The night before at the campfire, we decided we would not stop in Peggy’s Cove on the way to Halifax as it looked like quite a bit of rain. In the morning, I got a text from Tracy saying it looks like the weather is not going to be as bad as predicted – let’s go to Peggy’s Cove. Sounded good to us so we quickly got ready to go for the day. 1st stop Peggy’s Cove and then off to Halifax for the day. We have tickets for the International Tattoo for 1:30 p.m. Afterwards we are going to have dinner. We tried to make a reservation at Bicycle Thief on the waterfront but even 2 days before the 1st opening was 9:45 p.m. at night. We were aiming for earlier, so we decided to just show up and hopefully get a seat in the bar area – and we did!! Thank you Lesley McNabb for the recommendation. We enjoyed our dinners!
So glad that we decided to stop at Peggy’s Cove. It is such a beautiful quaint little place and since the weather was not great, we didn’t have to share it with so many zillions of others.
I really enjoyed the Royal Nova Scotia International Tattoo in Halifax.
They “blend modern spectacle with historical medleys to show audiences where we’ve been, who we are today, and what’s coming in the future. There’s something for everyone at the Tattoo: marching bands, acrobats, dancers, military displays, pipes and drums, and much more!”
I was interested to find out what Tattoo meant. Tattoo is derived from Dutch doe den tap toe (translated to turn off the taps). In 17thcentury Dutch villages when British soldiers were required back at their barracks, a drummer would march through the streets playing the drumbeat doe den tap toe. Over time, the phrase was shortened to tap toe, then anglicized to tattoo and became a word meaning a military musical show.
The Tattoo is a registered not-for-profit charity with the following mission: to honour Canada’s Armed Forces, RCMP, and other first responders and to celebrate the heritage of Canadians’ contributions to national and international peace and stability.
If you get a chance to see it, well worth the money we paid and I am sure you will enjoy it!!
Bicycle Thief restaurant on the waterfront in Halifax. Fabulous!!
I never knew who Maud Lewis was until about a month ago when Bart picked a movie for movie night and it was the story of Maud Lewis. If you haven’t seen the movie, you should. It was a fantastic movie. I think it was called Maudie. When we are camping in Digby we will be about 5 minutes away from where she lived, and we plan to visit her replica house.
The last Corvette. HMCS Sackville is Canada’s oldest warship. This Naval Memorial and National Historic Site was a combat veteran of the Second World War. The ship is the last of Canada’s 123 corvettes, one of many convoy escort vessels built in Canada and the United Kingdom during the war.
We walked up and up and up back to our car, passing Citadel Hill. On the way up there was also a nice memorial to all of those that have served in Canada!
Yes, we find all the craft breweries. We stopped at Propeller Brewing in Halifax near Citadel Hill. They had a beer I have never seen before. ESB – Extra Special Bitter.
CHEERS to another great day in Nova Scotia with friends!! Tomorrow – Canada Day – Bart and I leave for Digby, and Bob and Tracy will spend another day in Halifax for Canada Day parade and fireworks.
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