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In Search of Sea Caves (and Gold!)

Along the cliffs of The Ovens Natural Park

Marjorie Turner Hollman is a writer who loves the outdoors. Link to all Marjorie’s books.

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On our trip to the area near Halifax, Nova Scotia, (NS) we planned to ride our adaptive tandem bicycle on the multiple rail trails that are available in that area. The Salt Marsh Trail and St. Margaret’s Bay Trail ended up providing us with plenty to see on our travels. The rigors of setting up our tandem and riding up to twenty+ miles per outing means we take a rest day between the times when we venture out on the rail trails.

One of our “off” days took us to the Lunenburg, NS area. While looking at maps, we spotted a reference to The Ovens, in Riverport, near Lunenburg, which promised a cliff walk and sea caves.

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Many faces of the Bay of Fundy

Among the flower pots at the Bay of Fundy

Marjorie Turner Hollman is a writer who loves the outdoors. Link to all Marjorie’s books.

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The Bay of Fundy is world famous for its tides. Up to 50 feet in some places. Hopewell Rocks Provincial Park has perhaps the most famous portion of the Bay’s spectacular shoreline to visit, but there are so many other locations where you can witness the tides in this unique area.

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Peggy’s Cove and other wonderful places to enjoy

Sunset near Peggy’s cove

Marjorie Turner Hollman is a writer who loves the outdoors. Link to all Marjorie’s books.

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Our place for the week, King Neptune Campground, quite near the famed Peggy’s Cove in Nova Scotia, afforded multiple camping spots next to the ocean.

We were able to spend time sitting next to the shoreline at our little piece of campground and watch the tide flow into and out of the small cove we were situated on.

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