Antigonish Victorian Inn
Travel Blogs from Antigonish
Another day on the road
... part of Nova Scotia, with a stop near Truro at the Tidal Bore Interpretive Centre, where we learned about the wave created by the incoming tide.
We did succumb to the temptation to take the scenic route around St George Cape and were rewarded with magnificent skies and seascapes. ...
Hummingbird mixed martial arts....
... into our little gem of a restaurant from earlier this trip, The Dancing Goat! How fortuitous! So, Kelly bought some Ginger snaps and we each purchased the same sandwich as before "to go" this time! MMM. Back on track to Antigonish!
3:30pm...Arrived at the Blue Tin Roof B&B with a fierce, rain that was cutting across sideways with the gusting winds off of the coast. We had briefly pulled off to photograph the Cape George Lighthouse up the road, but took ...
Blue Puttees ! What are They ?
... World War I soldiers from Newfoundland who wore unique blue leggings (Puttees) wrapped around their lower legs. They were very determined soldiers, often fisherman by profession, and were well respected by other soldiers. Once off the ferry it was a couple of hours of riding to Antigonish Nova Scotia, a beautiful University town where we very happy to get off the road for an ...
Good times in the Maritimes
It's our last full day in the Maritimes. It has been a relaxing couple of days but I think we are both looking forward to starting our trip. Spending a couple of days at the cove was exactly what I needed after working like a mad man up north! Many thanks for the great hospitality!! ...
Havre Boucher vicinity
Had a nice breakfast at Dockside Lobster & Seafood overlooking the waterfront. Then traveled in the coach to Havre Boucher, about 200 miles. Have a nice campsite overlooking one of the many bays.
Today we drove to Antigonish, one of towns where the Acadian French settled in Nova Scotia in 1755. Exiled Scots arrived in the 1770's. The French were eventually driven out and many of them settled in Louisiana becoming Cajins.
We drove ...