Nova Scotia, Canada

After leaving Prince Edward Island, I traveled further south to visit Nova Scotia, which is another province of Canada. I stayed in a small RV park a few miles away from Halifax. On my first day, I drove along the coast to Halifax, about a 20 mile drive, and came across the very touristy town of Peggy's Cove. A very quaint, old fishing village having an old lighthouse on a rocky jetty. I stayed briefly to take a photo or two - here's the lighthouse:




I continued onto Halifax, visiting for only about a half day, as the weather was very cold and nasty. I visited the very touristy part of town near the waterfront and saw what's called "The Citidel" on the hill overlooking Halifax. Nothing too exciting here.

The next day, I began my journey around the western end of Nova Scotia, beginning on the southern coast near Halifax and proceeding clockwise. The route looked to be 3 to 4 hundred miles along the coastal route, and I figured it would take me about 4 days. My first day began with some nice weather for a change, and I was able to get some nice photos along the coast:



"The Three Churches" at Mahone Bay



Beautiful little fishing village






Pretty nice day! I camped in the parking lot of Kejimkujik National Park, Seaside Adjunct.

The next day, the weather started getting worse, and I continued my drive along the southern coast. I was trying to make it to Yarmouth, but fell short about 30 miles, staying overnight in a parking lot in a tiny town called Pubnico.

When I tried to get going the next day, my slide-outs began giving me trouble. The rear slide out to the bedroom retracted VERY slowly and didn't quite make it in all the way. I went to the main slide-out to see if I could make it retract, but it only came in a few inches before it, too, quit on me. So, I was essentially stuck in Pubnico, because I couldn't get the main slide-out retracted! Of course, this occcured on a Sunday, so I couldn't call anybody to help.

A local guy stopped by to see if I needed any help. He was a local fisherman and very nice. He actually took me for a ride out to see his fishing boat and to show me the area. The highlight being a giant wind-farm with many huge, modern wind-mills taking advantage of the constant gale-force winds on this remote western coastline. After the little sightseeing trip, he called a bunch of his buddies to see if we could push the slide out in. With 6 guys pushing from the outside, it didn't budge! Then we tried to pull it in from inside the RV using a couple of "ratchet-straps", which seemed perfect for the job. We cranked the ratchet-straps sooooo tight, but it did not budge the slide-out. So, I was stuck until at least the morning, when I would call the only 2 RV repair places on Nova Scotia to see if they could send someone out.

The next morning, I found out that neither repair facility could or would help out. Neither would send anybody out to me, since I was 2-3 hours drive away. So, things were looking very bleak!

I was contemplating ordering a pump/motor and having it delivered to me way out there in Pubnico, when I wandered across the street to a marine repair shop. Two really nice guys offered to come over with a fork-lift and try to push the slide-out in. After a few attempts, we finally were able to push the effing thing in!

Man, I was really glad to get out of there! I packed up and continued around the west end of Nova Scotia, stopping at Yarmouth, which was a large town that had a really cool lighthouse:



I went over and checked it out. The winds must have been blowing over 80 mph.

I kept driving along the coast toward the town of Digby, which was a really nice little town situated on the water. Along the way, I saw many old churches such as these:





I stayed in a Walmart parking lot that night, then continued on. I came across a really nice looking old lighthouse near sundown, and took a few pictures. There's more pictures on my photosite at www.tomsphotosonline.com