Saturday, August 30, 2014

August 17


THE GPS WORKS!  We headed to Peggy’s Cove which has the most photographed lighthouse in North America.  On the way we saw a memorial to Swiss Air flight 111 which crashed off the coast of Nova Scotia killing all 229 aboard.  This has had a lingering effect on the people who live on this coastline.  We carry our "Buddy" with us everywhere we go and this is the first time we have had his picture made with us on this trip.
 
 
 
 

From the memorial, we could see the lighthouse in the distance but the up-close view is UNREAL.  The lighthouse sits on the edge of a shoreline of huge boulders.  Getting there is beautiful.  I can see why it is photographed so much. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

We met a couple from Virginia in a Mustang convertible– with the top down.  What a way to see the sites!  As we were leaving, the information center recommended we view the sculptures that a local artist carved in the stones in his yard.  They were wonderful, depicting the life of the fishermen of the area. 
 

 
We left there going to the Cemetery of Titanic victims.  It was very humbling.  There was a headstone to a child who was the first victim recovered by the sailors.  They were so touched that they bought and paid for the child’s headstone.  He has since been identified – all of his family died as a result of the shipwreck. 
 

 
 
 
 
 
From there we went back to the Harbor.  I wanted to ride the Harbor Hopper which we had seen the day before. 
 
We saw some of the town from the Hopper and we saw much of the harbor.  It was neat. 
 

 

 
We had a nice meal on the pier and laid out ideas for the trip toward ALABAMA.  I haven’t heard from the kids since Friday and I don’t know if my phone text is working.  Will be glad to get back to the states where we can talk.  By the way – since we have been in Canada, James has seen numerous telephone booths with phones that work.  He thinks that what we need at home instead of so many cell phones so naturally he had to have his picture made in one! 











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