On the Backroads in Eastern Canada

On the road covering over 8,264 miles (13,300 kilometers) of coastline in the Province of Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia became apart of Canada in 1867

Kite Surfing in Lawrencetown 

Over 3000 small lakes in Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia is called ......Canada's Ocean Playground 

Part of the salt water marshes and ice free deep water harbours along the coast

Many unused  rail lines within the province

Scallops, crabs, clams, cod, haddock, pollock, herring and salmon are caught in the waters here

French settlement of Port Royal was built in 1605

Over 80% are of British ancestry

Rural Town off the main highways

Explore John Cabot came to Nova Scotia in 1497

Most of the communities are along the coast

Resources include lumber, pulp and paper and Christmas trees 

Corn Maze in Truro

Old Victorian Homes in Halifax 

Hardwood and softwood forests cover most of the area

Nova Scotia is connected to the next Province of New Brunswick by a small land bridge called an Isthmus which is around 17  miles ( 28 kilometers)  wide

Small town charm

Wild Lupins

From York Redoubt Fort outside Halifax

Apples, blueberries, pears and strawberries are grown in the valley area in the center of the Province 

Hurricane Season starts in late summer which many trees are lost

A fishing boat that has had better days lol

The area also includes 3800 coastal islands 

The facade that shows its history and age 

Peggys Cove where the Lobster is shipped worldwide

Because of the glacier age there is granite everywhere 

Northwest Arm and the Capital of Halifax with around 450,000 citizens 

In 1783 the United Empire Loyalists came to Halifax from the United States

The Province is almost surrounded by water including the Bay of Fundy with the worlds highest tides

Areas along the coast are milder and wetter than the interior 

Amazing Fall Colors

Public Gardens in Halifax showing of its British Heritage