Nova Scotia Trip - in pictures

Sam and I spent Thursday to Sunday of our vacation at Grandma & Grandpa Arnold's lovely hilltop home and cottage. We were treated to a wonderful time and enjoyed some very relaxing days in this beautiful spot! Here is a collection of (random) photos to give a sense of the trip.

Enjoying time with Grandma, Grandpa, Jacquie and Brent on the deck. Sunny skies, gorgeous view, yummy food!

Playing with The Black Pearl. Upon our arrival in Halifax, Sam hurried through a wonderful lunch in an Italian restaurant and turned down the offer to stop at a toy store to pick up something new to play with in case we're rained out ... in anticipation of his annual reunion with this pirate ship.

Surprised to find a huge model of the Franconia in the Maritime Museum. That's the ship Grandpa sailed from England on in 1950. He remembers only the buttered rolls (he was 4).

Showing Jacquie (and Lucy) his new action figures: gifts from Grandma & Grandpa for helping to repair the driveway following torrential rains! Werewolf is his favourite. Lucy was partial to Frankenstein.

"Do you want to sit in the fire truck?" asks a very nice woman at the Great Village Fire Hall "Ummm ... why?" Sam asks. I think he was afraid he was signing up for the volunteer brigade. Here he is — a little boy rite of passage!

Enjoying a fun dip in the Pool with a View!

Heading out on "The Forest Walk" with Grandpa—a vacation tradition. They hiked to the "lumberjack line," hunted bears, followed dear trails, got lost in the wilderness and found their way home. Sam led the same expedition with Uncle Brent a few days later...

All that and much more. The days flew by! Thanks Mom and Dad ☺