The Express Lane

It was breakfast in Baddeck, then back into the car for a marathon drive to Lunenburg, via Peggy's Cove.  We had over 500 kilometers to travel today so not much time to linger along the way.  The CBC was our companion today.  Starting with Acadian fiddlers, then a rendition of Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah on the accordion, and Neil Young's, Long May you Run.
This part of Nova Scotia is quite different than Cape Breton.  We didn't drive through as many little settlements as on the Ceilidh Trail.  We finally arrived at Peggy's Cove just before 5.  Before heading to the little village, we stopped at the memorial for the SwissAir Flight 111.
Peggy's Cove is just like all of the pictures and calendars I have seen.  I wish that we had more time to explore the lighthouse, but it was another 90 minutes to our B&B in Lunenburg and we were ready for the driving day to be done.  Ed has been craving a hot dog since the airport in Montreal, and as luck would have it, there was a hot dog vender, Peggy's Dogs, just waiting for him.  Down with the dog, and back in the car we go.
Our B&B in Lunenburg is a lovely change from the room we had in Baddeck last night.  It is a restored Victorian home built in 1905.  It is the original of of WC Smith, a fishing boat captain who later became the first president of W.C.Smith & Company, and eventually, High Liner Foods.  Tonight we are sleeping in the room that would have been his bedroom.
We had dinner at the local pub, The Knot, then back to our lovely room for soak in the big tub (not the Captain's original).  Our hosts have even supplied bath salts for their guests.  Just what I needed after a long day in the Express Lane.