heard of Africville before and Googled it. I suppose I shouldn’t be surprised as racism is everywhere. Did you get a chance to talk to “the protestors?” It looks like a scene from a Saturday Night Live sketch.
I can’t recall ever seeing one of those type of oil changing trailers. It is a cool idea.
What a cool lighthouse! I wonder how they can make the claim that it’s the most photographed one in the world. We have one of those claims in our city too that leaves me wondering the same thing. This is the Carson Mansion—the most photographed Victorian House in the United States. https://historydaily.org/carson-mansion-most-photographed-victorian-house-in-the-united-states
Yeah, it is not very well-know unfortunately. We didn’t get to talk to anyone, but yes, it was kind of strange. They should have coined it the most photographed lighthouse in Canada…I think that there are a lot of cruise ships stopping there and tons of visitors in the summer, which helped with this belief. I’m sure it’s hard to quantify 🙂
Well! I can see why the Carson house is such a popular subject for photography! Wish I’d known about it when I was teaching Victorian architecture to middle school students!
It’s cool that you taught Victorian architecture!
Ah so beautiful. The idea of travelling through our eastern provinces is so exciting. Your pictures do it justice, including of course the most photographed lighthouse. Can’t wait to see all you discover in Newfoundland.
Thank you! these provinces are absolute gems to explore, and Newfoundland is the crown Jewels.
Great post and pictures! We have family in N.S. and have been many times. Peggy’s Cove has always been ridiculously crowded when we’ve been there. But still a beautiful place. Your post brought back many good memories! Thank you!!
Glad it brought back good memories. We were lucky to be there before the hordes of tourists swarmed the place!
I’ve heard wonderful things about Peggy’s Cove, after reading a few posts from other Canadian bloggers and their visit there. Looks like this visit was very history-driven, as you got to learn a lot about the country’s past, down to the colonial times. Sounds like a fun time!
There is a lot of history there, and we are definitely drawn to historical places. The landscape is so varied and beautiful, and the people are wonderful, which are a few more good reasons to visit 🙂
Thank you for this lovely post. Brought back great memories from summer 2018. We stopped by Peggy’s Cove and loved it. So so stunning. After all that walking, we enjoyed a lobster roll and they don’t skimp out on meat down there! ????
Oh, the lobster rolls and crab cakes are my favourites! And, yes, Peggy’s cove is very beautiful!
Love that first photo with the lighthouse. Looks like a beautiful place to visit. Peggy’s Cove – I should go there. It must be named after me. Ha
Thank you, and I think you will love visiting your namesake lighthouse!
I love lighthouses too. What a pretty spot during calm weather. Australia is one big island nation so lighthouses have been a vital part of our early history when ships brought much needed supplies or fishermen and whalers went out.
I love lighthouses too. What a pretty spot during calm weather. Australia is one big island nation so lighthouses have been a vital part of our early history when ships brought much needed supplies or fishermen and whalers went out.
Although the weather was rather calm, the waves were pretty fierce and it was a bit dangerous to go near the water on the rocks. I can imagine how treacherous these rocks are during a storm! I can imagine how vital the lighthouses were in Australia!
In Victoria we have a section called the Shipwreck Coast which includes the iconic 12 Apostles rock formations.
I looked it up. Amazing place!
That’s great! My dream is to visit Canada one day.
i hope you’ll be able to!
I spent a little time in that area about 40 years ago, and it hasn’t changed much! Lol. Part of my family were Tories, loyal to England during the US Revolutionary War, and they fled to Canada, so the place holds some personal history. I love the windswept landscapes. Those are my most vivid memories. Great photos!. The lighthouse is beautiful.
Oh, cool that you have loyalist ancestors! It is indeed a beautiful landscape. Thanks for coming along!
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Yeah! This time I can truly say I visited all three!!! Beautiful and historic. Cheers, Muriel
It was beautiful and historic and I am glad you got to go as well!
how cool to take a picture of the most photographed lighthouse in the world! and what a clever idea for an oil change business…
We thought so too!
It is hard to focus on any photograph because the whole tour is fascinating. However you sometimes throw little comments in that can be easily skipped over. But you can’t just say “Tony found a picture of the Franconia; the boat that he took as a kid leaving Canada.” There’s a whole story there and so therefore ………?
You are right, John, I tend to have half of the conversation in my head sometimes. In my defence, this blog of our trip ten years ago was really a way for me to keep our daughters in the loop…kind of a travel journal that jotted down where we were quickly with a couple of pictures. It was kept in real time and very little internet connectivity, so laconic and brief was the key to get these post out as we travelled. I didn’t write for years after that and I don’t even have access to this blog anymore. I cringe when I read some of these posts, but at the same time, grateful for the memories as they are. As to Tony, his family moved to Canada when he was one year old, but went back to Israel, via France, when he was about ten. It was a pivotal time in his life I believe.
So there is some validity in my thinking that the Jewish connection that is in ‘The Green Lizard” is slightly more relevant to you than to others?
P.S. In my post about Jimmy Wirraway there is the line about “Forgiving God” I first read that line in a book by Yael Dayan “Dust”. She is Moshe Dayan’s daughter. It is an interesting book.
I was definitely intrigued by that possible Jewish connection. yael Dayan is an interesting person. She was a politician and a writer, not just her famous father’s daughter. She did a lot for women and LGBTQ rights.
I have always admired Yael Dayan. Look for Dust. It’s about the first of the kibbutz pioneers.
I have admired Yael Dayan for a long time. Try and find Dust. It is about the first post war kibbutzniks.
I found a PDF for it online. I think I read it many years ago, I should see if I can find the Hebrew version.
Beautiful photos. My brother and SIL visited Peggy’s Cove and thoroughly enjoyed their time there.
Thank you! It is indeed a beautiful place! Thanks for coming along.
Thank you for sharing your photos! ????