The Siberian American: Fall Foliage Cruise: The Day We Got Drenched in Peggy’s Cove and Halifax, Nova Scotia

Tuesday, November 18, 2014

Fall Foliage Cruise: The Day We Got Drenched in Peggy’s Cove and Halifax, Nova Scotia

I decided to do the cruise ports out of order because I didn’t want to post two Maine travel posts back to back…and I wanted to talk about how travel doesn’t always go according to plan. Our last port of our fall foliage cruise was Halifax, Nova Scotia, and I was really looking forward to it because I had heard many great things about Peggy’s Cove.

We knew it was likely to rain that day because Royal Caribbean cancelled all of the whale watching and water-based excursions…and sent everyone to Peggy’s Cove. What we didn’t know was that it was going to pour. We later found out it was the first day it had rained in the area in weeks, and we were only getting it then because a hurricane was headed in our direction.
The drive to Peggy’s Cove was lovely—the fall colors were on full display, and I loved driving by the adorable villages and lobster boats on the water. The torrential downpour started a few minutes before we arrived in Peggy’s Cove and didn’t let up for the rest of the day.
We braved the wind and the rain to get photos of the Peggy’s Cove Lighthouse…and then ran into the gift shop, where most of the crowd (which had tripled because of the cancelled tours) had gathered. We decided not to let the rain bother us and sprinted inside the Amos Pewter shop, where we watched a presentation on how they mold the pewter into jewelry and other gifts. It wasn’t possible to explore the rest of the village so we headed back on the bus.
Once we got back to Halifax, we went on a hop on hop off tour…where we didn’t hop off. This is what our window looked like the entire time:
We did get to hear interesting (and tragic) stories about Halifax, and I am eager to go back and visit on a nicer day. Some of the sites I want to see include: the Citadel, Maritime Museum, and the Halifax Public Gardens. You win some; you lose some. Although it wasn’t a great sightseeing day, we tried to make the most of it and learn as much about Halifax as we could.

14 comments:

  1. I've heard amazing things about Peggy's Cove too, would love to visit one day. That's really too bad that it rained while you were there though :( But pretty pictures!!

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  2. I'm sorry that the weather didn't cooperate!! I always had Nova Scotia in the back of my mind of places to visit - t he cove sounds pretty cool!

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  3. ohhh silly weather, that sucks. Good for you for staying so positive though! I would have been so cranky.

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  4. Can I go on a trip with you? I just get this picture of the perfect traveler when I read about your excursions. And by perfect traveler, I mean fully prepared but also go-with-the-flow. {I seem to be neither of those.}

    -Claire
    www.fashionandfeathers.com

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    1. Haha, thanks Claire! I am definitely not a perfect traveler, but I do try to make the most of a situation because I never know if it's going to be my only time there. I would love to go back to Peggy's Cove and Halifax in better weather, but I am still glad I got to go! It's such a beautiful area. :)

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  5. Great photos. It looks like a beautiful place. Too bad you had terrible weather, that's the worst when you're on vacation!

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    1. Thank you so much, Samantha! Peggy's Cove and Halifax was so beautiful, even in the rain! I definitely want to go back when it's not raining so hard, though!

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  6. That sucks that it rained. I love the lighthouse pictures. I would love to do a cruise like this one. We got totally rained out on our only day to sightsee in Miami on our recent trip. Which was a bummer but we made do too. South Beach will have to wait for another trip. :)

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    1. Aww, I'm sorry you got rained out in Miami! You should totally do a fall foliage cruise-it's so beautiful! :)

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  7. Looks beautiful but possibly a tad bit cold and gloomy!

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  8. Awwwh I'm so sad to hear that it rained while you were in Nova Scotia. I've lived in Halifax for almost a year now and I love it! We really did have the best summer and fall weather with lots of sun and hardly any rain, so it's a shame that the timing didn't work out for you. I definitely recommend coming back! There's so much to see and do and it really is a beautiful corner of the world!

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  9. Wow! Sorry you got caught in the rain but your pictures make up for it! I especially love the misty looking photo second from last! Thanks so much for linking up Olya!

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  10. Wow the weather does not look great--but still lovely views!!

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