# Literally, It's On Our Licence Plates! ![Screen Shot 2018-08-10 at 9.17.27 PM.png](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmavjg941Tr9TgQQtvqycdxf2kbiAn5iuWcDy3bz3Sqase/Screen%20Shot%202018-08-10%20at%209.17.27%20PM.png) _{[Photo Source](https://novascotia.ca/sns/access/drivers/new-vehicle-licence-plates.asp)} ## And the Plates Don't Lie... >Despite its northern location, Nova Scotia is known for having some of the warmest waters north of the Carolinas. And with 7500 km of coastline, there are a lot of beaches. > >In Nova Scotia, it's impossible to be more than 67 km (42 mi) from the ocean. _{[Source](https://wiseguides.ca/nova-scotia-beaches/)} ![IMG_9279.JPG](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmTzMv7XyRzoxLzQdFVtCwqTjaheoYUwQKo7GmeG47NLEt/IMG_9279.JPG) ### It's Canada's Best Kept Secret And Lord knows I've tried to blow it! I tell everyone about this magical place, I've tried to get *alllllllll* of my **(2)** friends to move here. I've been blessed to call Nova Scotia home for the last 4 years. ![IMG_9277.JPG](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmQYphFantjYpAMSm4MKopuYKKQXnM23QDNHrazUKS4MPw/IMG_9277.JPG) Our province doesn't even have a million people living in it, [with an area of 55,284 square kilometres (21,300 sq mi)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nova_Scotia). It's high tourist season right now and the highways are still mostly vacant. ![IMG_9242.JPG](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmNPVtZsZ8Mqm28kav52zm73hsoGe6kTZBX7Rjs1LV3hz5/IMG_9242.JPG) I feel at peace everywhere we drive, never that tightening in my chest/jaw clenching/holyshithandle holding I felt while living in the city. And suburbs...what are those? Sure there are a few around Halifax but for the most part it's all trees, rocks and water with a few houses in between. Inexpensive houses...and land. *Whyyyyyyy* ***whyyyyyyyyyyyy*** won't you move here friends? #### The Photos I've Shared So Far, Were From Our Beach Day Today And more on that later. For now I will show you a few photos of our daily walk down to the water in our backyard. ![Screen Shot 2018-08-10 at 10.05.00 PM.png](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmPbr7hNDsD5pCdM41Wg2HyNHz6vBiX4vefDadg8Y23mCd/Screen%20Shot%202018-08-10%20at%2010.05.00%20PM.png) We live in a deep cove of St. Margaret's Bay, part of the North Atlantic ocean. As soon as the tide gets high enough the boys and I run down to enjoy this beautiful summer to the fullest. ![IMG_9139.JPG](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmPVStLjkLAeT1kr5STG15AQSEyQ1goHpCHK51n89W9TN3/IMG_9139.JPG) They swim almost every day, I usually just sit on the rocks with my feet in the water, reading my book, and watching them have fun. Every time I hear their delighted shrieks from finding some new life form, or when they hit a cold patch of water, I smile. This is what childhood is all about... ![IMG_9141.JPG](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmPr6nbsJ52o3GZdkqdMhWjur6cxERryHUW5rNiDC7sB7T/IMG_9141.JPG) Early in the day it's always nice and shaded down there, makes it a lot cooler for me sitting on the rocks, yet the boys are a bit more tentative about getting in. ![IMG_9162.JPG](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmNy8Nw8BQ871xzt2XcTgiNg3kRmhZDWNZbM1orfJRRYDG/IMG_9162.JPG) ### Even Edgar thinks it's not such a good idea to swim so early in the morning... ![IMG_9163.JPG](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmNfWjUNELaR79af24VknsGZwc7nybxrSzQfjo2Ep9KybJ/IMG_9163.JPG) Stop worrying about what we're doing Edgar, don't you have babies to feed anyways? ![IMG_9220.JPG](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmRo6EfHrKNfNqYXnvgpybzcKT7mT6iZA5JF9Rf9Wcxn9B/IMG_9220.JPG) *They're not really babies anymore are they guys?* # Our Beach Experience Today We went with our friend Carol, and it was #justperfect to hit this particular beach at low tide. The boys had the whole place to themselves, to yell and play and discover. ![Screen Shot 2018-08-10 at 10.28.08 PM.png](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmPC8ZV8kTs25oaKpxmiW3pkFmHUbJbWNUSrfqot99c1t1/Screen%20Shot%202018-08-10%20at%2010.28.08%20PM.png) #walkwithme ... ![IMG_9235.JPG](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmTQyuA75x3n7SJWt9a7bzAs2ruCz7h2wxtNpYNPY1rm9H/IMG_9235.JPG) *To the Sea* ![IMG_9236.JPG](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmTgoAQb6SAC5r7PM9MnMP9PoPdJuTJ5yq3xYGbMkFfhfr/IMG_9236.JPG) *We'll get there eventually :)* ![Screen Shot 2018-08-10 at 10.34.01 PM.png](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmWy8uy21DwW54AsJdi75hvWYPQhY1aBUKDvgVQSgzzqrE/Screen%20Shot%202018-08-10%20at%2010.34.01%20PM.png) # The Day's Finds ![IMG_9240.JPG](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmPeUGin2eP2273DYkW1ZZukE2XUpRGoebavBsTuvXNZ1m/IMG_9240.JPG) *Jellyfish* ![IMG_9278.JPG](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmWz9HAkXpL7DAbz51CvifnXqSeSFR6fGM25sDw8Aik25D/IMG_9278.JPG) *Plenty of Shells* ![IMG_9256.JPG](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmQzLLqvJehq6PRKqFLYFNCN6eWwZwjKzcABLxvrAZ28kV/IMG_9256.JPG) *Some itsy bitsy crabs...* ![IMG_9257.JPG](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmW2SEzUPxUHm77H1d4TEAgZZ4bGcRUWyYkSQn4Gj9sFrK/IMG_9257.JPG) ![IMG_9269.JPG](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmZAddn8NVmupmytkhfJouejvdUBe5hNyv3VmtXFdYcotu/IMG_9269.JPG) *The boys know to pick them up from behind.* ![IMG_9265.JPG](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmZEiperzLS29XFk9yHZWqEva88QBax3LUoYMea3U55CS1/IMG_9265.JPG) # Carol Discovered Something Bigger ![IMG_9281.JPG](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmUtqV5mzn6EhyEwSNykSLyjGZYdPvDb3xmb1BbKkbG2Z7/IMG_9281.JPG) *The boys went running over as fast as they could to see...* ![IMG_9282.JPG](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmb1JcadgYtckZwKN9wk6wTmQ8aS6UPZULMrJwDmEjaYmi/IMG_9282.JPG) *Kiedis and Stryder didn't want to try picking up these guys!* ![IMG_9283.JPG](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmQJbsVyn87c3D4TGJnp5kidWXodq1noSTJwQPQxSdeDJi/IMG_9283.JPG) # Final Scenes ![IMG_9241.JPG](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmRf5s6TGe6B5GyaXt1miGzd784PPJ5H6nJqkY7Ss2rnZA/IMG_9241.JPG) *The water is so shallow at this beach, perfect for children.* ![IMG_9242.JPG](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmNPVtZsZ8Mqm28kav52zm73hsoGe6kTZBX7Rjs1LV3hz5/IMG_9242.JPG) ![IMG_9247.JPG](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmeowDtqpkLdupKZURpdzUEToGLnEYuzkiEh2AiiDUWaKp/IMG_9247.JPG) They went out deep for a bit with their lifejackets on, and loved floating with the little waves. At that point I put the camera down and went out there to join them. No swimming for me but I did go in to my knees, and I dunked my head in, does that count? ![IMG_9246.JPG](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmQ2aRDXDbwsR1cHXALkDBfu58Ze3Lqcz97Wcfpp3FUtSH/IMG_9246.JPG) ![IMG_9245.JPG](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmNc6hftn9LVqD4JjHaW8nt1T8RxCNEdbSRrQKr7e8rDv8/IMG_9245.JPG) ![Screen Shot 2018-08-10 at 11.13.00 PM.png](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmRHTiDWCYSNRcEv4wud3qxn4SMNxYsG6WYTkegNBywpfY/Screen%20Shot%202018-08-10%20at%2011.13.00%20PM.png) ![Screen Shot 2018-08-10 at 11.13.18 PM.png](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmcgUXNoBfEkwjrhpkP9tkxLpf9VuWChSLSoLsKsmWN1uE/Screen%20Shot%202018-08-10%20at%2011.13.18%20PM.png) I hope you enjoyed this #walkwithme, beautiful STEEM Fam! I hope to see you one day, in Canada's best kept secret, until then...Keep On Steemin. ![IMG_9261.JPG](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmb98Zbev8J5xYFhPwNy6dg7CvTfM8o53DFaQNxYZDKSLF/IMG_9261.JPG)

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