Peggy's cove - on film

Kathryn and I were in Peggy's Cove, Nova Scotia, in 1991 as part of our Canada trip.

Niagara Falls.  Stanley Park.  Peggy's Cove.  These are all places in Canada that resonate in the psyche.  Iconic locations steeped in history and bulging with character.  We have visited all three at one time or another, although I have been at Peggy's Cove only once.  Mind you, it was a perfect day with early morning fog that later gave rise to a stunningly beautiful afternoon.

Below is a photo of Kathryn sitting on one of the glacial erratics found near the docks.  The area was covered by a glacier during the Ice Age.  When the mountains of ice retreated, they deposited their earthen contents upon the substrate that carried them.  The whole region is marked by these large boulders that are strewn randomly about.

Kathryn, sitting on an erratic near Peggy's Cove, Nova Scotia.

What's interesting about the above photos is that I took them with my FE2 Nikon camera on slide film.  I later had many of them scanned into a digital format many years later.  I still have a few hundred I have to do, not to mention all the colour negatives that need to be addressed.

It is my hope to travel across Canada again soon.  The furthest I have gotten in the last 30 years is Saskatchewan, and even then, it was barely across the border from Alberta.  We have friends in Nova Scotia, so we may fly instead of the long hours of driving required.  In 1991, we did all of Canada, except Newfoundland, in 6 weeks, and put 21,000 km on our vehicle.  Such dedication may be beyond me now.  

The nice thing is that the rocks of Peggy's Cove will be there waiting for me.  I look forward to the day I can once again view them.  Rocks are very patient that way.

Thanks for reading.

Eric Svendsen     www.ericspix.com     All images under copyright.


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