Peggy's Cove

Our first day trip in Nova Scotia was to Peggy’s Cove, a place of great rugged beauty, carved by nature’s forces. Dominated by the lighthouse, this tiny fishing village sets nestled to land’s edge of St. Margaret’s Bay. Crashing waves batter the rocky shoreline and make for treacherous, rogue waves. Peggy’s Cove Lighthouse is an enduring, iconic white-and-red beacon that must be the most photographed site in Canada. We wonder who Peggy was – perhaps the  survivor of a schooner that sank off the shore of St. Margaret’s Bay or Peggy, the diminutive form of Margaret. What’s your guess?

    

           Preservation Area and Memorial to Swiss Air 111 victims

Rugged beauty

               Peggy's Cove Lighthouse

Iconic figures

     

Treacherous waves?

        

 Quaint fishing village

   

            

The village’s most famous resident was William deGarthe, a Finnish artist who carved a memorial to the courage of the local fishermen. The sculpture depicts St. Michael (guardian angel of fishermen), several fishermen, their wives and children. It took a while to locate it, but Darlene spotted it as we were leaving the village.

On to Shaw’s Seaford Restaurant for mid-afternoon lunch before heading back to COE – guess what Bettye had. That’s correct – lobster.

A relaxing, enjoyable day at Peggy’s Cove – Happy Trails!