It was still dark when I woke at the Hillsdale House Inn in Annapolis Royal. Although we had finished filming at the O'Dell House Museum the day before, we had decided to keep our accommodations in this beautiful town for...
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I rose from bed thinking there would be a sunrise to photograph and that I'd best take advantage of it. It was just after 6 a.m. and still dark as night outside. I checked my laptop for sunrise times and...
The weather still hadn't changed for the better by morning. From the patio of my second floor room I could barely see the wharf through the fog and although the rain wasn't spilling, it was steady. An older gentleman walking...
Early in the morning Susan and I left, laden with coffees and homemade sandwiches. We drove for hours up the 101, past Windsor, Wolfville, Kentville and to the scenic Evangeline Trail. It wasn't until after we saw the signs...
Thursday, September 30 was my second morning waking at the Tulloch Inn on the Western edge of Lake Ainslie. I met Susan in the dining room. Once again, we were the first guests to arrive for breakfast. Keith took...
It's been a great summer in that I've been able to visit Cape Breton several times. This time I was pretty excited to visit the southeastern part of the island, specifically Port Hood, Judique and Mabou. Susan and I were...
On our last full day in the Yarmouth and Acadian Shores region, we packed the car in Yarmouth and drove the winding shoreline stretch of the Lighthouse Route to Pubnico and eventually West Pubnico to the Musée des Acadiens...
Despite an ominous forecast for the day, I woke and spent my early hours sitting in the gazebo behind the Guest-Lovitt House, our Bed & Breakfast. Yesterday, I bought a book at the Argyle Court House gift shop entitled,...
We began the day in the ornate and highly decorated dining room of the Guest-Lovitt House in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. Our previous day had been marred by gray skies before the Yarmouth fog rolled in, erased the horizon and blurred...
Once familiarity settles in it becomes so much easier to enjoy the details. I finished breakfast and took my last stroll down Dock Street to the Beandock for their fantastic coffee. It was a foggy morning but finally clearing after...