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What a beautiful town. It looks straight out of a movie! Other than a less than filling lunch, it looks like a terrific excursion!
Along the way there are a myriad of beautiful seaside cottages, fishing boats, and all sorts of nautical scenes. It was literally such a picture perfect town! So cute and tons of charm. I loved it!
The cove was very windy! It wasn't that cold, just lots of wind!
The lobster was good but not as good as the one we had on PEI though. The meal only came with the lobster, and a small side of mac salad and cole slaw. There really was nothing else part of the entree. I don't even think we got bread or soup (I saw others get it though but not sure if they were part of our tour). So I did not think lunch was that filling at all, especially because the lobsters are a little small. Or maybe it's just me. It's probably just me. #hungryhungryhippo
We did get dessert though that came with our package. It was a slice of warm gingerbread topped with either ice cream or lemon sauce. I had not had gingerbread in this way before so I asked for both and they obliged. This was sooo delicious! The cake was sweet and spiced with all the great fall spices, the ice cream was cool and creamy, and the lemon sauce, which was served warm, was nice and tangy which provided a delicious contrast to all the other flavors. I really enjoyed the dessert more so than the lobster!
What beautiful scenery. I can see how it can be pretty treacherous climbing the rocks all over the place trying to get closer to the water.
Steve said it was good, but I had my chowder so I didn't try it.
I would need her with me, too!! I have no clue how to even begin eating a lobster!!!! Now, give me a giant slice of pizza and I can go to town without a problem LOL #ChicagoGirlProblems
Just read about the last part of your day on PEI. That lunch sounded delicious. I remember having mussels in Halifax that were the tastiest I'd ever sampled, so I know what you mean! What a nice day in beautiful countryside.
What a fun Halloween evening. I couldn't believe how many Dalmatians were in that one photo! That's Fran's costume!
You two look great as Belle and Gaston. Thats my favorite meal of the whole cruise, I woukd have ordered fairly similar to Steve, but I need two of those GM Souffles!
Sydney sounds like a sleepy little town. Your snacks sounded good, but now youve made me crave a Gyro!
I can't wait to have a spa treatment myself...soon....
Peggy's cove looks amazing! What a fun day.
What a beautiful town. It looks straight out of a movie! Other than a less than filling lunch, it looks like a terrific excursion!
Canada in the fall looks amazing! Its hard to beat the cruise when you get to go to all those awesome places.
I love being able to just sit back, relax, and watch the scenery and not worry about driving - you must have seen so many beautiful sights. Gosh, Canada really has its act together Do you remember Rob (DisneyKid4Life)? I think I remember he lives around Halifax.It was about a 40 minute drive I think.
See above comment - I agree! It's just gorgeousYeah, I know what you're thinking. Horrendous-looking place, right? Just an eyesore...
Jk -Canada, you're beautiful!
Awww, I love this picture of you two
You made the right decision there!As you can see, the coach was not even that full, so I made Steve go sit in his own row of seats, LOL.
No, it def looks like it is missing something!So I did not think lunch was that filling at all, especially because the lobsters are a little small. Or maybe it's just me. It's probably just me. #hungryhungryhippo
Ha! I love the way they worded this.
What a beautiful town. It looks straight out of a movie! Other than a less than filling lunch, it looks like a terrific excursion!
Canada in the fall looks amazing! Its hard to beat the cruise when you get to go to all those awesome places.
So happy you had such a lovely day for Peggy's Cove! It is such a beautiful spot - It is quite close to the city but almost a completely different world. It is like traveling back in time to see the old houses and boats and things.
Sorry to hear that your lobster was a disappointment - maybe the really touristy spots aren't the best place to indulge. At least you got a good feed on PEI!
Yay! I know this place!! So neat to see pictures of you guys somewhere so close to home where I've been several times.
It's so beautiful there! I don't know what the people who live there even do with themselves, since there's really not much there other than the lighthouse, restaurant, and a few small shops. But I think the houses are so quaint and pretty.
It seems like it's always windy up there! I guess being on the water? Definitely windy in the fall, but even when we went for my birthday in the summer it was pretty blustery.
That's too bad! I've eaten this exact meal there, too, and I found it was pretty small! You'd think they'd at least bring you bread or something! I don't remember whether there was bread when we went or not. And as someone who's eaten lobster on PEI, I'm not surprised that it was better! You really can't beat PEI lobster.
Yum!! I love homemade gingerbread! My mom used to make it every fall or at Christmas time, but we did it with whipped cream and caramel sauce. That sounds so good with lemon and ice cream!!
Absolutely! It's beautiful, but I don't know why people ignore the warnings and get so close! It's pretty common around here for people to say not to go out on the "black rocks," and it's because everyone around here knows that where you can see the rocks have been darkened, the water comes up onto them. But it seems that every few years we still hear about somebody who was out there visiting who got swept away to sea. Very sad. Safety first!! You guys were the smart ones!
Yum! Looks good! Lots of big chunks of lobster without too much mayo—just as it should be!
I would need her with me, too!! I have no clue how to even begin eating a lobster!!!! Now, give me a giant slice of pizza and I can go to town without a problem LOL #ChicagoGirlProblems
I've not had the opportunity to play the drawing game at Animator's Palate yet. I think we were in Remy the last time it came around on the Fantasy.
It looked like a fun evening in the Snuggly Duckling, I'll remember to get there early if we want to hang out!
I love how quaint and colourful everything is on the east coast! If we were to move anywhere else in Canada I would want it to be way over on the other side in Nova Scotia or PEI. Gotta be near the ocean!
I love being able to just sit back, relax, and watch the scenery and not worry about driving - you must have seen so many beautiful sights. Gosh, Canada really has its act together Do you remember Rob (DisneyKid4Life)? I think I remember he lives around Halifax.
Awww, I love this picture of you two
I love how you kept reassuring us it wasn't cold, just windy. Martin Short would be proud
I love the pictures you took from your veranda especially the one of you looking off in the distance very pretty
Ok I’m super jealous you got one on one time with Black Panther so fun
Love all the details in the Snuggly Duckling
Beautiful beautiful Peggy’s Cove wow just stunning
Did you get to go inside the Lighthouse?
The water crashing against the rocks so pretty
You made the right decision there!
Your excursion looked very nice. I'm always envious of the people who can book excursions. They don't let people in scooters book any excursion. We had the fortune that on one occasion there was an excursion designed for folks with mobility issues.
It sounds like that walk up the hill was quite extensive, the lobster looked good, but you're right pretty small. I'm not sure I could have taken that much wind. I really really don't like wind. And yeah, I'd leave the rock climbing to the idiots who don't mind being claimed by the sea!
No, it def looks like it is missing something!
All of these sights look amazing! Def makes me want to do that cruise!
We were on the Peggy's Cove/Titanic Cemetery excursion. Our guide was definitely a history buff and gave us lots of info about the area. I now refer to the tour as the Bus Ride of Sadness (not in a bad way) because of the events discussed: The Sinking of the Titanic, the Halifax Explosion, Swiss Air Flight 111 and its memorial, the forced expulsion of French farmers by the English, the diversion of flights to Halifax on 9/11.
At Peggy's Cove, we took many of the same photos that you did. The whole place is one big photo-op. Did some shopping (pewter Christmas tree ornaments, photo postcards from the guy in the booth (one is in my office), a small framed print of the lighthouse (again, in my office), etc. It was very windy when we were there so we absolutely stayed away from the black rocks.
The Titanic Cemetery tour was informative, but crowded. Several tour groups arrived at the same time. If we were to do it over, I would have read up about the cemetery and victims buried there in advance. The guide was moving from topic to topic quickly.
Once back at the port, we did a little more touristy shopping primarily to use up the Canadian dollars I got before the trip.
It was a fun day.
Hmm do people only live there during the summer seasons or year round? I can imagine it can get very cold and quite isolated in the winter.
Too much mayo is no bueno! (I rhymed!)
I like the ones where it's pretty much just a split top bun, lobster and some melted butter. I think it's called the Hot lobster roll and is a Connecticut specialty although pretty much served everywhere in the north east nowadays.
Those two always give some of the best interactions. The chipmunks too.While meeting Captain Hook and Smee, I told the Hook I could hear the Tick Tock really well, and he got scared. Haha. Kept looking out the porthole.