🇨🇦 Halifax Side Trip: Whale Watching at Brier Island! 🐋✨

"No itinerary this time – just followed friends to this whale paradise!" 🚗 Getting There 4-5 hour drive from Halifax (thanks to strict speed limits). 2 free ferries → seamless transitions (just queue on the right shoulder!). 🏝️ Brier Island Lodge Basic but cozy – the glass-walled dining room steals the show! 🌫️ Arrived in fog... then dinner with ocean views + wine = magic. 🗺️ Hand-drawn island map from reception (scale is... creative). 🐋 Whale Watching Tips 🏪 One grocery store, one restaurant, two whale tour offices – all near the dock. 🍷 Surprise! Tiny store = big booze selection. 🗼 Lighthouse Adventure Northwest lighthouse = the pick (but pothole alert – walk the last stretch!). 🕊️ Seagull symphony + wild coastal vibes = worth the noise! #WhaleWatching #NovaScotia #RoadTripCanada #WildAtlantic