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2026 RT Halifax

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Hello from Halifax (and surrounding area). We are here for seven days! It is good to be settled in one spot for a little longer. Our place is very nice, right on St. Margaret's Bay about 40 min from Halifax. Our view over the water: We went to Lunenburg on Thursday. It is a cute little town known for its Victorian era houses painted lovely, bright colors along the waterfront and several streets up. There were many shops and restaurants to explore.  I got caught in a lobster trap! This sign made me a bit homesick. I must admit the BBQ we got there was tasty! On Friday we had to wait for some hard rain showers to pass. Once the skies cleared up we went up to Halifax to the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic. There was a Titanic exhibit. This chair is an original from the Titanic, retrieved from the ocean by one of the rescue ships. Passengers on deck threw them overboard so that those in the water had something to hold onto.  The wicker/cane seat is not original. Many of the rescue...
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2026 RT PEI + Cape Breton

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Hello! We had a quick overnight to PEI (Prince Edward Island). Just enough time for a short hike to see the beautiful Cavendish beach. We stayed in Charlottetown and had fun wandering around the city. It's always a good day when you have Lobster Roll for lunch and Oysters for dinner! PEI oysters! I can never remember to take a picture before I dive in! On the drive to Nova Scotia we stopped at a lighthouse - Very disappointed 😞  So, we found another. This is Cape Bear Lighthouse. The first distress signal from the Titanic was received here. After the 2nd signal, it was decided it was not a hoax (that the unsinkable Titanic was sinking) and calls for help were relayed to other ships. We even got to climb to the top - someone left the light on!  It was a tight fit at the top. We were happy to find a lighthouse that was not being renovated. We took a ferry to Nova Scotia but somehow managed to not get any interesting pictures. It was an easy ferry, only 75 minutes and smooth wat...
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