Getting from Yarmouth to Halifax is pretty simple. The trick is figuring out what to see along the way. We chose to go via Annapolis Royal, then across the peninsula to Lunenburg, Mahone Bay and Peggy's Cove, then up to Halifax. About 250 miles and 6:00 in the car.
First stop, Fort Anne. The British were always skirmishing with the French and Mi'kmaq in Nova Scotia. Much of it happened here.
On the way out of town, we stopped at the Botanical Gardens.
Then across the peninsula on 80 miles of bad road to Lunenburg. The secondary roads in Nova Scotia are about as much pot hole patch as they are smooth asphalt. Lunenburg is an old British settlement and ship building town. It's the home port of the Blue Nose II. (more later!) The town also had a number of historic buildings. Most notably was the St. John's Anglican church. It had a disastrous fire in 2001 and has been completely restored. It's a beautiful building. A nice tour is available for $5.
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| St John's |
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| Small, but very substantial, bank. |
One the way to Peggy's Cove, we drove through Mahomes Bay - no relation to the KC QB, thankfully.
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| Not sure what's happening here....something, something purple flowers. |
...then on to Peggy's Cove, which didn't disappoint!
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| Yep! A lighthouse! |
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| Avoid the black rocks! |
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| Colorful houses |
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| The harbor at Peggy's Cove |
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| Beer art |
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| NS wine |
After a dinner at Sou' Wester, we headed our Halifax Airbnb, after a brief stop at Walmart.
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