If it’s Thursday I must be in Peggy’s Cove

Peggys Cove, Canada

I had a lazy start today.    In the “Lessons Learned” category, because I am staying put for a few days and the weather is good, I tried out my new Coleman stove. My recollection of Coleman stoves is from camping with my family as a youth, and my Dad having to be forever pumping the fuel tank of either the stove or the lantern to pressurize the gas. Thankfully the new models use the canisters and it’s just a question of screwing the tank on and firing it up. I was amazed at how fast everything cooked.  After breakfast and cleaning up I headed out to Peggys Cove. Unfortunately the sky was not conducive to great pics of this iconic piece of Canadiana but my attempts are included here.  I was going to carry on to Lunenburg, but I felt a nap coming on, so came back to my campsite. There is always tomorrow.   Best part of the day: 1) Trying a South Shore specialty, Solomon Gundy, as an appie at the restaurant at Peggys Cove and following that with my first lobster roll of this trip. I had never heard of Solomon Gundy before and it is fabulous! Here is an explanation of it that I found on line. http://www.merseypointfish.ca/index.php /about/a_bit_of_history/nova_scotian_so lomon_gundy/   2) Reminiscing by email with Gillian about the time spent in the restaurant right across from the Lighthouse. When she and I travelled to Nova Scotia to check out Acadia University, we stopped in there after our visit to campus to chat about what we’d seen. It was minus 20 and blowing so it’s amazing a Vancouver-born young lady chose to go there, but she did. As a result, we’ve been back frequently since that day. The restaurant website is below. You can’t miss it. And although I’ve always had good food there, it’s really the view that you go for. http://www.peggys-cove.com Worst part: 1) News that my brother-in-law’s mother, who I knew from my youth (there is a story in that for another time) had passed away in The Pas, Manitoba. My thoughts are with Leif and Charlene and the extended Wadelius and LaFontaine families. She was a special and giving person who will be missed by her family, friends and community.