We’re so glad we had the chance to come back and visit the rest of Nova Scotia. It’s a relatively small province with a lot to offer. We got to know more about the Fundy side where in addition to experiencing the unique natural phenomena related to the world’s greatest tides, we observed and learned about the agriculture – farms, vineyards and orchards – as well as food processing, manufacturing and craft beers. The Atlantic side of Nova Scotia, most favored by early European settlers seeking colonization and fish, has a number of historical remains and reconstructions, battle sites related to this period and the long tradition of fishing, seafood processing, marine shipping and craft beers. And tourism. Nova Scotia does tourism well.
We saw diversity everywhere in this province as the indigenous Mi’kmak, early Acadians, French, British, Irish, Scottish settlers and many others have coalesced over the past few centuries, after a battle weary beginning. Despite current events, we were welcomed everywhere we went and enjoyed chatting with locals we ran into as well as travelers from other provinces, many of whom were genuinely and respectfully curious about the goings on on our side of the border.
And the music! There’s so much music in Nova Scotia! At Stanfest, one of the artists who had ‘come from away’ to live in Halifax was joking that in comparison to his homeland (Australia!) there were music venues everywhere in Nova Scotia. Once day he cleaned out a closet in his home and while he was getting rid of the junk, a band had moved in and set up.
Now, it’s time for us to move on to PEI. For our new this year map, that means it’s time for a new sticker, which a good enough reason for our usual party!
