Dear friend, Pat, flew back to Ontario on Monday, after a whirlwind, six-day visit.
The weather was less than perfect, but we soldiered on through rain and shine, but mostly rain. "Soldiered on": -- heck we tore around the province as if our very lives depended on it. We crammed a
lot of sight-seeing into a few short days. I didn't realize how very much we'd done until I was selecting these images.
As evidence, herewith, Exhibit "A", photos from all our trips.
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Bay of Fundy at low tide. |
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We checked out the spectacular view at Blomidon Lookoff, |
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Abandoned church, complete with falling-in roof. |
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We shivered our way along the beach at Scots Bay at low tide. |
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Hall's Harbour with its extreme tides, is always worth a visit. |
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Parabolic mirrors present fun self-portrait opportunities. |
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We weren't able to walk far along this shore, as the tide was coming in. With tides of 45 feet, it's a good idea to check the tide timetable. |
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Pat found the "jelly bean" cottages at Huntington Point enchanting. Typical of Nova Scotia, there are no signs, directing tourists there. |
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Next we visited the unique concrete home of the cottages'creator, Charles MacDonald.. It wasn't open so we weren't able to check out its interior. Darn ! |
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From the concrete bird houses, to the concrete lawn furniture, the place was full of surprises. |
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Of course, we went to the Tangled Garden, which I had recently visited for the first time with my Sister-in-Law, Janet. |
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It was even more "tangled" than it was on my previous visit, two weeks ago. |
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Here we are in my favourite used-book store, Dustjacket Books. I always go to the bookstore on choir Fridays. |
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It was our "Lunch Bunch" choir's last performance of the season. |
Not done yet. We also ...
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visited the historic "Hydrostone" district of Dartmouth, which was built after the devastating Halifax Explosion of 1917 levelled much of the city. |
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The Old Burying Ground.is a fascinating place to explore. |
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The sun came out for our visit to the lovely Public Gardens. |
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Rhododendrons thrive in a myriad of colours in Nova Scotia. |
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It was graduation day, and excited, over-dressed grads, were posing everywhere for countless photos, to memorialize this special day in their lives. |
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Guess what we did whilst checking out the lupines and murals in Dartmouth ? |
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We put pennies on the railroad tracks. Have you ever done that ? |
Still not done. We also,
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went walking at Hartlen Point, |
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and around the McCormack's Boardwalk, |
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at low tide. |
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We re-found a nameless, neglected cemetery, near Sambro,
that I had stumbled across a couple of years ago. |
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Hemlock Ravine Park is a wonderful place for a walk. |
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We went for a walk along the boardwalk in Halifax, |
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with Wendy and Trey, |
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and saw Theodore tugboat. |
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Pat treated me to a delicious lunch at Murphy's on the Wharf. |
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Before she left, we took one final trip to the "secret beach"not far from my home. Pat declared it her favourite place to be. |
Now I think of it, Pat did say that she slept really well while visiting.
No wonder -- she must have been exhausted !