Looking for a tourist attraction where your kid can learn how to gut a cod? Look no further than the Fortress of Louisbourg! The Fortress of Louisbourg is a National Historic Site with a re-creation of an 18th century French settlement. After our somewhat underwhelming experience with a Canadian living history site at Port Royal, […]
Back from Ireland/England!
I meant to do quick update posts here and there while we were away, but….I didn’t. Alas. We just got back two days ago from our 3 1/2 week England and Ireland trip, and it was both awesome and more stressful than an average trip. Or maybe it was exactly as stressful as an average […]
Mira River Provincial Park, Nova Scotia: Campground Review
Travel dates: July 8-11, 2018 Before our trip, I wasn’t quite sure what to make of Nova Scotia provincial parks, because I couldn’t find out much about them online. Take Mira River, for example. There is one lone review of it on CampgroundReviews.com, from way back in 2014. But there aren’t a lot of choices […]
Baddeck Cabot Trail Campground Review: Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia
Baddeck, Nova Scotia is known as the gateway to the Cabot Trail, as driving the loop will begin and end in the little village. There are a few different campgrounds to choose from in Baddeck, but the efficiently named Baddeck Cabot Trail Campground had the best reviews, so it was our choice. And….I really have […]
Alexander Graham Bell National Historic Site: Exploring Nova Scotia with Kids
Travel date: July 6, 2018 Before this trip, Alexander Graham Bell, the Scottish-born inventor who later became a US citizen, might not have been the first person to spring to mind when I thought about Nova Scotia, Canada. But the Bell family built a summer estate on Cape Breton Island in 1885 and, by the […]
13 Things to Do with Kids on the Cabot Trail: Exploring Nova Scotia with Kids
If I could do one thing differently about our Nova Scotia trip, I’d stay overnight (or over two nights!) on the Cabot Trail. And I knew before the trip that we should. We considered it, but we had two dogs with us, so we’d either have had to board them or find dog friendly accommodations (because I […]
A Chilly Bike Ride to Lunenburg: Exploring Nova Scotia with Kids
Travel date: July 2, 2018 On the day we planned a bike ride from Mahone Bay to Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, the weather app on my phone warned me of a heat advisory. So we left our jackets in the van and set off on our bike ride….only to spend the afternoon FREEZING in the drizzly, […]
Peggy’s Cove: Lovely, Terrifying, and Often Crowded–Exploring Nova Scotia with Kids
I took my kids to the Grand Canyon, and I don’t think there are any signs there as ominous as this one at Peggy’s Cove. Or maybe there just aren’t any as poetically composed; the “savour the sea” alliteration is a nice touch. At any rate, we managed to complete our visits to both Peggy’s […]
Woodhaven RV Park near Halifax, Nova Scotia: Campground Review
Travel dates: June 29-July 4, 2018 Like with Dunromin in Annapolis Royal, I was very nervous that Woodhaven RV Park, about 20 minutes outside of Halifax, was going to be terrible. Or barely passable at best. But, like with Dunromin, it turned out to be a really nice place and a great central location for checking […]
Halifax has a Lot of Museums: Exploring Nova Scotia with Kids
Travel dates: June 29-July 4, 2018 In retrospect, it’s possible that we stuffed too many museums into our couple of days in Halifax….but I’m sort of of the belief that there’s no such thing as too many museums. But there might be such thing as not enough Public Gardens, though…which is probably the thing I was […]