Article Archive for October 2009
A “Murder Mystery to Die For” will attract the best detectives to Lunenburg, Nova Scotia for a fun weekend on the weekend of November 6 through 8.”
In October they launch The Ghost Train, a 75 minute evening excursion in open-air cars that will guarantee to scare the pants off you. You will see ghostly figures on horeseback ride along side as train makes its way down the dark tracks.
In many other parts of the country Halloween is an evenning or, at best, a week. In Nova Scotia it’s a season complete with scarecrows, graveyards, haunted corn mazes and pumpkin people.
An overlooked reason why people visit Nova Scotia is that you can get to so many sights and have dozens of great experiences within a small area. And wherever you are in Nova Scotia you are never more than 50 kilometers from the ocean.
Last Saturday night Nova Scotia had a peak at a harvest moon. This name for this the moon revolves around the first full moon nearest the fall equinox and its brightness was supposed to help farmers working to bring in their crops work all night in almost clear light conditions.
The “QV” is similar in design as other passenger vessels although, being a “blue water vessel,” it slightly longer and looks more like the old-style ocean liners than the other cruisers.
As a place to stay Baddeck has over 600 rooms however it still retains the essence of a quaint, Maritime village. The accommodations there suit any from luxurious suites to campgrounds.
