Peggy's Cove

The first time you lay eyes on Peggy's Cove its pretty amazing or at least I was amazed. For one, the amount of rock in the area and two how peaceful it was even with lots of people around. Peggy's Cove is on the eastern shore of Nova Scotia approximately 46 kilometers from Halifax. There are many theories as to how Peggy's Cove got its name which I won't get into but it is most famous for the lighthouse built in 1868.

Peggy's Cove Lighthouse

Peggy's Cove was formed in 1811 with settlers relying on fishing and farming. Have you seen the rock. I'm not sure where the cattle would graze. However, today it remains an active fishing village and favorite tourist hotspot.

Fishing sheds and boat

The area has been designated a preservation site thereby no development is allowed in and around Peggy's Cove. The lack of soil and the effects of high winds and salt cause stunting of the few trees there are.

Very few trees and lots of rock

Painter and sculptor William deGarthe whom lived in Peggy's Cove sculpted a granite outcropping 30 meters in length. This sculptor depicts 32 fisherman, their wives and children being protected by St Elmo, the patron saint of sailors.

Sculptor by William deGarthe

Just down the road and a short distance from Peggy's Cove is one of two memorial sites for Swissair 111 that crashed on September 2, 1998 killing all 229 people on board.

The memorial to the right and Peggy's Cove in the background

Continuing down the road you come to a nice fishing village called Hacketts Cove.

Hacketts Cove

In Hacketts Cove there's a small roadside restaurant and market that sells fresh cooked lobster, scallops, and mussels. We forgot a cooler or we would have been hauling some home.