Halifax & Cape Breton Island

We woke this morning in a cloud, as seems to be the case at Cory and Jessica’s house. My last in Halifax was very busy and fun. Cory and I started out with a drive down to Peggy’s Cove. So cool to see the views and light house. What a cute fishing village and it was pretty quiet according to Cory too.

Next up was lunch with Chippy and Cory. I had to try out a Halifax donair and we went to one of the originals, Tony’s. I’ve had a few donairs in my life and Tony’s was up there with the best but I will say that it didn’t blow the rest out of the water. It was a pretty good donair, extra sloppy, the way I like it. We went for a walk around Halifax Commons after lunch which helped from not dozing off on the drive home. Although, once we were home, I was in need of a quick nap to recharge. Could have been from the long day yesterday, the winding roads to Peggy’s Cove, or the pizza and beer from the night before. Either way it was necessary.

We had dinner reservations at ‘The Highwayman’ at 6:15 so Cory and I came into downtown Halifax early to take in the sights. We did a walk along the waterfront, which was filled with restaurants and shops. I loved the drunken light post installation. What a fun piece of art!

The plan for the afternoon was to have a few cocktails along the water before dinner, but right after we ordered the first one at The BG, the temperature dropped and more clouds rolled in so we wandered down the street for some buck-a-shuck, one of my favourite ocean treats but not something Cory enjoys. It’s ok, I had no problem sucking back 18 oysters in the half shell😆

We made one more stop before dinner at the local Mexican restaurant. I tried in of the local breweries sour beer and was pleasantly surprised!!! I was very tempted, as was Cory, to order a few tacos as a snack prior to dinner, but we resisted the urge and were rewarded with an outstanding feast.

The Highwayman is a Spanish, tapas style restaurant, which I really enjoy as you get to order lots of small bites. I tried a One Horse Town cocktail, which had Bourbon, White Vermouth, Orange, Lemon, and Mint, it was delicious. We ordered half the menu and weren’t disappointed with anything. I think the consensus was that if we had to eliminate a dish it would have been the cheese and charcuterie board, because everything else was amazing. A few stand out dishes for me, in no particular order, were the Beef tartare, albacore tuna, smoked trout rillette, the charred broccoli and the seared scallop with pork belly. Sorry we didn’t take and food pics, we were enjoying the meal and each others company. 😁

I have to say, the last day was a memorable one and very special enjoyable. It’ll be an early night as we have to get up at 4:45 to head to the airport.Читать далее