Suzi Travels

Day 6 October 21, 2024

Halifax, Nova Scotia. A very early morning tour to Peggy’s Cove, an active fishing village on St Margarets Bay and home to Peggy’s Point Lighthouse, established 1868. At one time the population was around 300, mostly of German descent. The original lighthouse was a wooden house with a beacon on the roof. It was replaced in 1914 with the current iconic red and white, octagonal lighthouse which reaches 49 feet in height and is one of the most photographed lighthouses in the world.

Good morning, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Driving to Peggy’s Cove through Halifax
the countryside was beautiful and bursting with color
Large granite rocks everywhere

current population 30
we were here
Difficult to describe these rocks. It was a very calm day. People venture out on these rocks which is very dangerous. They are wet and slippery, and this area is known for rogue waves. Every year there is at least one death where someone gets swept off the rocks and is carried out to sea.
entering Peggy’s Cove which is built completely on rock
Lighthouse built on rocks, still functioning and under control of Canadian Coast Guard
First building in Peggy’s Cove was used as a community meeting house
looking up towards the houses in Peggy’s Cove. Since houses are built on rock, having water in the homes is an issue. They must catch rainwater for most of the household uses and bring in water for drinking and food preparation.

Restaurant and gift shop
Church of Peggy’s Cove. The services are by volunteer clergy, and this year there has only been 1 service
William E. deGarthe carved this “lasting monument to Nova Scotia fishermen” in his back yard on a 100 foot granite outcropping. It is amazing and the pictures don’t show it’s beauty
Statues throughout Peggy’s Cove that are created with only a chainsaw
Leaving Peggy’s Cove and looking back to the lighthouse

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