Here's another thing I have been excited to start doing and couldn't wait any longer! I needed a trip to the beach. Since we were already half way there due to other engagements, once they were over with and it was a beautiful day I thought "what the heck?" and drove the rest of the way down the french shore to Mavillette Beach.
There were lots of sand drifts on the boardwalk and stairs leading down the the beach, as well as on the hills behind the rocks. It was very clear that the long winter months were windy ones and things just weren't meant to stay in their rightful places.
It was a great day on the beach.... still a lil cool (I didn't expect perfect conditions, it is still April afterall!), but it wasn't too windy..... it was just right to take an evening stroll in a light sweater. The waves were small, the tide was just on it's way out, the sun was shining bright.... a great way to end our day out and about.
I know this post isn't very "Lighthousey", but this is one of my favorite places in Nova Scotia, and it really is one of the hidden gems of the province. See my poorly drawn arrow on this picture below?? Well that tiny spec of a structure you see underneath it is the Cape St. Mary Lighthouse, so there... I got a lighthouse in here for ya after all! LOL
I hope you have been able to enjoy this lovely weather we've been having, if not, I hope you are at least planning a trip out to capture your own idea of beauty around you where ever you are.
As always, Happy & Safe Travels
~Jenn
Visiting the Lightstation over looking St. Mary Bay was a bit of a fluke. It was a hot summers day and looking for something funto do so I packed up the family and took them for a long drive to go check out Mavellette Beach. This was our first time going there and for the record it is one of the most beautiful beaches I had ever seen! Especially in Nova Scotia!!!!
Beautiful Sandy beach that stretched quite far, and not the usual rocky beach or mud flats beach that I was used to around here. Supurb for finding Seashells, drift wood, sand castles, and of course a nice dip in the ocean (although the water is a little on the cold side).
Getting back on track here, while sitting on the beach I looked in the didtance and thought I could see the tip top of a Lighthouse way off in the distance. Once we were done at the beach and packed up ready to go home we took a small detour to check things out. Sure enough, we ended up right at the Cape St. Mary Lightstation!
It is a big one! Very similar to the 