{"id":680,"date":"2005-07-22T22:32:54","date_gmt":"2005-07-23T01:32:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hoogervorst.ca\/arthur\/?p=680"},"modified":"2005-07-27T07:00:31","modified_gmt":"2005-07-27T10:00:31","slug":"lunenburg-vs-grand-pre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.hoogervorst.ca\/arthur\/?p=680","title":{"rendered":"Lunenburg vs. Grand Pre. Who wins?"},"content":{"rendered":"

H<\/span>ey, Lunenburg Waterfront<\/a>I never said Lunenburg sucked<\/em>. While expensive, it’s actually better than I expected. It’s literally a tourist attraction too: you never know who you run into. For example, while enjoying food in a restaurant at the Lunenburg waterfront, I was pretty sure I recognized a face in the crowd. After a minute, it appeared to me that I remember seeing the person’s face on a photo I took earlier (a week and a half ago) of a smiling dad the moment he arrived in Halifax. Nova Scotia is that small. Hey, I know you because you are in a picture I made!<\/em>.\n<\/p>\n

Peggy\\'s Cove in the fog<\/a>After doing a quick pit stop in New Germany (the second day), to visit the mother-in-law’s grave<\/a>, we ended up in Grand Pre to enjoy our stay at the Evangeline Motel & Inn<\/a>. If you happen to be around that area you can’t miss and you shouldn’t: accomodations are cheap for what you get: A\/C [if it’s hot, you appreciate luxuries like that], a big bathroom and lots of room for only 80 dollars a night. I noticed ethernet plugs in the walls, so I assume the owners are thinking of offering high-speed in the near future.\n<\/p>\n

In Grand Pre there’s only one restaurant (‘Le Caveau’<\/a>), so we decided to look for something in Wolfville instead, which we found in ‘Joe’s Food Emporium’. Despite the (not so classy) name, the food was more than perfect: the steak was of such a good quality that I think they should change their name into something else, just to get rid of the ‘first impression’. For cheese cake lovers, they literally give collosal slices of cheese cakes for a regular price. Another thing that surprised me about New Minas\/Wolfville was the fact that they have bicycle lanes in both towns. Yes-sir. Bicycle lanes. You heard it here first.\n<\/p>\n

Heading back home via Windsor, we got lost and stuck a couple of times: there’s some major road reconstruction happening in and around this area<\/a>. Some primary roads like the 1 and the 14 can only be reached via the ‘Highway from Hell’, the 101. If you need to reach the 215 (or 235 for that matter) via Brooklyn (yes, there’s a Brooklyn in Nova Scotia) you end up using the 101 (there’s a Tourist Bureau just outside of Windsor and they’ll tell you the same (and give you a free map too: don’t forget to sign their guestbook)).\n<\/p>\n

The 215 (from Walton to Maitland) is a pothole mess: so much for making it part of the ‘Glooscap trail’ (heh, the irony). We had luck too: Around Walton,Tide\\'s coming in HOLY MOLY<\/a> I noticed that the tide was coming in. By the time we hit the Maitland bridge, we decided to hang around a bit at the Shubenacedie river to see the tide come in. Prospective tourists: don’t bother hanging around towns that promise you spectacular views of the tidal bore. It’s just a short drive to the Maitland bridge: Alongside this bridge there is a special (free) observation deck where you can enjoy the same tidal bore in a prettier environment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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