October 17 – Pictou to Halifax Nova Scotia

On our way to Halifax we stop in Truro to explore Victoria Park.  A sweetheart of a kid, working on park maintenance, gives us directions and makes sure we’re heading off in the right direction. The winding, forested path takes us up and down wooden staircases deep into the park to waterfall views. (It’s called a “look-off”, not a “look-out” here in Canada.) Worth a stop and a good leg stretch.

Masstown Market is a classy establishment offering fresh, local produce, an amazing bakery, a café (with a waiting line stretched across the room), and the usual gift shop. I purchase golf ball sized beets grown in Nova Scotia and fresh rolls for dinner.

There is a separate fresh fish market in a lighthouse shaped building that also houses an interpretive picture and map collection featuring the Bay of Fundy. There’s even a photo booth that lets you snap a selfie that makes it look like you’re standing on the bayshore. And a resident blue lobster named Nova. The probability of finding a blue lobster is one in two million. 

Nova

We climb stairs to the top for the view of the countryside….can’t quite see the Bay from here, but we get a good eagle eye of the Airstream.

We return to the main floor and from the food counter we select a lobster pie, (award-winning) and lobster mac and cheese for dinner.

Lodging:

KOA

Halifax West