SUNSET ON THE ACADIAN SHORES

SUNSET ON THE ACADIAN SHORES

It was overcast and chilly when we left Halifax and headed west down the South Shore region of Nova Scotia. Karen loves sunsets and I’d reserved a perfect perch atop ferocious cliffs on the Acadian Shores. We had many miles to travel and I held hope for clearing...
GRAND PRE′ WINE DAY AND FUNDY BAY

GRAND PRE′ WINE DAY AND FUNDY BAY

About an hour northwest of Halifax is Nova Scotia’s wine country. The Acadians used dykes and a drainage network to reclaim this coastal area with the highest tides in the world and create extremely rich farmland. The Grand Pre′ landscape and culture is a Unesco...
NOVA SCOTIA IN NINE DAYS

NOVA SCOTIA IN NINE DAYS

Karen and I set off on 8-26-16 for a 9-day exploration of Canada’s Maritime province Nova Scotia. Friday was a full day of travel with a lengthy delay in Philadelphia. We arrived in the provincial capital of Halifax, picked up a Mustang convertible at the...