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Women’s Travel in Canada

I just enjoyed a week touring on our annual summer Best of Nova Scotia Canada Tour with a fun and diverse group of women.  Women travelers from California, Washington, Missouri, and the Northeast gathered to discover the seaside gems of Nova Scotia. We laughed, walked, and ate, and don't forget the "Dark and Stormys".  Every trip is different and takes on the personality of the travelers with me guiding, and following their lead as to interests.  One woman on this tour was an avid photographer and on our last and first foggy morning we opted for a photographic safari photographing great blue herons in a place I knew we'd find some.  Serendipity lead us to the end of a peninsula where, overlooking a saltwater farm, there is a local sail loft owned by a woman. Naturally, in these parts if you are nearby they invite you in.  We spent a few minutes learning the art and craft of sail making which tied in beautifully with all the Tall Ships we had seen under full sail this week.  While eating well and sleeping well and getting further off the tourist track, we delve deeper to the life of a place...the people and their world. We traveled with salty air temperatures that refreshed, especially the gal from Missouri... where 110 had been the summer norm.  We  relaxed listening to local fiddlers, walking empty beaches, viewing Tall Ships, wandering art galleries, hearing local lore on walking tours, and sipping wines with dinner. Our midwest gal ate as much of the fresh fish as she could, while another vegetarian tried peanut creole soup and other vegan choices.  Another opted for mussels wherever we dined and tasted varying recipes from the traditional to the exotic.  Our women's travel groups are small no more than 6 and that allows us to sleep in historical places and dine where those big tours just don't fit.  Some of the women want to come back to Cape Breton Summer 2013 and have asked me to plan the trip.  More fun ....stay tuned.   We will offer Cape Breton following our annual Best of Nova Scotia trip summer 2013. Join the fun. 

 

 

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