Peggy’s Cove

As I mentioned last time, Peggy’s Cove is one of the most photographed places in North America.  I was last there 29 years ago.  None of the images I shot then have survived, but I remembered it as the spot I have seen in hundreds of photos, the lighthouse on the rocks in various light conditions and angles.  Almost thirty years down the road, things have changed.  As we approached, we saw at least 4 huge tour buses leaving, preparing us for the hordes we found at the tourist attraction it has become.  A web site for your edification. http://www.peggyscoveregion.com/

A scene on the way to Peggy’s Cove.

                                               Fujifilm X100 23mm 1/4000 sec @ f/16 iso 200

 

On the way down the peninsula we stopped at one of the memorials to the Swissair disaster of September 2, 1998. On that date, a Swissair MD-11 from JFK Airport in NYC to Geneva crashed in the waters of St. Margaret’s Bay near Peggy’s cove. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swissair_Flight_111  All 229 people on board perished.  There are actually three memorials to the disaster in the area, roughly triangulating the crash site. One of the other memorials, with details of the crash and the names of all 229 people:

                                              Fujifilm X100 23mm 1/280 sec @ f/4.5 iso 200

A bad view of the lighthouse at Peggy’s Cove across the bay from the memorial.  The sky was overcast, making for rough photography. 

                                         Nikon D300 18-200mm 95mm 1/160 sec @ f/18 iso 200                                          

 

The lighthouse itself is in bad repair.  The National Government apparently no longer has the funds to maintain lighthouses, which really serve no useful purpose in most cases with the modern navigational devices on ships.  But, apparently they will not give the province or preservation groups approval for renovation, they can’t even paint the structure.  Regardless, the masses continue to descend on Peggy’s cove.

Some parts of the little settlement still look like a fishing village.

         Nikon D300 18-200mm 22mm 1/160 sec @ f/13 iso 200
                           processed in Topaz BW

 

                                       Nikon D300 18-200mm 38mm 1/125 sec @ f/13 iso 200

A picturesque little cove.

                                         Nikon D300 18-200mm 27mm 1/200 sec @ f/13 iso 200
                                                              processed in Topaz Adjust 5

The next day, we went to Mahone Bay and Lunenburg . Stay tuned.