28 July 2013 Glen Margaret NS and Peggy's Cove

It was a short ride from Hilden to Glen Margaret, Nova Scotia, today. We drove through farmland and fields of corn and other crops (and some John Deere machinery!) and circled Halifax to get to our park. We passed a Costco, and two large shopping centers within two miles of our place! We haven't seen so much retail shopping opportunities in ages. The population of Halifax is 380,000, that's over three times the size of St. John's, Newfoundland!

We were surprised to be greeted at the Wayside RV Park entrance by our special friends Jim and Cynthia. They went to Alaska with us in 2007 (as did Marge and Jerry). Jim and Cynthia had just arrived at the campground--we had been in touch with them since the beginning of our trip, and we knew we would probably meet up with them sometime. Carlos recognized them even before we did--he was so excited and wiggling with doggie joy! We got to know Jim and Cynthia during our trip to Mexico with the "Mexican Connection" Escapees club, and Carlos remembers them every time we meet!

After setting up our rigs and visiting a bit, we all decided to go to Peggy's Cove for dinner. We would then shoot some sunset photos of the famous lighthouse located right across the road from the restaurant (The Sou' Wester). The dinner and local beer were great. We all shared some ginger bread with warm lemon sauce, some chocolate and espresso bread pudding, and some double chocolate tort for desert.

Jim, Jerry, Marge, Cynthia, and Patrice

Peggy's Cove lighthouse sits along a solid rock shoreline of the Atlantic Ocean right at the entrance to Margarets Bay. The last one-half mile drive to the restaurant and lighthouse was through and around large boulders (up to 30 feet in diameter). Tourists and locals were at the lighthouse and on the rocky shoreline, all waiting for the sunset. The weather was wonderful for dramatic shots.

Peggy's Cove Lighthouse

The sky was partly cloudy and provided an opportunity for some great photos at sunset.

I was  able to catch the flashing red light just before we left the area.

A great introduction to this area--we are looking forward to the next four days.

Marge and Jerry toured this area in 2001, and stayed at the same campground. They went out to Peggy's Cove every day, and every day was rainy and foggy. They were excited to have this good weather.