Peggy's Cove and Lighthouse

According to legend, Peggy's Cove was named after the only survivor of a schooner that ran aground and sank in 1800.... a women named Margaret. Local folk called her " Peggy " and her home came to be known as Peggy's Cove. The original lighthouse was built in 1868. Scottish bagpiper playing for the tourist.

Swissair Flight 111

On the way to Peggy's Cove, N.S., we stopped by the Swissair Flight 111 Memorial. Peggy's Cove and Blandford , N.S. were central to the recovery operations following the crash on Sept. 2, 1998

Lunenburg, N.S.

Here we are in Old Town Lunenburg, Nova Scotia down on the South Shore. This is a very nice town and harbor to walk around and explore. We had lunch at the Old Fish Factory and then drove across the harbor to get a better view of the town.

Entry Road

So when you turn off the highway going down this road to campground (you hope) for 3/4 of a mile on single land road with a river on one side with a good 4 knot current. When should you get nervous ???? Well of course we made it. These are just a couple of shots of the road. We did not meet anyone on the road and are hoping to have same luck on the way out. Towing the car we can not back up !!!

Lobster boat and catch

So after the Light House we headed about 10 miles down the road to visit Ballantyne's Cove Tuna Interpretive Center to learn about the life of the Bluefin tuna and the Bluefin Tuna Catch and release Boat Tours. Guess what. They hadn't open for the season yet. We walked around the wharf looking at the boats. We noticed this green Lobster boat coming in, so we drove over and watched them unload their catch and talked with them for awhile. They were the ones we saw from the light house. They brought in 191 lbs. of lobster. The large one weighed 6 lbs. Then we walked down to this beach area an looked for some sea glass and drift wood. We only found some small drift wood pieces. While at the wharf (where they unloaded the catch of lobsters) we visited with a young couple (they were the two who were weighing and packing the lobsters from the boats, to take to the Lobster pound)they were so interesting. Very Scottish, red hair, blue eyes, Scottish accent, a little hard to understand. We swapped stories about the difference between our Lobsters and their Lobsters. She is the one holding up the large Lobster in the photo. What a lovely afternoon.

Trip to Cape George Light House, N.S.

Here are some photos of our car trip to Cape George light house. There were some very nice views from the light house. Notice that green lobster boat, we met the Capt. and the crew down at the Wharf later.

Just outside RV door

Looked out the door this morning and sitting up in tree right across from us was this big Bald Eagle looking on the bay.

Northumberland Ferry Trip

Today we got up and drove from Cornwall, P.E.I. to Woods Island P.E.I. to pick up the Northumberland Ferry. It will take us across the Northumberland Straight to Caribou, Nova Scotia. The ferry ride was a 75 min trip. As you can see it was rainy cold and windy, seems to be an every other day event. When we disembarked we had a 45 min. drive to campground. Taking the ferry saved us about 3 hrs. of driving in the rainy weather.

Cornwall / Charlottetown KOA P.E.I.

Here are some photos out our front windshield and some of the campground. Another beautiful day 65 deg. and clear right now

Downtown Charlottetown,P.E.I.

Today was a beautiful day. Sunny & clear light breeze 62deg. We visited downtown Charlottetown. The stainless steal sculpture of a Blue Fin Tuna was very good. The scales are made of spoons. They had other sculptures through out the area. We visited the St. Dunstan's Basilica and it was very impressive. Finished off the day with lunch at The Lobster on The Wharf with P.E.I. mussels and a cup of lobster bisque.

Prince Edward Island

Here are some more shots of Prince Edward Island landscape and some gift shops and their items.

The Sea and Wind

It's just amazing what the Sea and Wind can do to the shore line when it gets rough. Up here no one builds close to the water like they do in Florida. Because of the erosion up here Prince Edward Island looses an average of 1 meter of shoreline annually. All the shoreline is natural. No one comes along and spends government money on bringing in sand just to wash out again.

Site # 2 enough is enough !!!!

Well the same story early today. This wind can be wicked. Went up the office to see if we could move and they said yes. We drove around and found a nice spot with some trees to stop the wind, so we unhooked and moved over to the other side of campground on the beach. There are trees behind us and then the beach area. A couple of spots away from us is a pathway leading to the beach. HAPPY CAMPERS again.

Twin Shores Campground, Darnley,Prince Edward Island

Well here we are on Prince Edward Island at Twin Shores Campground. As you can tell there are not a lot of people here. This was our first site. Last night was our first night and it blew about 25 to 30 gusting a lot higher. The way we were facing at about 4:00 a.m. we had to get up and pull the full wall slide in to keep from tearing up the slide cover. This was also our first sunset. It's all fun and games until the wind starts to howling and the slide cover starts slapping.

Light House

This Light House is on it's own island just off the point of the mainland. The first picture is the steps leading down to the cut. The second picture is the water flowing thru the cut at high tide. Then you can see the steps up to the Island Lighthouse. We never got over to it because high tide just set in.

Lunch in Lubec, Maine

We ate lunch today at a nice waterfront restaurant and watched the fog roll in and then it just rolled back out. Today is one of the nicest days since we have been here.

Roosevelt Campobello International Park New Brunswick, Canada

We visited FDR family summer cottage on Campobello island. The cottage was filled with family mementos. Next door was a friends cottage( Hubbard Cottage).

Sunset Point RV Park, Lubec, Maine

Here is the RV Park and some views we have.

Tides

Here are some low tide then high tide photos of Eastern Bay from our campsite. Sunrise here is damn early, 4:52 a.m. and the sunset is 8:09 p.m.

Drive through Acadia National Park

On our drive through Acadia National Park there are scenic overlooks. We stopped a spot called Sand Beach walked down to check it out. On the way back to the car I noticed someone climbing the mountain wearing a florescent jacket. Along down the road we could see these lobstermen pulling their traps.

View from Cadillac Mtn. Bar Harbor, Me

There is a walkway that goes 4/10 of a mile around one side of the mountain. Elevation is 1,530. It was a cloudy day, 47 degrees and the wind was blowing about 20 from the North, so it wasn't the best day to be there. But then again it was not that crowded.

Our drive up to Cadillac Mtn. Bar Habor, Me.

Today we decided to take a ride up to Cadillac Mtn. Bar Harbor, Me.