Home

After 20 hours of driving time, we are finally home. We had a great time and even stopped on the way home at the LL Bean store in Freeport, Maine (it's open 24 hours!) We did a little shopping and browsing then it was back in the truck for the long haul home. We stopped in Hellertown for a quick lunch (thanks Grandma and Grandpa Henshaw). It feels good to be home but we are missing the beautiful coastal scenery and relaxation. We enjoyed blogging and are happy that everyone could share in the highlights of our trip along with us. Jen's cat was happy to see her and Coy made himself at home immediately by taking a nap on the couch, it's good to be home.

ps. when we got home we had no hot water... cold showers.. brrr! 

Coy + Porcupines don't mix!

Today when we woke up it was beautiful and we decided to go try one of the local beaches. The beach we chose was "brian's kind of beach" because not only did it have all the amenities that Jen loves in a beach (white sand, clear water, no jellies, not very crowded) there was a 3.5 km hiking trail directly off the beach that overlooked the ocean. While I (Jen) took a dip in the icy  ocean, Coy and Brian decided to check out the hiking trail. Well... remember how I said I would tell you WHEN Coy got himself into trouble, today was his day. Brian and Coy returned about 15 minutes after they started off for the trail, long story short, Coy had gotten tangled up with a porcupine and there were numerous quills in his muzzle, the top of his mouth, tongue and under his tongue (he was obviously trying to bite the porcupine at the time of impact) Luckily, Brian removed most of them immediately and Coy seemed fine after that. Coy is now sound asleep on the couch (again) so I assume he is no longer in pain. After our beach trip, we stopped by a local art gallery in Lunenberg and bought a small print and chatted with the artist himself a little bit before a delicious dinner at  Trattoria Della Nonna (Compliments of Jesse, Shane & Jonah - Thanks guys!!!).  I had penne pasta with lobster and Brian had salmon, delish! We stopped by Blue Rocks again on the way home to see what the light was like at sunset, Brian took some great shots and then it was back to the house for another nights rest. Tomorrow we plan on going to the Mahone Bay Classic Boat Festival to see what that is all about. We will be checking out of our place on Friday morning and heading towards home. This week really flew by!

Peggy's Cove & Halifax

Ok, it's time for a little catch-up game again... this is what happened yesterday. I (Jen) took Coy for a morning run, then it was off to Peggy's Cove on the way to Halifax, NS. Peggy's Cove has a famous lighthouse situated atop a number of large rocks.  It was a misty day at Peggy's Cove, but clear everywhere else around the cove, (very strange). There were a ton of people and tour buses, so we really didn't stay too long. We savored the atmosphere, then it was off to visit Halifax to see the Citidel and tour the downtown harbor area. The day ended with a sunset kayak ride for Brian and a rest for Jen & Coy. Overall it was a good day! (See Pics)

ps. Thank you to everyone who has been commenting on our blogs, it's been great to hear from you! See you soon! Love, Jen & Brian

Lunenburg

The Lunenburg area is very nice.  We are enjoying a mix of relaxation and recreation since we arrived at Baywatch Cottage.  After Arriving Saturday night from a long drive we opted for dinner at a restaurant overlooking Lunenburg Harbor.  Sunday was a beautiful day and we rode our bikes to Blue Rocks (see above picture), relaxed and also went Kayaking in the afternoon. I (Brian) made dinner and we then fell asleep early.  Baywatch Cottage and Heckmans Island are treating us well, nice people, location and wildlife.  We just had a doe and two fawns right behind the house. (coy really wanted to get out)  This morning (Monday) was a bit rainy and overcast, we went to The Ovens, a park with sea caves, and crashing waves.  We strolled Lunenburg and browsed the many art galleries.  We plan to kayak early tomorrow morning and then perhaps venture out with the truck in the afternoon. I have been adding chronological pics along the left side so be sure to scroll down and check them out.

Camping at the edge of the earth

We just arrived in Lunenberg and are still in awe at our camping experience the other night. (We are excited to tour Lunenberg but need to play catch-up on our last experience) We had just spend the day touring the West side of Breton Highlands State Park along the Cabot Trail. We saw two bald eagles and amazing coastal scenery. Steph and Dad - you would not have liked the heights involved! We were getting tired and ready to find our resting place for the night. We decided to drive up a twisty, windy unpaved road to Meat Cove, the Nothern-most community in Nova Scotia. We got there and we were just amazed at how the mountains butted right up against the ocean and the campsites were small grassy tiered platforms that overlooked the cove. The owner (who had lived there all his life) showed us around and let us choose our campsite. At night we had a small campfire and could see every single star in the sky, even the milky way galaxy and the orbiting satellites, just amazing. The next morning we took a 15 minute hike up to the adjacent ridge where moose and deer frequently visited. As we decended it began to rain and we sadly left meat cove to make our way back down the East side of the Cabot Trail and down to Lunenberg. 

We're Here

We've made it to Nova Scotia late this evening. It has been a long drive, but with many great stops along the way! Yesterday we toured Bar Harbor and some of Acadia which were beautiful, we spent the night at Hadley's Point Campground with a nice woodsy site. During the middle of the night there were some strong thunderstorms and we ended up with some wet gear. We hit the road at 5am on Thurs. First, we drove through the rest of Maine and up through New Brunswick.  We stopped at a cute little fishing town for breakfast and then hit the road again. We stopped at Rogue Bluffs State Park to take Coy for a short walk, then back in the truck and off to the absolutely beautiful Fundy National Park to see a gorgeous waterfall, a quick lunch break for lobster and fish n'chips, then off to the scenic ride up North.  Brian and I both agreed that we'd love to come back to Fundy National Park and stay. We made it into Nova Scotia by late evening in a town we both can't pronounce... "Truro". We are having a great time, excited to keep going, but exhausted at the end of each day. Brian's knee has a little sore, but overall things are great! Coy is doing well also. 

We'll be in touch again soon.

 Love, Jen & Brian

The 'Moon

So, Here it is... almost time to leave for our honeymoon and we are both excited (Coy is too)! Brian's vacation flashed before his eyes last week at a pick-up soccer game. His knee gave way near the end of the game and he's been nursing it back to health ever since, nothing serious thankfully, he must be getting old, lol!  We are getting packed up and the truck has also been outfitted for adventure. (I'll try to get a pic of it soon). We leave at midnight on the 23rd and won't return to PA until Saturday, Aug. 2nd. We are sorry we'll be missing our family trip to Seaside Heights this year, hopefully the weather will be great! Don't forget to have Sawmill Pizza for me!  As of Saturday, July 26th we will have internet access... so feel free to respond to our blog, we'll try to keep up our end of things and post pics and descriptions of cool places or trouble that Coy gets into, we all know he's bound to do that! Love, Jen & Brian

ps. this is a pic of the house we rented in Lunenberg, NS