In My World

My list of places to go on Day 6 (May23) was longer than could be accomplished in a day. We made the best of it by visiting as many spots as possible after leaving Port Maitland where we'd stayed the night before. First stop of the day was to find the Fort Point Lighthouse in Hunts Point NS. It is a beautifully curated and maintained property. We especially loved the Pirate Stories about the place. We skipped Western Head Lighthouse in Liverpool as the drive took us well out of our way to our final destination near Halifax NS. We did stop for photos at Beach Meadows NS. Port Medway NS is a very picturesque seaside town with a lighthouse. By now you probably have realized that I love lighthouses. We were welcomed for lunch by the Sea Hag at the Port Grocer Cafe Art Space in Port Medway NS. This eclectic gem is the local restaurant, grocery store, post office, gift shop, library, bakery, meeting space, art gallery . . . and the food is fabulous. Try...

We crammed as much excitement as we could into our day, taking advantage of the beautiful sunshine.  Liverpool NS is gorgeous and, of course, has a lighthouse.  Port Medway is also beautiful . . . and has a lighthouse. Hal is hugging a sea hag at The Port Grocer where we stopped for lunch.  This store is restaurant, coffee shop, bakery, post office, library, grocery store, gift shop and who knows what else.   I had the seafood chowder and an oatmeal pale ale.  Both delicious.  Hal had the breakfast biscuit and coffee.  He ate everything but the sprouts they snuck in . . . LOL.  As we were parking Snow in Lunenburg Hal spotted this  . . .  and away we went.  Our guide is Austin and our horse is Jack. The Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic also made Hal very happy. The crew are getting Bluenose II ready for the season. After ou...