In the area around West Advocate Harbour and north just past Eatonville Harbour, Nova Scotia is Cape Chignecto Provincial Park. Towering over the Bay of Fundy, spanning 4,200-hectares and encompassing 29 km (18 mi) of untouched coastline, the setting here is pretty remarkable, to say the least (read my head-over-heels post about the Cape d’Or [...]

After my lovely night in Amherst, I went out to the Cape Chignecto Provincial Park and onto the spectacular Cape d’Or in Nova Scotia, Canada. This is where there’s a lighthouse hotel you can spend the night in, or just visit the site and grab a bite to eat at the restaurant overlooking the Bay [...]

After spending some time wandering through Pictou, I got onto highway 6 and drove west to Tatamagouche, Nova Scotia. This small town is in the midst of a major re-haul of its main museum and cultural centre. What was once the Sunrise Trail Museum and Fraser Cultural Centre is now the stunning new complex, Creamery [...]

Yesterday I wrote about how pretty the town of Antigonish is, but Pictou, Nova Scotia is more of a traveller’s destination. A very attractive waterfront is where visitors gravitate towards, and the main street is dotted with quaint shops, cafés and restaurants. The Hector Heritage Quay is probably the most popular tourist attraction, with a [...]