My Nova Scotia Home

This section of the blog will allow us to highlight many of the wonderful known and not-so-known places, people and attractions in My Nova Scotia Home.

Throughout this post we’ll tease you with a number of pictures and links to some places we’ve been. As the blog grows we will be adding more in-depth posts. Highlighting these places and many others we have had, and will have, the pleasure to visit on our journeys.

Check out the links below to current posts of beaches, attractions and off-the-beaten-path gems.

Tatamagouche Butter Trail - Nova Scotia — Tatmagouche Butter Trail http://novascotia.cioc.ca/COT0033

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Recent Nova Scotia Adventure Posts

Nova Scotia Sand Dollar Secrets
The sand dollar: this beautiful, little invertebrate hides a few secrets inside it’s shell! Read on to find out it’s hidden treasures.
Walking Among the Beautiful Bears in Nova Scotia
Walking among the beautiful bears in Nova Scotia. How to live in harmony with the playful and curious NS black bear!
How to make Dandelion Cookies, Wine and other treats!
We’re celebrating all things dandelion – recipes for dandelion wine, cookies, jelly and more. We love this bright, beautiful little flower!
Things to See and Do Back-Roading in Pictou County, NS
Pictou County, on the North Shore of Nova Scotia has pretty much everything you need for an amazing Nova Scotia Adventure.
Ice Cream, Anyone? Adventures on Nova Scotia’s North Shore!
The weather is heating up and that means – ICE CREAM. Check out this unique ice cream shop experience owned and operated entirely by kids.

Nova Scotia Road-tripping

As a child, one of my fondest memories is hopping in a big, old station wagon with Mom and Dad, my three sisters and two brothers on a sunshiny afternoon and going for a “Sunday” drive – back-road adventuring in my Nova Scotia home.

I almost always got car sick, yeah – lucky me, but I still loved our weekend adventures. I never knew where we would end up. Mom usually had the car pre-packed so I never knew what was in store. A day at the beach, a game of tag in an open field, a picnic in the park (or a parking lot, if we couldn’t find a park), or a local festival or attraction.

Five Islands, Nova Scotia — Five Islands, NS https://parks.novascotia.ca/park/five-islands

The anticipation of the unknown was always exciting but singing silly songs and playing car games (check out our game and song section for some great road trip activities) on the way was just as much, if not more, fun than the final destination.

Tidnish Dock, Nova Scotia — Seals sunning themselves at the Tidnish Dock Provincial Park https://www.novascotia.com/see-do/outdoor-activities/tidnish-dock-provincial-park/2054

Carrying on the Nova Scotia Road-trip Tradition

River Breeze farm, NS — Strawberry picking at River Breeze Farm, Onslow, NS http://www.riverbreeze.info

When my girls were young we carried on the tradition, going on adventures into the unknown. We would leave the house and at every crossroad or turn would ask one of the girls to choose a direction. We have been lost a few time – OK, many times and have found that some Nova Scotia country roads become four-wheeler trails and winding paths with little or no warning, but oh, the sites we’ve seen!

That Dutchman's Cheese farm, NS — Highland cows at That Dutchman’s Cheese Farm , Upper Economy , NS http://thatdutchmansfarm.com

We have found some of the most amazing places and people on these journeys, many we may never have known if we had stuck to the beaten path. Over the years we have been on almost every back road and in almost every nook and cranny in Nova Scotia, what an adventure!

Back Road near Boylston, NS (the road sign actually says “Back Road” but the picture didn’t turn out – guess we’ll have to go back!)

In the posts linked below I will share with you some of the attractions, beaches, stores, museums, farms and activities we have found and hope that you can follow our footsteps and see Nova Scotia not only through tourist magazines and large corporate attractions but find some of the wonderful, unadvertised treasures our province holds!