Mahone Bay & Peggy’s Cove Lighthouse
On Friday morning, we planned to get up early and see the
sunrise over the ocean. We set our clock
for 5:25 and woke up to FOG! And I mean
thick fog! There was nothing to see so
we went back to bed. Later, we drove
into Mahone Bay to go to a farmer’s market they have on Friday mornings. We got there and guess what….it was closed
today. At least we got a picture of the
famous row of three churches side by side.
These three churches overlook the Mahone Bay with the town in the
background and they are often photographed for their beauty. It was still pretty foggy at that time, but I
was able to get a couple of decent shots.
We drove on towards Halifax to visit the Peggy’s Cove
Lighthouse. I had seen pictures of this
place and it was a “must-see” on my list.
Unfortunately the fog didn’t lift on the drive there so visibility of it
was limited but we could still appreciate the beauty of this spot. We climbed
around on the rocks and enjoyed listening to the waves, but we were careful to
heed the warnings about safety. The
waves are so powerful here. This would
be a beautiful place to spend a summer day having a picnic on the rocks with
the waves crashing below. Maybe we’ll
come back someday.
Near the lighthouse was a rock carving called “The
Fishermen’s Memorial”. It was carved by
a local artist.
The kids had fun playing in a telephone booth nearby. We’ve seen these all over the place. They must be really popular around here. We went into a couple gift shops and Michaela
got a pearl necklace set. You open the
shell and get the pearl. The color and
size is a surprise. She got a
cream/peach colored one. It is very
pretty and she was thrilled with the necklace.
The small community of Peggy’s Cove sits in the shadows of
the lighthouse and is one of the most picturesque we’ve seen. It looks like something you’d see on a
postcard. It’s so peaceful and calm.
It was even beautiful with a
blanket of fog.
We saw another eagle on the way back to the RV. It was only about half a mile from the
campground.
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