Peggy's Cove: Population 35, plus 1,000 tourists :)

This morning we took the motorcycles down to Peggy’s Cove, one of the most famous little fishing villages in Nova Scotia with a lovely lighthouse.  The road was curvy and lovely, but we unfortunately got stuck behind a huge tourist bus with nowhere to pass, and had to follow it all the way to Peggy’s Cove, so not too much motorcycle play was available.

The year-round population of Peggy’s Cove is 35 people, but this little village attracts hundreds of tourists to see its famous light house.  :)  We had lunch at the Sou’Wester restaurant – literally the only restaurant in town, but I had some amazing fried haddock, probably the best fish ‘n chips I have ever had.  (the first component of the fish ‘n chips, that is; I usually replace the chips with a salad)  We took a brief walk onto the huge pink rocks where the light house was built, and a brief walk into town to look at the colorful houses and shops, then we headed out. 

Bagpiper playing in front of the light house in Peggy's Cove.

The lighthouse and the flocking tourists.  :)

Gavin and in front of the lighthouse.  Very windy....

The large rocks on which the lighthouse stands were brought to the area
by a glacier.

The village of Peggy's Cove.

Lobster traps.

A fishing boat.

Obligatory yoga pose in front of the light house.  :)

We continued riding south along the coast to Lunenberg, another cute little touristy town filled with colorful shops and restaurants.  We stopped for ice cream along the water and were entertained by a men’s choral group singing sea chanties.

Lunenberg

(Mom don’t read this next paragraph…  :D  ) On the way back to Halifax, we decided to try the highway for a bit to save some time getting back. My competitive self decided I didn’t want Gavin to have the top speed on our motorcycles, so I got up to 85mph briefly, then slowed back down just so I could have the top speed. We didn’t like riding on the highway, so we got back off and took the back roads the rest of the way back.

We had dinner on the waterfront in Halifax at Murphy’s – a restaurant on a dock jutting out into the harbor.  We sat by the window and had a nice view of harbor activities.  Then we headed away from the waterfront to have some cheesecake at Sweet Hereafter; though it only sold cheesecake, it was the top rated restaurant on Trip Advisor.  It was seriously good cheesecake; though Gavin and I usually split one dessert, we each had our own piece.  He had coconut/chocolate/pecan, and I had blueberry peach crisp with fresh local peaches and blueberries in the cheesecake!  Then, tired from our long ride, we went back to the hotel to turn in.  Tomorrow will be our last day in Nova Scotia!

Drinking sangria at Murphy's.

View of the harbor from Murphy's.

Gavin enjoys some post-cheesecake coffee at Sweet Hereafter.