June 17th: Sparky and I stayed overnight in an okay Holiday Inn Express in Saint Johns. Not bad. Not great. Just a place to sleep, then we hit the road early in the morning traveling towards Nova Scotia. It's been nearly 37 years since Lawrie and I were in Nova Scotia. I'm really happy to be back here again.
My dad's Irish ancestors immigrated to Canada in the 1720s and landed in Nova Scotia. They took up farming and eventually my great-grandfather, Joseph Lyons, became a shipbuilder and a ship owner in Parrsboro Nova Scotia, on the Bay of Fundy. My dad's French ancestors immigrated first to Illinois in the 1820s and then moved to Canada in the 1860s.
In 1986 I found the Lyons family home in Parrsboro and Lawrie took a photo of me standing on the front steps. However, that photo was a casualty of moving to Mexico in 2008. I tried to find the house again this time but wasn't sure if I was really looking at Captain Lyons' house. So, in the end, no photo.
In Parrsboro at the Harbourview Restaurant, I had the BEST OMG scallops and fresh fish. The Harbourview is a funky little place that looks as if it has been there since the 1930s with the same clientele. The ceiling is low. Additions have been made over the years. The prices are affordable. The food is fabulous! Basic and so good.
We arrive at Cresthaven by the Sea, in Maitland, around 3:00 in the afternoon. It's situated on the Bay of Fundy, home of the world's largest tides. Our home for the evening was pleasant and comfortable, with the additional entertainment of a thunder and lightning storm starting at midnight and ending around 2:00 in the morning. Sparky slept through the entire performance.
Cheers
Lynda and The Sparkinator
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| My dad again visited Parrsboro later in 1920s |
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| Parrsboro Nova Scotia |
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| Parrsboro Nova Scotia |
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| Parrsboro Nova Scotia |
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| Best OMG scallops, ever! |
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| My Mazda and the big chairs at Parrsboro NS |
2 comments:
Big chairs, Mazda and you forgot little dog! 😂
Loving your blogs.
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