Another good nights sleep our last at Lunenburg and it wasn't as cold this morning when I put the heating on at 6.45am. Thought I would go back to bed for 15 minutes but didn't get up till 7.30am. Quick shower to wash hair while Richard did the filtered coffee but to the leaving ritual of packing and checking to nothing is left behind.

Well no phone call or email for the Pontiac I hate it when people say they have a friend who will be interested in buying the car but we don't get our hopes up too high. Hopefully we have plenty of opportunities in Dartmouth and Halifax. Surprisingly this morning it is not cold didn't need a jumper while on the balcony soaking up the last views of Lunenburg and the bay while having our last drop of coffee.

Mary gave us a real good discount on the motel unit for three nights ($69+HST per night) normally over $100 per night for unit with full kitchen. Last views of Lunenburg as we drive down the hill round the waters edge to Hwy 324 Jill is taking us on the quickest route to Mahone Bay to continue the Lighthouse Route on Hwy 3. As we entered Mahone Bay we saw a couple of guys getting ready to go deer hunting they have orange vests on this is compulsory because where you go in the forest no one will see you and think you are a deer and shoot you. With the orange vest or jacket you stand out like a sore thumb.

Pulled up where we were yesterday to finish taking a video of the three churches from across the bay and the semi driver told us we were on the right road Hwy 3 the Lighthouse Route. Sat back to the classical music passing the forest, lakes, inlets over Martin River where all the people have really gone mad with Halloween decorations on their properties. Passed through lots of fishing communities driving round the beautiful inlets of Gold River with a lovely protected yacht harbour before we crossed over the bridge at Gold River. Many homes and fishing communities as we skirted around the inlets, sea marshlands of Mahone Bay with views of forest, rivers, cottages and boats anchored in the bay.

Before we knew it we were in Chester guess what had to stop for roadworks at the intersection in front of the shopping centre and lakes on the other side. Busting for a pee and lucky for Richard there was a Tim Horton's ahead good excuse for morning tea of coffee and muffins. This is quite a good size town watched the kids on the BMX tracks next door not bites with the for sale sign.

Back on the road with glimpses of the bay through the nearer bare sugar maples and spruce forest can see little moorings with boat sheds and boats bopping in the water at each of the rocky inlets and rivers with homes around the shore and along the scenic highway. Never tire of the views of the inlets with little islands in the bay and small fishing communities we pass through, the Halloween decorations entertain us as we go along. The forest of sugar maples is very bare now the autumn leaves have nearly all gone loosing their charm.

Now the classical music makes up for the lose of forest scenery and we seem to be the only people on the road except for the locals. Well we missed the right turn at East River to continue round Mahone Bay to St Margarets Bay (extra 45 minute drive) we followed the road straight ahead taking the short cut across to Hubbards where we picked up the Lighthouse Route again.
Stopped at the Post Office at Hubbards for directions (had them in stitches) and they agreed the signs weren't very good lots of tourists miss the road. The scenery we missed is rocky shorelines
similar to what we have already seen.

Kept on the same road travelling round the rocky shoreline of St Margarets Bay beautiful white, grey granite boulders all round with rivers going in the bay, passing over a few bridges. Lots of cabins, cottages, homes and forest can be seen around the bay some right on the waterfront. Stopped at Black Point for photos there are small fishing communities, homes, rocky rivers and inlets as we drive around the edge of the bay and sea marshlands.

Next village we stopped at was the head of St Margarets Bay beautiful picture perfect scenery round every corner the traffic is now picking up at Upper Tantallon where we turn right to Hwy 333 to Peggy's Cove and 21kms to Indian Harbour where we are staying for two nights at Clifty Cove Motel. Still driving round the shoreline bay and inlets, homes and forests. All the villages
seem to have Art Galleries, Antique Shops, restaurants, shops anything to get the tourist in but not us.

  There are lots of cottages, cabins, B&B's, motels on the highway don't know why we couldn't get in anywhere probably everyone is closing for the season to have their little holidays. From Seabright the water is getting choppy as we get closer to Peggy's Cove and the Atlantic Ocean. Finally found Clifty Cove Motel right on the shoreline it is a place I would have gone straight past. Looks like one you see in the movies or on a TV show it's cheap and only for two nights. Booked in and had trouble with the WIFI had to go to the Owners home (office) to login and get a good reception but at the unit it is very poor. Unpacked then had our lunch and little rest before going to Peggy's Cove it was only 2.00pm and just 1.5kms down the road. The fridge is tiny and I had to put our blocks in the Owners freezer lucky we don't have much veggies left had to really pack as much as I could in the fridge and the fruit stayed in the esky.

  The landscape between Indian Harbour and Peggy's Cove is very different sea marshlands with spruce trees and the rocks sculpted by the ice age 20,000 ears ago lots of granite outcrops, inlets with powerful surf and lakes in the sea marshlands a very different landscape from what we have been seeing in Canada.   First stop was the Memorial of Swissair flight 111 where 229 people lost their lives through a malfunction of electrical wiring in the first class entertainment system the plane went down in the Atlantic Ocean 5kms off the coast of Peggy's Cove. Wish we had our winter clothes on the wind cuts right through you the scenery of the wild ocean and the granite coastline and sea marshlands is so pristine and beautiful. Can see the homes of Indian Harbour from the highest point on the granite outcrops.

  Peggy's Cove is a picturesque fishing village the camera were in overdrive again. Met a lovely old fisherman at his little shop on the harbours edge selling lobster pots and floats. The wind is brass monkeys weather freezes your balls off. Froze while walking along the granite outcrops marveling at the powerful surf and taking a photo of the famous lighthouse. The cold was too much for us and we ran back to the car to put the heater on to warm up.

Back at the motel I had fun with preparing dinner lucky I had two sharp knives, plastic plates with
plastic forks, knives and spoons plus microwave dishes. The chicken drumsticks we cooked last night so just had to reheat and cut up the veggies and microwave the lot. Dinner turned out alright. Evening routine of download today’s photos, expenses spreadsheet and blog. Richard entertains himself on the ipad. Couldn't survive more than two nights here microwave and fridge very tiny, bathroom small with toilet hidden behind the door hardly any power points I have to sit on the sofa with the laptop on the arm to work. The only good thing is the view of the ocean from the little table and sunken chairs. Watched the sunset before having dinner people rave about it but it is just as good as the sunsets we see from our balcony at Ocean Reef. Time to relax on the hard bed and watch TV before the lights go out.