Okay, sorry this is so late, but we haven't had too much access to the ol' internet. Here is a rough - and I mean rough - picture of the trip we did around Nova Scotia in around 6 days. For such a small place there is a lot to see and it does take time getting place to place (even though Halifax to Truro is only an hour).Essentially, we spent the first three days in Halifax, chilling out with my good friend James who kindly allowed us to share his house (and his cat, Morgan). We got to spend a good share of our 
time in pubs (yahoo! Halifax has wicked pubs) and enjoying the period costumes that seem to fascinate this province. A few of the highlights were our trip to the Alexander Keith's brewery where you get to go back in time to 1867 (they spare no expense), get a joke (which James says has changed with every visit) AND get sung to. We also took in the excellent Pier 21 exhibit about Canadian immigration and the wicked Maritime Heritage museum which had an "old timey" store complete with a very enthusiastic gent working behind the counter. Also, old fog horns rule.
time in pubs (yahoo! Halifax has wicked pubs) and enjoying the period costumes that seem to fascinate this province. A few of the highlights were our trip to the Alexander Keith's brewery where you get to go back in time to 1867 (they spare no expense), get a joke (which James says has changed with every visit) AND get sung to. We also took in the excellent Pier 21 exhibit about Canadian immigration and the wicked Maritime Heritage museum which had an "old timey" store complete with a very enthusiastic gent working behind the counter. Also, old fog horns rule.After we picked up our rental car we 
drove up towards Parsborough where we were booked into a gorgeous B&B for our first night (which was an amazing feat of pre-planning for the likes of us). We took a few planned detours (and a few unplanned detours) and saw the gorgeous country side of the Bay of Fundy. We didn't get to see the high and low tides, but we did see the mud flats and where the water usually is which was good enough.
drove up towards Parsborough where we were booked into a gorgeous B&B for our first night (which was an amazing feat of pre-planning for the likes of us). We took a few planned detours (and a few unplanned detours) and saw the gorgeous country side of the Bay of Fundy. We didn't get to see the high and low tides, but we did see the mud flats and where the water usually is which was good enough.One highlight was our trip to a winery, which, upon more careful reading of the map, turned out to be a blueberry winery run by a guy who was very similar to Broome's Olif. Anyway, after a long, long chat about how he had made so many mistakes in his life and was stuck with a patch of land cultivating blueberry's (and a description of his wine being "tasting not like blueberries, not like wine") we grabbed a bottle of sparkly and got back to the car as quick as we could. The wine was left untouched for the next eight days, probably a record for us.
I don't know if this is the googely eyed dinosaur you saw (mom and dad) but it was the best one we could find in Parsborough. :)
We took the advise of the lady running the B&B and headed to Cape D'Or to check out the view and the amazing restaurant. After some 4 wheel driving in our poor rental car, we got to the place for some great 360 degree views (and some delicious chili made by a the owner, originally for Regina). It was there that we got to see the best views of the tidal bore (a la Skookumchuck Narrows) since we were there at exactly the right time. I would advise anyone in the area to book up a night in their B&B - I'm sure it would be amazing.From there we had a long drive to the little, pretty town of Pugwash where we ate at the golf course because everything else was shut and slept in a dive of a B&B (what kind of owners
smoke in their B&B?!?). The following day we hit the Jost Winery on the way toAntigonish where you could try as many wines as you wanted. We restrained ourselves but the whites are goregeous. Afterwards, we got to Antigonish and loved it - especially the art gallery, the camera store (where Phil got his digital SLR) and this excellent cafe. Hmm.. so yummy. To make a long blog short, we stayed in an amazing B&B called Haus Truberg in Port Hood 
(down from Inverness) which served a great 4 course meal, we tried to find the hike in Mabou for about 2 hours, we did some hiking in the National Park which was pretty good, but we got to see some mooses walking along the road - a first for both of us. We also got to do a trail ride in Cheticamp which was excellent - the lady who ran it was so much fun and we got to gallop AND ride through a river. Fun!! Plus, she had the cuttest kittens at the stables.
(down from Inverness) which served a great 4 course meal, we tried to find the hike in Mabou for about 2 hours, we did some hiking in the National Park which was pretty good, but we got to see some mooses walking along the road - a first for both of us. We also got to do a trail ride in Cheticamp which was excellent - the lady who ran it was so much fun and we got to gallop AND ride through a river. Fun!! Plus, she had the cuttest kittens at the stables.
