Life begins at the beach

That's what is written on my souvenir t-shirt, and it's pretty much true. In keeping with that philosophy we visited three more beaches today: Crescent, Sand Dollar, and Hirtle's. Crescent is a beautiful sand beach stretching for over a kilometer (.62137119 miles). Seagulls were having a meal while we were there. I observed one seagull eating a large clam: it flew up to about 20 feet and dropped the clam to break open the shell. Sand dollar beach is said to have sand dollars (imagine that!) and we were all set to find some -- until we got to the beach. It was high tide and there was little sand in sight. Poor timing! Instead we drove over to Hirtle's beach to watch - and listen to - the surf. In between beaches we visited the Lunenberg County Winery. They make wine with local fruits, including blueberries (the winery is located on a 100 acre blueberry farm). We did some tasting and I bought a couple of bottles to bring home. We returned to Lunenberg in time to watch the Bluenose II leave for Boston. She didn't put up her sails, but it was still impressive watching her leave the harbor. Tomorrow is our last day. We are headed back to Halifax by way of Peggy's Cove. I'm sure we'll find at least one more beach along the way.