Sep 24, 2021 / Last updated : Sep 24, 2021 kazue Art

Burgundy Dream B&B sign

We made a sign for the Burgundy Dream Bed & Breakfast!! Sam did a great job on this. He used the used lumber and stained for making it darker and for coating with multiple layers to make it more resistant to rain.

Sep 08, 2021 / Last updated : Sep 10, 2021 kazue Art

Nova Scotia Province House

I had a chance to visit the Nova Scotia Province House. Province House is located in Halifax downtown, about 20 minutes drive from Burgundy Dream B&B. It was open in 1819 and is Canada’s oldest legislative building and home to Canada’s first elected House of Assembly. It was once used as the Supreme Court during […]

Aug 27, 2021 / Last updated : Aug 31, 2021 kazue Information

Peggy’s Cove

Peggy’s Cove Lighthouse is one of the world famous lighthouse among over 160 historic lighthouses in Nova Scotia. It is about one hour drive to south from our place. The lighthouse where is located in the cute fishing village of Peggy’s Cove along the South Shore was built in 1915. Just sitting on the white […]

Aug 26, 2021 / Last updated : Aug 30, 2021 kazue Food

Luckett Vineyards

Luckett Vineyards, an Gaspereau Valley winery Pete Luckett started in 2010 is located about 80km west from our place. Pete Luckett is a founder of Pete’s Frootique, the fine grocery stores where we sometimes visit. We like the Luckett wines and when we know about Pete’s story, we decided to visit his winery. There is […]

Aug 03, 2021 / Last updated : Aug 05, 2021 kazue Activity

Halifax Ferry

Halifax Transit offers two ferry services, one is from Halifax to Alderney Landing in downtown Dartmouth and the other crosses from Halifax to Woodside. I took the Alderney Ferry from Dartmouth to Halifax. It costs $2.75 one way for about 12 minutes and you need an exact amount of the money. You can receive a […]

Jul 31, 2021 / Last updated : Aug 04, 2021 kazue Information

Grand Falls in New Brunswick

The waterfall flowing down from the St John River is 23 meters high. There was not much water this season, so I couldn’t see the powerful full of water. However, the natural rock formations are amazing. It must be a wonderful view with the snow in winter.

Jul 30, 2021 / Last updated : Aug 04, 2021 kazue Information

New Brunswick

We drove to Plaster Rock in New Brunswick. It is about 600km from our place. We were planning to take the Hwy 2, but our GPS led us to the fastest route which goes through the forest mountain. All the way to Plaster Rock, the scenery was almost the same. There was nothing but the […]

Mar 21, 2021 / Last updated : Aug 12, 2021 kazue Information

Sackville Lakes Provincial Park

Sackville Lakes Provincial Park is natural environment park located in Lower Sackville where is about 8km from our place. The park offers an attractive forest setting in a near-urban environment for walking, hiking, and lake access for canoeing or kayaking. It was so warm and sunny that spring seemed to have arrived, and the temperature […]

Jan 11, 2021 / Last updated : Aug 12, 2021 kazue Information

Cyril Smith Golden Acres Park

Blue sky for the first time since New Year’s Day. We went for a walk at Cyril Smith Golden Acres Park in Dartmouth. It was interesting to see that the water’s edge seemed to be frozen in waves. The trail is an easy 2.4km out and back walk along Albro Lake.

Nov 23, 2020 / Last updated : Oct 26, 2021 kazue Activity

Shubenacadie Canal Trail

Shubenacadie Canal Trail. This trail used to have the inclined planes constructed as part of the 114 km Shubenacadie Canal, which operated between 1861 and 1871. It was used for towing barges loaded with building suppliers, coal and food and those inclined planes were replace by the Intercolonial Railway.