When we got to the airport in Halifax we picked up our rental car (Avis - Electra). It was a little difficult at first because we hadn't slept on the plane and this was our first time in NS. The MacDonald bridge has a toll of $1. After we crossed the bridge we managed to find the hotel. It was only 8:45 in the morning, but the hotel had a room ready. We went for breakfast and then had a sleep before heading on our first walk along the waterfront. We stopped in at the tourist information building. They told us there was a street festival going on that day and to follow Spring Garden Road to the downtown. Along the way was a Fries Wagon (Buds Spuds), so that was our lunch. Very good french fries! The downtown Public Gardens were pretty. Many older churches and an old graveyard. Craft shops, one was called Jennifer's of Nova Scotia had many nice items.
The second day in Halifax our first stop was at Pier 21 and we arrived just in time for the 10:30 guided tour, followed by a film showing a variety of present day immigrants. It was very interesting. In the afternoon we walked on the historic waterfront boardwalk visited the Maritime Marine Museum which has a titanic display and the Halifax explosion. For a treat with had a beaver tail cream cheese/chocolate bits. Very gooey! We walked the boardwalk as far as the ferry terminal and then up Duke Street hill to the old Town clock tower in Citadel National Historic Site. Then back down the hill on Prince Street to Lower Water Street. By then it was time for supper which we had at a restaurant called McKelvie's. I had Nova Scotian Clam Chowder soup with a sort of soda bread with raisins or dates. It was very good.
The third day we left Halifax about 9AM for Peggy's Cove, Mahone Bay, Lunenburg. It was Canada Day and to be patriotic, we wore our white/red shirts! :) We took highway #333 from Halifax to Peggy's Cove. There was a cool wind blowing at Peggy's Cove, but it was sunny. We had a second breakfast there because they had a Canada Day special for $5.99. Then we were off to Chester and Mahone Bay. Mahone Bay has three churches in a row and buildings are painted bright colors. At one very busy little restaurant we had milk shakes. They ran out of the usual large glasses, so we were given one large shake and one in a small glass, but the price was the same. Then onward to Lunenburg where we spent the night at the Smugglers Cove Inn. They painted their buildings with bright colors too, green, pink, blue, yellow.
The fourth day we drove to New Glasgow. The next morning we were at the ferry to take us to PEI. In PEI we stayed in Charlottetown. We drove up to Cavendish to Anne of Green Gables and also stopped in North Rustico to see lobster traps. That evening we walked the streets of downtown Charlottetown.
On our final day we drove to Borden Carleton and took the long bridge back to mainland. You only have to pay when you are leaving PEI. The toll to cross the bridge was $45. The bridge brings you in to New Brunswick for a short time before you exit back to Nova Scotia. On the way we took a side trip to small town of Springhill to the Anne Murray Centre. It has all her history and memorbelia on display. What a busy gal she was! Our final night in NS was at the Quality Inn by the Halifax airport. Hurricane 'Arthur' rain, wind and fog arrived overnight and we were fortunate our flight was able to leave in the morning, though it was a turbulent take off.
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