A Family Reunion in Nova Scotia

It's family reunion time again! Last year we were in Fredericton; this year, we headed to  Dartmouth and Halifax.

Now that I'm the driver, I get very few pics on the road. Jim obliged for my "windmills" pic that I take every time.

Jim and I had time before family started arriving so we went for a little drive to Shubie Park...

Very pretty!

Lots of nice walking trails...

It has two historic canal locks...

Meanwhile, while we were heading to Nova Scotia, some of the family was already visiting the Cabot Trail area...Patrick and Erin, Nadine and llona. 

Dominic, Jeff and Damian were playing golf at one of the beautiful courses...

Ilona and the boys...

And a dinner in Cape Breton before heading to Dartmouth...

And to end the day for them, a spectacular sunset and a piper...hard to beat that. 

Meanwhile, back in Dartmouth, Erik and James arrived and we went downtown Dartmouth for lunch. Andy Hay has a show called Andy's East Coast Kitchen Crawl where he had mentioned a restaurant called the Canteen.

This is their Crobster Roll...crab and lobster meat combined. It was delicious!

Saw these cute pigeons on the boardwalk...

Lovely glasswork inside the ferry terminal...

And the whole gang arrived and had dinner together in the hotel's restaurant, Trendz Gastro Pub. It was very good. Jim and me...

Jim and grandson, Erik, having a chat...probably about politics! 

Ilona and her girls, Stephanie and Jennifer...

All the girls...Nadine, Erin, me, Jennifer, Ilona and Stephanie...

Stephanie and Randy...

Jeff telling a compelling story!

Mostly the whole gang...we lost James and Randy.

The next day we were off to Peggy's Cove...Randy, the photographer, waiting for the family to show up.

A beautiful day at Peggy's Cove...

The whole gang!

How lucky are we to still be able to get together!

Family pics...

Absolutely beautiful day...

I guess alphorn dude is here most days...

Lots of rocks to climb...stay off the black rocks!

It was a picture perfect day!

Randy brought his drone, so Stephanie and I were having fun getting his attention. Lots of rules for flying drones in the area!

From Peggy's Cove it was on to the White Sails bakery for lunch.

Peanut butter burger...I'm sure it would be delicious, right?

Our grandsons were our chauffeurs for the day. Very lucky to have kids who drive now! Let's just say one is a more cautious driver than the other! 

Stephanie and mom, Ilona...we were easy to spot in our red shirts.

Very lovely spot for lunch...

That night, several people had their own plans, so the boys and I took the passenger ferry to Halifax to go to Five Guys for burgers. I was just happy to spend time with them. With their busy school, hockey and work schedules, we don't see them as often as we used to.

It's a quick 15 minute ferry ride...

We hoofed up the hill to the burger place and then made our way back down to the boardwalk. Lots of kids playing on "The Wave."

There were buskers and groups playing music in different locations...

And just for the fun of it, let's walk up these stairs. One way to burn that burger off!

Cows ice cream...the line-up was crazy. We walked in and back out.

And popped into Peace by Chocolate instead. We each got a free chocolate bar for doing a Google review. Their chocolate is sooo good.

Several games of Five Crowns were played over the weekend. Dominic and I are hiding from Nadine who is trying to take a picture. 

The game has become a family favourite...

Wait...what? Jeff won? He is usually the one we can count on to lose!

James and Erik are CrossFit members and hit up a gym wherever they go. Patrick got talked into going with them. Good for him! Well done!

It was on to the Bicyle Thief for dinner on the Halifax boardwalk...

Our chaffeurs once again! Thanks, Damian and Dominic!

James and Erik...

Erin and Patrick...

Jennifer and Doug...

Jim and me...I think that was after Jim saw the price of a glass of wine!

Nadine and Jeff with a photobomb by Randy...

Randy and Stephanie...

It was a great evening...our server was wonderful and the food was amazing.

Salmon...it was delicious!

And with that our family reunion was a wrap! Erin and Patrick came to Fredericton for a visit. We stopped to say hi to Bertha, a new art installation on the walking bridge.

It was a great visit...

We walked over to Picaroons...such a beautiful setting on the water.

Thanks everyone for a great reunion! See you next year! And thanks to Randy and Nadine for their photos!