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Cape Breton, The Cabot Trail and Whale Watching

Cape Breton Island is one of the premiere sightseeing places to visit in Nova Scotia. There is just a wealth of things to do and see. We went on the Cabot Trail in Cape Breton Highlands National Park where we went on a hiking trail, visited the Bay of Fund, got on a boat and […]

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Lunenburg and Peggy’s Cove

We spent most of the 3rd day in  Nova Scotia visiting Lunenburg and Peggy’s Cove. Lunenburg is known for its Victorian architecture in the Old Town Section. The Old Town section is one of only 2 urban communities in North America designated as a UNESCO World Heritage site, Something like 70% of the original colonial […]

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Another Day in Halifax

The next day we saw some more of the city of Halifax, which is the largest city in Nova Scotia and a major economic center.  But with a population of about 440,000 people it is kind of a small city by most standards.  The city is an important tourism center with numerous National Historic Sites […]

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Halifax, Nova Scotia

We arrived in Halifax in early September to begin a 10-day tour of Nova Scotia, a beautiful place. As we made our way around we managed to catch hurricane Fiona, which made landfall on September 24. Most of the damage appeared to be in Cape Bretton, which we left the day before.  Needless to say […]

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