Three More Weeks In Nova Scotia

We managed to squeeze in another long visit in Nova Scotia this summer. As I've written previously, our goal is to help our kids connect with their family and their roots. We spent almost all our time hangout out with our extended family this time, and the visit included a family wedding on one side and an anniversary party on the other. Now that they are older, we also wanted to give them a sense of the history of the region, so we made a side trip to Cape Breton to visit the Alexander Graham Bell museum in Baddeck and the Fortress of Louisbourg.

Solomon Gundy at Magnolia's Grill in Lunenburg - their scallops were the best I have ever tasted.

A beautiful day at Martinique Beach

Sunset reflected on a distant thunderhead at Lawrencetown Beach

The view of a glassy Bay of Fundy from my grandparents' house in Port Greville

Cape Split at low tide from the beach at Port Greville, with the help of a zoom lens

Five Islands Lighthouse Park

Five Islands at low tide and sunset. Glooscap threw these clumps of mud at Beaver.

A Cheticamp table mat in our cottage in Baddeck.

Twist, cross, twist, cross. Learning bobbin lacemaking at the Fortress of Louisbourg.

One of several period kitchen gardens at the Fortress.

Learning to trout fish at a local lake

Ferry ride across Halifax Harbour to have coffee with a friend

Supper at the Old Orchard Inn after a long day of visiting family

One last walk at Lawrencetown Beach