Thursday, 29 September 2016
Travel Nfld Day 2 18 sep 16
In order to have a B and B, the owner is suppose to live in the same building because they get some tax breaks that an Inn or Motel does not. This does not always happen but as long as they are readily available it has been accepted.
After breakfast we headed for two small villages of Brigus and Cupid. Brigus is hodge podge of houses with no particular layout. Bear in mind these towns stated in the 1700 and most of the land was probably "squatted" on. Many of the houses a painted with bright paint such as Red, Blue , Yellow, Green , etc. One interesting story is about a Sea Captain who build a house in the area. When he dock his boat he had to walk along the shore to get to his house because a huge rock was between his boat and his house. So he had his men chisel a 7 ft high tunnel thru the rock and it still stands today as a tourist attraction to be visited by people like us. I always said make up a story and put a Plague up and people will photograph.
Birgus also has a Tourist centre so we dropped in for a visit and mainly to use the washrooms. However, the lady at the centre advised us the a new family type restaurant just open last Oct and the food was great and their Sunday special was Jigg's Dinner. Jigg's Dinner is normally only served on Sunday or maybe it is always served on Sunday. Since we plan to have lunch at the " Stone Jug" in Carboner we filed this info on the restaurant away for another time.
We then headed for Cupid which was a stone throw away. It has a Legacy Centre which includes a visitors centre, museum and an observation deck with a view of the area and the ocean. It also comes with coffee or tea and cookies. Since Museums are not our strong suite we opted for the tea and cookies. We inquired about a B and B in the area that we would be in that evening. There were 2 teenager running the visitors centre and were they every knowledgeable and helpful. They spent at least 1/2 an hour calling around for us. One was on the computer while the other was on his cell phone. The guy even called his mother as she travels for a bank in the area we were going to and she knows of the B and B in that area. They finally found a B and B at our price ( 100.00 ) .
After our visit to Cupid we went to the " Stone Jug " for lunch. Words do not describe how beautiful it look on the inside. Neither does a picture since we lost our camera in NS.
After lunch we travel thru many small town on our way to the our B and B in Port Blandford. We visited place like Harbour Grace , Hearts Content, anold's cove and Clarenville before reaching Port Blandford.
Port Blandford does not have a restaurant. What it does have is a service station with groceries and a Liquour dept, a golf course with a hotel resort and at least 2 B and Bs. Our only choice for supper was the Pub in the resort. This time we found our way home since we never left the main road.
After we got home we watched another hockey game. cheers
Travel NFLD, Day 1 ... 17 Sep 16
The first day was quite windy and cool but the sun was shinning so that was the compensated for the coolness. The first item on the agenda was to go to the TD Bank so I could withdraw some cash as I expected that the B and B's would want cash. I whipped out my wallet and no Debit card. I can't even recalled when I used it last but I will check my bank statement later. So we went to the back up system which is Carroll of course, however, she seldom ever uses an ATM and wasn't sure she could remember her pin. Luckily she did!
Next we drove around St. John's to locate a few places to visit and we stopped at the Basilica, thinking some spiritual intervention might help to keep the cool, wet weather at bay. We found the fabulous Museum called the Rooms. However, we decided that this would be a good place to spend a few hours some day if it should rain. We then wormed our way around St. John's until we found Signal Hill ( as if we could miss it ). We wanted to drive to the parking area at the top but it was out of bound due to some road construction. However, we did go to the visitors centre which is approximately 1/2 way up. We picked up some maps and ask for direction to Cape Shear Light house. Apparently we got the only person in Nfld who failed giving direction. His direction where to leave St. John's on a certain street, and when you see the "Beaver " on a sign go a "we ways further" and turn left and then follow the Beaver sign.
Yep!! we got lost so we ask a gentleman at a service station and he said it would be best if we followed him to the correct road which we did. After visiting the Light house we continued on with no destination in mind and landed in a quaint little town/hamlet called Petty Harbour. Since it was lunch time we stopped at, what I think is the only eating establishment it the town. However, we were not the first to discover the place because it was fairly full. They even had an up stairs area when the lower was full and they did open while we were there. Being our first day in Nfld we all had Sea food of a sort and chased it with a beer.
After lunch we decided to head for our B and B in Spaniards Bay bearing in mind to stop at many of the small towns along the way. While going thru one town we spotted a Tim's and decided it would be a good place for a "Pit " stop and to pick up a coffee. We pulled into the parking lot and park next to several "Senior " Bikers who were on a Saturday drive and they too stopped for the same reason. When we got out of the car they said "how's you today Bye" and as soon as we answered they knew we were not Newfies. We were not sure of the best route to our B and B so we ask them and one guy said follow me and I'll put you on the right road; so we followed him for about 10 KM. He also told us about some towns that we must visit, so he was most helpful.
We checked into our B and B in a town called Spaniards Bay. As usual, all the houses are vintage so the room are upstairs. The rooms are "roomy" in most places and they come with an unsuite, TV and WiFi. This B and B also had 2 students living there, probably to help cover their expenses during the winter when there are no tourist. The B and B's cost around 100.00 per night and this one was 103.00 with taxes.
Since there are NO restaurant in Spaniards Bay we inquired about a place to eat and we were recommended a newly renovated restaurant about 15 minutes away called the Stone Jug in Carbonier.
This building was once a huge stone house 50' by 100' and has two floors. It was run down for many years and this entrepreneur came into town and spent 1 million dollars renovating it. It is so popular you have to make supper reservation 2 days in advance. We arrived a 6 PM without reservations and were advised to come back at 8:30 and they would try to squeeze us in. We could not wait that long so we went to the only other restaurant in town and it was a "Chinese" joint. Suffice to say we were there "twice ". First and last.
After the supper fiasco, we headed back to our B and B. I will tell you , it is not easy to find you way around these small towns , in the dark, when it is raining and with very limited street lighting. We tried the GPS but it took us to someone's back yard, so we dispensed with that idea. You can not see any house numbers in the dark even if the had them, which they don't and none of us 4 supposedly intelligent people thought about finding some markers so we could find our way back. Luckily we did recall that our B and B was on the ocean and it did have a sign in the driveway so that got us on the right street/road. Eventually we did find our way back and the B and B left the light on ( much light Super 8 ) .
We plan to return to the Stone Jug tomorrow for lunch as we have a few places on our agenda to visit in the area with names like cupid and Brigus. We return home in time to watch the World Hockey game. cheers
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Next we drove around St. John's to locate a few places to visit and we stopped at the Basilica, thinking some spiritual intervention might help to keep the cool, wet weather at bay. We found the fabulous Museum called the Rooms. However, we decided that this would be a good place to spend a few hours some day if it should rain. We then wormed our way around St. John's until we found Signal Hill ( as if we could miss it ). We wanted to drive to the parking area at the top but it was out of bound due to some road construction. However, we did go to the visitors centre which is approximately 1/2 way up. We picked up some maps and ask for direction to Cape Shear Light house. Apparently we got the only person in Nfld who failed giving direction. His direction where to leave St. John's on a certain street, and when you see the "Beaver " on a sign go a "we ways further" and turn left and then follow the Beaver sign.
Yep!! we got lost so we ask a gentleman at a service station and he said it would be best if we followed him to the correct road which we did. After visiting the Light house we continued on with no destination in mind and landed in a quaint little town/hamlet called Petty Harbour. Since it was lunch time we stopped at, what I think is the only eating establishment it the town. However, we were not the first to discover the place because it was fairly full. They even had an up stairs area when the lower was full and they did open while we were there. Being our first day in Nfld we all had Sea food of a sort and chased it with a beer.
After lunch we decided to head for our B and B in Spaniards Bay bearing in mind to stop at many of the small towns along the way. While going thru one town we spotted a Tim's and decided it would be a good place for a "Pit " stop and to pick up a coffee. We pulled into the parking lot and park next to several "Senior " Bikers who were on a Saturday drive and they too stopped for the same reason. When we got out of the car they said "how's you today Bye" and as soon as we answered they knew we were not Newfies. We were not sure of the best route to our B and B so we ask them and one guy said follow me and I'll put you on the right road; so we followed him for about 10 KM. He also told us about some towns that we must visit, so he was most helpful.
We checked into our B and B in a town called Spaniards Bay. As usual, all the houses are vintage so the room are upstairs. The rooms are "roomy" in most places and they come with an unsuite, TV and WiFi. This B and B also had 2 students living there, probably to help cover their expenses during the winter when there are no tourist. The B and B's cost around 100.00 per night and this one was 103.00 with taxes.
Since there are NO restaurant in Spaniards Bay we inquired about a place to eat and we were recommended a newly renovated restaurant about 15 minutes away called the Stone Jug in Carbonier.
This building was once a huge stone house 50' by 100' and has two floors. It was run down for many years and this entrepreneur came into town and spent 1 million dollars renovating it. It is so popular you have to make supper reservation 2 days in advance. We arrived a 6 PM without reservations and were advised to come back at 8:30 and they would try to squeeze us in. We could not wait that long so we went to the only other restaurant in town and it was a "Chinese" joint. Suffice to say we were there "twice ". First and last.
After the supper fiasco, we headed back to our B and B. I will tell you , it is not easy to find you way around these small towns , in the dark, when it is raining and with very limited street lighting. We tried the GPS but it took us to someone's back yard, so we dispensed with that idea. You can not see any house numbers in the dark even if the had them, which they don't and none of us 4 supposedly intelligent people thought about finding some markers so we could find our way back. Luckily we did recall that our B and B was on the ocean and it did have a sign in the driveway so that got us on the right street/road. Eventually we did find our way back and the B and B left the light on ( much light Super 8 ) .
We plan to return to the Stone Jug tomorrow for lunch as we have a few places on our agenda to visit in the area with names like cupid and Brigus. We return home in time to watch the World Hockey game. cheers
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Wednesday, 28 September 2016
Flying to NFLD 16 Sep 16
We are scheduled to fly to St. John's from Halifax at 3 PM to start out 10 day trip to see Nfld. Due to the time change we should arrive around 6 PM. Our friends Vince and Lynda Ziglo from Yorkton, SK are arriving around 9 PM. Our plan was to go to our hotel which was a block from the airport and return at 9 PM to meet the Ziglos on their arrival. Good plan!!!!
Since we are camped a good 1/2 hour drive from the airport we would need to leave our car at the " Airport Parking" for 10 days at 12.00 a day. However, our friend Barry works for Hertz so we were allowed to drop our car off at the Hertz Rental area and Barry would take it back to our campsite and he also agreed to pick us up on our return. Great to have friends.
Since we were packed and just killing time at the Campsite we took off to the airport around noon and dropped our car off at Hertz Rental. We got checked in fairly quickly and decided to have lunch since we are on a "Bare Bone's " flight. Somewhere around 2 PM there was an announcement that our flight was delayed and the monitor read a 45 Min delay. Shortly thereafter an announcement was made for all passengers for the WestJet to St. John , to come to the counter for a Meal Voucher as the flight is further delayed. That did not sound good but thanks to the cell phone I was able to text the Ziglos to advise them of our delays. The next announce was a "4 th "delay as they had to fly a plane and crew from Ottawa. We final had lift off at 7 PM and landed at 9:30.
As it turns out, the Ziglo landed 1/2 an before us so they picked up their Rental and waited for us. Then we had to find a restaurant since they had not had a meal since early afternoon. The only restaurant that we could find open at 10 PM was a pizza joint
We got to our hotel around 11:30. The beauty of flying. Cheers
Since we are camped a good 1/2 hour drive from the airport we would need to leave our car at the " Airport Parking" for 10 days at 12.00 a day. However, our friend Barry works for Hertz so we were allowed to drop our car off at the Hertz Rental area and Barry would take it back to our campsite and he also agreed to pick us up on our return. Great to have friends.
Since we were packed and just killing time at the Campsite we took off to the airport around noon and dropped our car off at Hertz Rental. We got checked in fairly quickly and decided to have lunch since we are on a "Bare Bone's " flight. Somewhere around 2 PM there was an announcement that our flight was delayed and the monitor read a 45 Min delay. Shortly thereafter an announcement was made for all passengers for the WestJet to St. John , to come to the counter for a Meal Voucher as the flight is further delayed. That did not sound good but thanks to the cell phone I was able to text the Ziglos to advise them of our delays. The next announce was a "4 th "delay as they had to fly a plane and crew from Ottawa. We final had lift off at 7 PM and landed at 9:30.
As it turns out, the Ziglo landed 1/2 an before us so they picked up their Rental and waited for us. Then we had to find a restaurant since they had not had a meal since early afternoon. The only restaurant that we could find open at 10 PM was a pizza joint
We got to our hotel around 11:30. The beauty of flying. Cheers
Toured Halifax and Dartmouth15 sep 16
Our friend Barry, offered to tour us around Halifax which means we can see a lot more things and place than if we did it our self. First he took us to Costco ( no laughing ) because our GPS that we purchased from Costco in Med Hat in August would not accept a charge. We had hoped to do an exchange but like so many items at Costco they sell, they were out of our Model. We wanted one with voice command.
Then Barry took us to Pier 21, which probably can recall , is the "Famous" Pier where all immigrates coming to Canada in the late 1800 and early 1900 by boat, were processed thru this building on Pier 21. However, 3 cruise ships docked this morning therefore we joined the crowd of 10,000 who were moving around this area. We were looking for Tee shirts for our G/Kids as they forgot to get one saying Halifax , NS while they were here in August and it is a "Must Have". As it turns out, at least half of the " Boat People " also have G/Kids who need the same Tee shirt as tis area turned into a mass of humanity. Luckily for us, Barry knew of other places to shop for Tee shirt which was not on the list for the "Boat People ".
To get away from the madding crowd Barry took us to a seaside area which was once a French fishing harbor. Of course it has a plague with the necessary inscription about the French who landed here. In the 1700/1800 the British and the French often battled over colonial rights and fishing territories . Apparently the French decided that this barren area was not worth the squabble so they left. The plague depicts the name of the French Sea Captain and their interest and hence a small island has been name after him. The inland is now joined to the mainland by a walking causeway and has been deemed a ecological sensitive area and can only we assessed by hiking area the island. However, some entrepreneurs have seen that the shoreline of this area a great place to set up a business for us tourist, including us. There are about 20 small "summer only" building set up along the shoreline to sell all sorts of items that most tourist don't need but must have. And of course a very nice restaurant has also been built there and since it was time for lunch we took advance and had another sea food lunch.
After lunch, Barry thought we should go to the another Pier in Halifax for a look and see. However the parking is at a premium so we went to the Dartmouth side of the Harbour and then took the ferry across to Halifax harbour. This ferry runs continuous ( every 15 minutes ) and you have to put the "Correct change" in a machine and it spits out the ticket. If you don't have the correct change they have a change machine near by. But they also have a security guard watching that you get a ticket before boarding the ferry. My question is; why don't have a clerk to sell tickets and fire the security pers. He just stands around all day with his "finger in ass and his mind in Neutral". Oh well , I guess it is a make work project just like a lot of jobs in Easter Canada.
By late afternoon we returned to our MH to pack for our 10 day trip to NFLD in the morning. Barry and Ann pick us up to go out for supper. These dam "lunch and supper " outings are causing a weight problem. cheers
Then Barry took us to Pier 21, which probably can recall , is the "Famous" Pier where all immigrates coming to Canada in the late 1800 and early 1900 by boat, were processed thru this building on Pier 21. However, 3 cruise ships docked this morning therefore we joined the crowd of 10,000 who were moving around this area. We were looking for Tee shirts for our G/Kids as they forgot to get one saying Halifax , NS while they were here in August and it is a "Must Have". As it turns out, at least half of the " Boat People " also have G/Kids who need the same Tee shirt as tis area turned into a mass of humanity. Luckily for us, Barry knew of other places to shop for Tee shirt which was not on the list for the "Boat People ".
To get away from the madding crowd Barry took us to a seaside area which was once a French fishing harbor. Of course it has a plague with the necessary inscription about the French who landed here. In the 1700/1800 the British and the French often battled over colonial rights and fishing territories . Apparently the French decided that this barren area was not worth the squabble so they left. The plague depicts the name of the French Sea Captain and their interest and hence a small island has been name after him. The inland is now joined to the mainland by a walking causeway and has been deemed a ecological sensitive area and can only we assessed by hiking area the island. However, some entrepreneurs have seen that the shoreline of this area a great place to set up a business for us tourist, including us. There are about 20 small "summer only" building set up along the shoreline to sell all sorts of items that most tourist don't need but must have. And of course a very nice restaurant has also been built there and since it was time for lunch we took advance and had another sea food lunch.
After lunch, Barry thought we should go to the another Pier in Halifax for a look and see. However the parking is at a premium so we went to the Dartmouth side of the Harbour and then took the ferry across to Halifax harbour. This ferry runs continuous ( every 15 minutes ) and you have to put the "Correct change" in a machine and it spits out the ticket. If you don't have the correct change they have a change machine near by. But they also have a security guard watching that you get a ticket before boarding the ferry. My question is; why don't have a clerk to sell tickets and fire the security pers. He just stands around all day with his "finger in ass and his mind in Neutral". Oh well , I guess it is a make work project just like a lot of jobs in Easter Canada.
By late afternoon we returned to our MH to pack for our 10 day trip to NFLD in the morning. Barry and Ann pick us up to go out for supper. These dam "lunch and supper " outings are causing a weight problem. cheers
Thursday, 15 September 2016
Lunch with friends Wed 14 Sept 16
Today we had lunch with Dave and Nancy Connolly. Dave and I shared a room in Boot Camp which was Nov 1962 so we have been friends for a long time. They were also posted to Holberg in 73 so he and I would together in the Power Plant for 1 year as we were posted out in 74.
Dave was an excellent Tech but did not seem to suite the Air Force so he got out after 14 years and worked for solar Turbine until his retirement. He retired in Calgary so when we got to Medicine Hat we got together quite often for a coffee and to swap stories .
Several years ago he and Nancy returned to their Home town of Halifax. Dave runs a web site for those of our Military Trade just so we can connect with each other. He also has a FB page for our trade and we keep in touch on a monthly basis so it was easy to connect when we got to Halifax.
Dave and Nancy took us to their favorite restaurant, which as it turns out was also the favorite of many other seniors because the place was close to being packed. We spend a couple of hour catching up on old times. Dave also toured us around the Halifax area, since they both were raised here they showed us some Historical site which we would not have seen on our own.
Barry and Ann invited us to go out for supper with them as they usually meet on Wednesdays with Barry's brother, who is working in Halifax on a large project. This is a large family run restaurant and is called the MicMac . It too is famous for its' food and believe me they did not disappoint us. If you are in Halifax you must look it up.
We returned to Barry and Ann's place to watch the hockey game but after two large meals in one day we ready to rest quietly in our MH. cheers
Dave was an excellent Tech but did not seem to suite the Air Force so he got out after 14 years and worked for solar Turbine until his retirement. He retired in Calgary so when we got to Medicine Hat we got together quite often for a coffee and to swap stories .
Several years ago he and Nancy returned to their Home town of Halifax. Dave runs a web site for those of our Military Trade just so we can connect with each other. He also has a FB page for our trade and we keep in touch on a monthly basis so it was easy to connect when we got to Halifax.
Dave and Nancy took us to their favorite restaurant, which as it turns out was also the favorite of many other seniors because the place was close to being packed. We spend a couple of hour catching up on old times. Dave also toured us around the Halifax area, since they both were raised here they showed us some Historical site which we would not have seen on our own.
Barry and Ann invited us to go out for supper with them as they usually meet on Wednesdays with Barry's brother, who is working in Halifax on a large project. This is a large family run restaurant and is called the MicMac . It too is famous for its' food and believe me they did not disappoint us. If you are in Halifax you must look it up.
We returned to Barry and Ann's place to watch the hockey game but after two large meals in one day we ready to rest quietly in our MH. cheers
Site Tour of Halifax Tuesday 13 Sept 16
Our friend Barry pick us up around 10 AM and did a driving tour of Halifax and area. He first drove us by an "Upscale " area and showed us the home and flower gardens where his wife Ann works. This home has a 20 foot water fountain at the entrance to the place and about 8 acres of garden and flowers, a green house actually looks like a house so you can judge how expensive the house might be. The yard and flowers are attended daily by a Head Gardener and several helpers. Ann's job is just to tend to the flowers.
Our next foray was a tour of downtown Halifax , which included driving by the port Terminals where all the cargo ships are unload. Halifax was built around the harbor, which extends 26 KM inland and as a result the trucks that haul the C-Cans to there destination have to drive right thru downtown Halifax which does nothing to enhance the traffic. There are two places where the cargo ships are off loaded and the Cruise Ship tie up at one of theses dock but right need Pier 21
We past many Historical buildings that were built in the from 1794 into the early 1800's . Halifax was the Headquarters' for the British Army and the Royal Navy in 1763 Halifax and was the Principal Naval outpost on the east coast. Today it is the Atlantic Headquarters for Canada's Navy.
We also drove by the Halifax Citadel historical site which is one of Canada's most visited site. We hope to return on Thursday to visit the site. Alexander Keith Brewery is also right downtown but Breweries are not high on our list of must see. We did drive by Pier 21 and will return on Thursday for a comprehensive visit.
It was good idea to do the tour of Halifax and Dartmouth so we could decide where and if we wanted to return to that area. We do want to visit Citadel Hill as the have a clock that was originally build by Prince Edward so people would be discouraged from tardiness or as we say late for work.
We have been told ( I'm using a well used phase by Trump ) that the unemployment is 9 % in NS but by the construction boom going on in Halifax, it is hard to see that unemployment could be that high.
After 3 hours of touring, Barry took us for lunch at one of his favorite Fish and Chip restaurants and it was a great choice. That was enough for today. Cheers
Our next foray was a tour of downtown Halifax , which included driving by the port Terminals where all the cargo ships are unload. Halifax was built around the harbor, which extends 26 KM inland and as a result the trucks that haul the C-Cans to there destination have to drive right thru downtown Halifax which does nothing to enhance the traffic. There are two places where the cargo ships are off loaded and the Cruise Ship tie up at one of theses dock but right need Pier 21
We past many Historical buildings that were built in the from 1794 into the early 1800's . Halifax was the Headquarters' for the British Army and the Royal Navy in 1763 Halifax and was the Principal Naval outpost on the east coast. Today it is the Atlantic Headquarters for Canada's Navy.
We also drove by the Halifax Citadel historical site which is one of Canada's most visited site. We hope to return on Thursday to visit the site. Alexander Keith Brewery is also right downtown but Breweries are not high on our list of must see. We did drive by Pier 21 and will return on Thursday for a comprehensive visit.
It was good idea to do the tour of Halifax and Dartmouth so we could decide where and if we wanted to return to that area. We do want to visit Citadel Hill as the have a clock that was originally build by Prince Edward so people would be discouraged from tardiness or as we say late for work.
We have been told ( I'm using a well used phase by Trump ) that the unemployment is 9 % in NS but by the construction boom going on in Halifax, it is hard to see that unemployment could be that high.
After 3 hours of touring, Barry took us for lunch at one of his favorite Fish and Chip restaurants and it was a great choice. That was enough for today. Cheers
Wednesday, 14 September 2016
Peggy's Cove and area Monday 12 Sept 16
Today we visited Peggy's Cove along with 10,000 other seniors. There were 10 Bus loads of Seniors when we got there about 11 AM and it was hard to find parking. I tried to park at the Visitor's Centre which is about 1/2 a KM from the Light House but after making 5 laps I gave up and headed for the light House parking area. Luckily there was one spot open when we got there.
I'm not sure what the attraction really is about Peggy's Cove because it is a Light House on a Huge rock. I think they just do a real good sales job on it and we are sucker enough to come here twice. The first time was in 92 and believe it or not the Light House hasn't move nor has the Huge rock formation that it sits on.
Anyhow we took the preverbal pictures that can be seen on any calendar and then we moseyed around the town site checking for a well used wooden Buoy for Todd. We found a store with hundreds of wooden buoys, that were made yesterday and painted last night and they have never seen the ocean. However that is not what Todd wanted but Carroll did find an old one with the price of 25.00 ( absolutely ridiculous ) so she offered the owner 20.00 and he took it. I guess it is near the end of the tourist season so he took it.
We then strolled around the Town Site and found a little take out resturaunt that served only 3 meals; a Classic Lobster Roll, a Maine Lobster Roll or a Lobster Salad, all priced at 15.00. Carroll had one Roll so I had the other one. We sat at a picnic table with a couple from Collingwood and had a good chat about there traveling.
Apparently there were 3 Cruise Ships in dock at Halifax so that probably account for the 10 Bus Loads of Seniors. Sept is actually a heavy month for Cruise ships to dock in Halifax.
About 5 KM up the road from Peggy's Cove is where the Swiss Air crashed in 98 ( I think ) and they have constructed a Monument in honor of those who died in the incident. It too is an attraction , however the Monument it carved or cut from the big rock that it sits on. Unfortunately this crashed hurt more that the people on the Swiss air and their families. Many of the men that help to fish the body parts out of the ocean have been damaged mentally and many have committed suicide. Our friends that we are visiting have a son in law who was in the military and was with the Helicopter Sqn that assisted in the recovery of the body parts is now suffering from PSD. As a result of his PSD, the Military released him on Medical grounds and Vetran Affairs are only supporting him with Medical assistance not financial . So much for Service to your Country.
After leaving Peggy's Cove, we traveled around Margret's Bay which took another 3 hours . Of course we had to stop at any interest points along the way , including a nice beach where I grab about 20 minutes of " Shut Eye "and then we spotted a bakery which just had to be inspected. Another beautiful day in NS. cheers
I'm not sure what the attraction really is about Peggy's Cove because it is a Light House on a Huge rock. I think they just do a real good sales job on it and we are sucker enough to come here twice. The first time was in 92 and believe it or not the Light House hasn't move nor has the Huge rock formation that it sits on.
Anyhow we took the preverbal pictures that can be seen on any calendar and then we moseyed around the town site checking for a well used wooden Buoy for Todd. We found a store with hundreds of wooden buoys, that were made yesterday and painted last night and they have never seen the ocean. However that is not what Todd wanted but Carroll did find an old one with the price of 25.00 ( absolutely ridiculous ) so she offered the owner 20.00 and he took it. I guess it is near the end of the tourist season so he took it.
We then strolled around the Town Site and found a little take out resturaunt that served only 3 meals; a Classic Lobster Roll, a Maine Lobster Roll or a Lobster Salad, all priced at 15.00. Carroll had one Roll so I had the other one. We sat at a picnic table with a couple from Collingwood and had a good chat about there traveling.
Apparently there were 3 Cruise Ships in dock at Halifax so that probably account for the 10 Bus Loads of Seniors. Sept is actually a heavy month for Cruise ships to dock in Halifax.
About 5 KM up the road from Peggy's Cove is where the Swiss Air crashed in 98 ( I think ) and they have constructed a Monument in honor of those who died in the incident. It too is an attraction , however the Monument it carved or cut from the big rock that it sits on. Unfortunately this crashed hurt more that the people on the Swiss air and their families. Many of the men that help to fish the body parts out of the ocean have been damaged mentally and many have committed suicide. Our friends that we are visiting have a son in law who was in the military and was with the Helicopter Sqn that assisted in the recovery of the body parts is now suffering from PSD. As a result of his PSD, the Military released him on Medical grounds and Vetran Affairs are only supporting him with Medical assistance not financial . So much for Service to your Country.
After leaving Peggy's Cove, we traveled around Margret's Bay which took another 3 hours . Of course we had to stop at any interest points along the way , including a nice beach where I grab about 20 minutes of " Shut Eye "and then we spotted a bakery which just had to be inspected. Another beautiful day in NS. cheers
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