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.
