Confederation Bridge connects New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island. The 8-mile long bridge opened in 1997 and cost $1.3 Billion and took 4-years to build. The view is from PEI.
The Canadian Maple Leaf flag is flanked by flags of PEI. The flag contains a gold Heraldic Lion which also appeared on the Coat of Arms for Prince Edward, Duke of Kent (for whom the Province was named).
The Victoria Village Inn where we stayed in the quaint village of......Victoria.
Victoria Seaport Lighthouse Museum, located in one of the oldest lighthouse on PEI, built in 1879.
The North Rustico Lighthouse was established in 1876.
Our first visit to the sea in Canada. The sand is 'red' in PEI and the sky was most deffinetly blue whilst we were there. The sea is the Gulf of St Lawrence further east is the Atlantic and then Europe.
Oh! Another lighthouse this time it is the Fish Island Lighthouse - Cabot Beach Provincial Park, PEI. Decomisioned in 1961, an otherwise good year.
The colourful houses of Charlottetown the Provincial capital of PEI. It was most famously the site of the Charlottetown Conference in 1864, the first gathering of Canadian statesmen to debate the proposed Canadian Confederation.
Green Gables, located in Cavendish in the Prince Edward Island National Park. The house inspired the setting for Lucy Maud Montgomery's tale of, Anne of Green Gables. It was qaint to hear one of the student guides proudly inform an American that all the furnitur is 'antique'. We wouldn't expect anything less.
The Trans-Canada Highway between Victoria (BC) and St. John's (NF) is the world's longest national highway with a length of 7,821 km (4,860 mi.). We travelled on a section of the highway in PEI.
PEI is well known for it's red soil and potato crops. We passed a McCains factory in PEI and guess they must produce the oven chips.
We stopped on the New Brunswick side of the Confederation Bridge. It's not that long really, 5 ft!!
Our road trip from PEI through New Brunswick (seen above) to Nova Scotia was great. Easy driving on straight roads lined with trees all the way. So it seemed.
Welcome to Nova Scotia. Is that the Scottish flag? Close. The flag of Nova Scotia consists of a white base with a blue (saltire) cross of St. Andrew on it. In the center of the flag is the shield from the provincial coat of arms, which is also the coat of arms of Scotland. The flag is a reversal of the Scottish flag, which is a white cross on blue.
The harbor at Peggy's Cove, possibly the most photographed fishing village on earth, was awarded the Triple A designation by the American Photographers' Association. Triple A means that a photographer can point the camera in any direction, at any time of day, in any weather, in any season, and expect to get good results!! So why did I fail? Only kidding what a great photo and what a great place taboot.
Another AAA photograph. Such creativity, bet you've never seen that done before!
Oh, and there's me in Lunenburg. In 1995, the World Heritage Committee, recognized Lunenburg's cultural and natural heritage by adding it to their World Heritage List. We are getting to experience historic Canada. It's a bit different to the GTA!
This is our B&B in Lunenburg. It's called the Atlantic Sojourn and our wonderful host's were Sebelle Deese and Susan Budd. We would recommend this B&B to any one it was fabulous.
If you think the houses are colorful in Charlottetown, wait until you see Lunenberg. Wow!
Out on the open sea looking for whales. Well you have to when visiting Atlantic Canada.
...and there he is (or is it a she). Right on que a Minky whale. I can't take any credit for this pcture. This was taken by a fellow passenger on the tour, Deanna Wheeler. Thanks Deanna. It was quite exciting.
Back to port in Lunnenburg. This is the view of the Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic. Well worth a visit.
The final day of our holiday back in Halifax. In 1917 a French munitions ship, the Mont Blanc, collided with a Belgian relief ship. The collision sparked a fire on the munitions ship which was filled with explosives. On December 6, 1917, the Mont Blanc exploded in what was the largest man-made explosion before the first testing of an atomic bomb. Debris from the exploding ship landed 5km away. The explosion decimated the city's north end killing over 2000 people.
Confederation Bridge connects New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island. The 8-mile long bridge opened in 1997 and cost $1.3 Billion and took 4-years to build. The view is from PEI. 
The Canadian Maple Leaf flag is flanked by flags of PEI. The flag contains a gold Heraldic Lion which also appeared on the Coat of Arms for Prince Edward, Duke of Kent (for whom the Province was named). 
The Victoria Village Inn where we stayed in the quaint village of......Victoria. 
Victoria Seaport Lighthouse Museum, located in one of the oldest lighthouse on PEI, built in 1879. 
The North Rustico Lighthouse was established in 1876. 
Our first visit to the sea in Canada. The sand is 'red' in PEI and the sky was most deffinetly blue whilst we were there. The sea is the Gulf of St Lawrence further east is the Atlantic and then Europe. 
Oh! Another lighthouse this time it is the Fish Island Lighthouse - Cabot Beach Provincial Park, PEI. Decomisioned in 1961, an otherwise good year. 
The colourful houses of Charlottetown the Provincial capital of PEI. It was most famously the site of the Charlottetown Conference in 1864, the first gathering of Canadian statesmen to debate the proposed Canadian Confederation. 
Green Gables, located in Cavendish in the Prince Edward Island National Park. The house inspired the setting for Lucy Maud Montgomery's tale of, Anne of Green Gables. It was qaint to hear one of the student guides proudly inform an American that all the furnitur is 'antique'. We wouldn't expect anything less. 
The Trans-Canada Highway between Victoria (BC) and St. John's (NF) is the world's longest national highway with a length of 7,821 km (4,860 mi.). We travelled on a section of the highway in PEI. 
PEI is well known for it's red soil and potato crops. We passed a McCains factory in PEI and guess they must produce the oven chips. 
Our road trip from PEI through New Brunswick (seen above) to Nova Scotia was great. Easy driving on straight roads lined with trees all the way. So it seemed. 
Welcome to Nova Scotia. Is that the Scottish flag? Close. The flag of Nova Scotia consists of a white base with a blue (saltire) cross of St. Andrew on it. In the center of the flag is the shield from the provincial coat of arms, which is also the coat of arms of Scotland. The flag is a reversal of the Scottish flag, which is a white cross on blue. 
The harbor at Peggy's Cove, possibly the most photographed fishing village on earth, was awarded the Triple A designation by the American Photographers' Association. Triple A means that a photographer can point the camera in any direction, at any time of day, in any weather, in any season, and expect to get good results!! So why did I fail? Only kidding what a great photo and what a great place taboot. 
Oh, and there's me in Lunenburg. In 1995, the World Heritage Committee, recognized Lunenburg's cultural and natural heritage by adding it to their World Heritage List. We are getting to experience historic Canada. It's a bit different to the GTA! 
This is our B&B in Lunenburg. It's called the Atlantic Sojourn and our wonderful host's were Sebelle Deese and Susan Budd. We would recommend this B&B to any one it was fabulous. 
If you think the houses are colorful in Charlottetown, wait until you see Lunenberg. Wow! 
Out on the open sea looking for whales. Well you have to when visiting Atlantic Canada. 
...and there he is (or is it a she). Right on que a Minky whale. I can't take any credit for this pcture. This was taken by a fellow passenger on the tour, Deanna Wheeler. Thanks Deanna. It was quite exciting. 
Back to port in Lunnenburg. This is the view of the Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic. Well worth a visit. 
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