happy_honeymoon Photo Gallery by roxanneboscobel at pbase.com

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What fun! We arrived in Nova Scotia and rented a PT Cruiser!	This is the south shore of NS; the big rocks were deposited by glaciers	There were boggy parts to walk across; see the ocean ahead of us?	In the distance is the lighthouse at Peggy's Cove; a beautiful, sunny, warm day!!
We just couldn't get over the views!	At Peggy's Cove; the restaurant is great; and Keith's Beer!	Memorial for TWA flight 111 that crashed into the waters just offshore	The site is really stirring; they've done a great job creating a moving memorial
And looking at the lighthouse at Peggy's Cove from the other direction	Canadian Legion halls were everywhere!!	The famous churches at Mahone Bay	Our first Inn in Lunnenberg; You entered one floor with a kitchenette, dining table, and couch; upstairs to the bedroom!
Memorial to various wars in Lunnenburg	The biggest gazebo / band stand I have ever seen in my life!!	This church actually burned in 2003 and was rebuilt! Looks like a frosted cake!	Another church door; nearly all the churches were wood frame; very quaint
More church steeples	The academy in Lunnenburg; you can see it on top of the hill as you drive into town -- wow!	Dinner overlooking the waterfront! A bit chilly but the view was great!	Cute boat!
Bluenose! All wood!	The next morning, there were guys hanging on both masts scraping them!	The harbor in the evening!	The harbor view from our room the next morning; the colors were so crisp!
Breathtaking view!	We walked around Lunnenburg; this is a bank with the coolest rotunda right in the middle of it!	Loads of beautiful wooden houses!	For the duration of the honeymoon we ate whatever we wanted -- and only gained about 2 lbs each!!
There were also Masonic Temples in every town and burg!	We took this great little tiny ferry across whatever river this is!	On the ferry enjoying the view	Chug chug chug; the ferry followed a cable across the river
Enjoying the view some more	They have these floating dock pieces stacked on another dock; inside are all these little crustacians!	We had a coffee and a nummy here!	A dock
Enjoying the scenery!	Beautiful craggy shores, rounded rocks, lots of fir trees	Near Crescent Beach (just on the other side); this side was warm and sunny!	Stunning huh!
The rocks have been worn away by the water and tossed rocks	Isn't that wear great!?!?!?	Don, the water, and rocks	Worn rocks in the sand
Just on the other side of Crescent Beach; here the wind came in and it was COLD!! Brrrr	All over NS, they have been creating these little parks; there are historic signs with loads of information on them!	Shoreline views	More rocks and shoreline views
See the lighthouse!!?	See the "Horsehead" rock??	Another dock-front park with historic markers Don is checking out	Fire plug hahahahah
A little town where we found a GREAT used book store that had some amazing old books!	Across the street was this great statue and beautiful building	The adjunct to the really big wilderness area; if we had time (like 4 - 5 hours) we would have taken the hiking paths	They take you down across the bogs, to the shore, and up across the rocks; lots of birds (they say)!!
A view of the path!	A porcupine!!!!!!! It was nosing around by the side of the road and we backed up to take this photo of his butt.	Our second Inn; the Cooper's Inn in Shelburne	HUGE old building in Shelburne; nearly everything on the dock front was still closed for the season
The view outside the (only) restaurant we found open for dinner	What a spectacular sunset on Dock Street	Isn't that amazing!?	The next morning, I took a walk and loved these little pansies
What the roads looked like most of the time; the deciduous trees had not yet leafed out	A big working dock	Better view of the fishing boats	Don, a great statue, a neat church made of stones, and some rain
This was a HOOT; we got out to this beach and it was like a Nor'Easter was blowing in!!	The wind was, I'm not kidding, like sustained 40 mph with whipping rain; the big rocks on the shore blocked the wind	So we were able to take a few photos but we couldn't go out on the beach (see the rain on the lens)!	They had a jiffy john for the beach that was TIED TO THE ROCKS!!
Don trying not to get too wet in the rain!	When we got back in the car we were tired from laughing like crazy people!!!	The Pubnico Windmill Farm behind a great lighthouse	Isn't that halo great!?!? A very pretty church!
The churches were really something; very ornate wood on a large scale!	The B&B we stayed at; it was at the end of a 1.6 mile driveway in the middle of NOWHERE!!	Very lovely B&B owned by a really really nice couple	We turned around from that previous picture to take this picture because...........
..........the house is built at the top of this CLIFF!!	Don at the edge of the cliff!	It was, of course, raining as we walked along the cliffs here to see the ocean, but it was still spectacular	Fiddleheads were coming up everywhere and they were nearly fluorescent!!
The views on this part of the coast really reminded us of Ireland!	Beautiful steeple!!!! It was at the top of a hill and overlooked a great view of the ocean	Very very pretty..........it was locked tho.	Isn't this GREAT; it looked like stone from a distance but is all wood!
We took these photos of the outside	And walked around looking at it from the sides after this	A plant downstairs trying to escape!	Then a couple of people went in the church to work and called to us to come in if we wanted to see the inside!!
They were so friendly!! With the white walls, it was so light filled that even with the rainy skies, it was bright and cheerful	Beautiful niches and statues	Don helps keep us safe	They turned on all these lights just for us!!
See how wonderfully light and bright!!	They were given this scale model years ago; it is used by the renovators to determine the size of the actual structural elements	Beautiful statues	Lots and lots of them!!
Really quite a wonderful collection!	And relics!! They have a beautiful little museum in the back with wonderful history of the area and church	And more statues	We stopped for a drink and saw an area thru the window where we could walk
There was also a chapel here; the door opened and a gentleman came out, saying I come down here every day for 11 a.m. rosary....	The whole long beach is made up of these rocks and LOADS of strange trash	See?? If we were driving, that crate would be in my carport right now!!	It was, um, raining but we were used to ignoring it at this point!!
The only carved stone church we saw; it was locked but it was fun to walk around it	Quite imposing!!	This bright yellow lichen grew everywhere	The cemetery for this church -- impressive!
Crunch	A nearby cemetery; Don turning the car around	Tiny wildflowers were all over!	At the closed military base near Annapolis Royal
They still had the tank and jet outside the old gates; the base is now a commercial and industrial park	The memorial plaque by the tank and jet	Don in a restaurant in Annpolis Royal	Going to visit the library (and police station eek hahahah)
From Ft Anne -- the view of the basin and river	Cool hundred year old statue at the fort	Very old gun at the fort; although the fort was closed for the season you could walk around	The original storehouse for gunpowder; that 1708 windowframe is original
The nearby river marshy area had dykes all over it behind which the settlers created fertile fields	Standing on the ramparts of the fort, you could see how they could easily defend the whole area!	Beautiful!!	THAT is one steep stairs; the previous photo was taken from the top of it
Smaht Cah -- we saw several of them	Don next to a fishing boat; it was strapped to the dock and up on a rack because all the water was out (tide!)	This other boat at the same dock was all wood!!	The Historic Gardens at Annapolis Royal; very impressive!!
Of course, this early in the season, little is blooming, but the structure of the garden was wonderful	It also overlooked the dykes and river	Great flower beds	The volunteers were getting the garden ready to actually open the next weekend (it wasn't open yet, but you could walk thru)
Fabulous evergreens mixed with bulbs	It was raining (duh); we watched an osprey dive down, grab handfuls of dead grasses, and carry them up to its nest!!	More of the garden; lots of ferns popping out of the ground!	More gorgeous gardens!
Nice nice flower bed!	The laburnum arbor; later in the season it is lined with hanging yellow flower clusters	Nice knot garden!	Interesting, angular flower beds under the trees!
Out near Cape Split; amazing	Looking the other way	Up on the Look Off; we saw two eagles flying around almost out at eye level!!	Down in the valley........lots of vineyards and farms!
Isn't this great; really muddy looking!! Low tide!!	And here's a photo of the SAME area about a hundred years ago!!	At the Grand Pre Vineyard; yummy apple wine!!	At the Gaspareau Vineyard -- more wine!!
Okay, we know there is low tide and high tide; we looked at this same area at 6 p.m. and 10 a.m. and it looked EXACTLY THE SAME	Eerie ookie mud!!	I imagine at some point this has water in it, but we didn't see it!	Walking along the dykes!
Isn't that like the moon!!!!!!	At Evangeline Beach, looking back to Cape Split	Just saw a few shore birds	Miles and miles and acres and acres of mud and dykes
A little church; see the flies inside?? I don't think they open this church until later in the season!	It seemed to have linoleum that was about 200 years old!!	No windows in the front!!	The church at Grand Pre
See the flies!?!?!?!??!	Evangeline statue at the Grand Pre	I LOVE this photo of Don at Ft. Edward in Windsor	There were dandilions blooming everywhere!
And these tiny little wildflowers	At the Halifax Citadel; they're all crowding around to see the changing of the guard that involved a lot of shouting	The citadel had just opened; these guys were drilling over and over again the shooting of the cannon that happens at noon daily	And there were various pipers around the ramparts; GREAT sound!!!!!!
See where the cannon is pointed hahahahahahahah great view!	Don at the bottom of a pit!!	View from the ramparts	They referred to this moat as the parade ground
Cozy!	Don in Halifax Harbor; beautiful evening; if a little chilly	See the full moon coming up!?!?! Wow!!	We went to the casino and Don won!!!
The next (last) morning in Halifax; great statue!	Big building	Another big building	What a GREAT facade!
The oldest church in Halifax; across the street was this phenomenal used book store!!	What an interesting church; they had a pew all decked out in velvet for the queen!	Very pretty windows	Memorial doorway
Turning in the car at the airport	The view of Nova Scotia from the air; lots and lots of lakes	Isn't it pretty!??! Easy flight, then a train ride, home again -- as Mr. and Mrs.!!

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