Farewell to Nova Scotia .. Again

Our last day finally arrived. As with most trips, I didn't want the day to come, I didn't want to think about going back home. So, with 24 hours left we needed to make the most of it.

We pack the car, said goodbye to Ryan's family again and hit the road. I actually drove this time too! My first time driving outside Saskatchewan and Alberta.

Without having to say so we both knew that we would be stopping at LaHave Bakery again along the way. We didn't plan to stop before that other than to get gas, but we spent a little while in Shelburne walking along the waterfront too.

I've discovered a fondness for many places along the South Shore and the Shelburne Waterfront is certainly one of them.

I've also discovered that I much prefer to be the passenger while driving through Nova Scotia. I found myself getting a bit irritated and bored because the destination never felt as though it was getting nearer.

After driving for what felt like many hours I finally got what I wanted; food at LaHave. If you are bored of hearing me talk about it, you best get used to it. Any chance I get I will be there.

The atmosphere is great, it smells fantastic, the food (sweet and savory) is incredible and the look of the building is what my real estate dreams are made of.

Full and satisfied I was able to get back on the road and feel a bit better about it. Which is good, because our next stop was Halifax.

LaHave Bakery, in a sink

I've heard many, many people talk about how horrible it is to drive in Halifax, but I didn't find it bad at all. There was one intersection that I found a bit confusing but otherwise the drive in went okay. And as a bonus, we got one of the best parking spots on the waterfront.

When I am in a place like this, particularly if I am in a touristy area, I can't help but be one of them. Ryan took my picture under the big wave, we walked back and forth near the water many times and stopped in one or two gift shops.

Eventually we got bored of just walking and started to feel hungry. Unfortunately for us, we chose to eat at the Alexander Keith's patio and the menu was very small and therefore I was very limited. We didn't end up staying for more than a drink because nothing was appealing to us. Instead we decided to eat "somewhere else, later."

To keep our energy up while we looked for somewhere to have supper we stopped and had Cows ice cream. When in the Maritimes Cows is a must do. We shared Oreo ice cream in a sprinkle cone.

While walking around we saw the Casino Nova Scotia and decided we should try our luck. We played in Moncton last year and came out on top. We decided on a $5 limit and stuck with it. We only play the 5¢ games so $5 goes reasonably far.

Just like in Moncton, we opted to get memberships because they usually come with some kind of perk. This particular one gave us each $5 for free to start off with. Ryan's $5 came and went pretty quickly, but with mine we got it up to $9.50 and then cashed out. Making money without spending any is fun!

At this point we felt ready to leave the waterfront in search of food elsewhere but we both felt pretty lazy. We decided to go to the mall thinking that we could find food there, but we quickly realized that most malls are not like West Edmonton Mall and that we are extremely spoiled. On the other hand, I did find a lot of stores that I like and probably could have done some good shopping if I had a bigger suitcase to bring it home in.

We made the sad decision to eat something quick at the food court before driving to our hotel next to the airport. Once checked in we considered swimming but decided we should get to bed early so we could wake up at 5 for our flight home.