TERENCE BAY LIGHTHOUSE PANORAMIC

As the skipper of any vessel will tell you, the sight of a lighthouse in the night or through the fog is like a rainbow in the night. From the perspective of land-lovers, lighthouses are simply an added feature along the scenic shores of Nova Scotia. For ocean-goers, lighthouses are the one redeeming feature linked with rocky shores that tear boats apart like tornados chewing on trailerparks. The lighthouse in Terence Bay, Nova Scotia (already featured once) wears the effects of Nova Scotia's coastal weather on its sleeve. Stroll around its perimeter and you'll see three sides in pristine condition. The side facing southeastward, however, has seen better days.

TERENCE BAY LIGHTHOUSE

Not far from the position of this lighthouse in Terence Bay, Nova Scotia, the largest pre-Titanic disaster at sea took place in the late 1800s. Hundreds of lives were lost on the RMS Atlantic. And hundreds were saved by residents of the nearby communities with the help of their fishing boats. A stroll past Sandy Cove and significant private property leads you through a sometimes muddy trail to the rocks surrounding this weather-beaten beacon. In this silhoutte picture, TC was standing near sea level looking southwest. This gorgeous community is only a short drive from Halifax; closer than Peggy's Cove, in fact.

DUNCAN'S COVE LIGHTHOUSE

From the shore looking up towards the Duncan's Cove lighthouse (Chebucto Head), one realizes again the enormity of the task set before such a building. This is the harshest possible land into which any ship could come into contact. If the way was not lit decades or even centuries ago, huge numbers of lives would be lost. In this picture, the lighthouse looks to be miles away but is actually just a short walk up the slippery cliffs. After traversing one of the worst roads in HRM, the drive downtown is about 25 minutes.

GEORGES ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE OVER THE TUGBOAT TIRES (Halifax, NS)

Theodore, it ain't. But one of many Halifax's famous tug boats is resting at the dock while fog forms in the harbour and attempts to shut out the Georges Island Lighthouse.

GEORGES ISLAND IN FOG

Other perspectives of this same fog formation over Georges Island with the harbour pilot are available here and here. This panned-out version shows stirred waters and makes the island look bite-size. Were the lighthouse to be essential, one wonders how its lights could be strong enough to fight through the mist.

HE WILL PILOT ME - GEORGES ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE IN FOG

This photo of the Harbour Pilot exiting the fog in front of the Georges Island lighthouse (seen here without the hymn embedded) is an example of what SC can do in photoshop on request. Not all pictures from Alfresco Photo are completely suitable for the addition of text, but more examples will be here in the future to be ordered as is or as guidance for what can be done on special request.

GEORGES LIGHTHOUSE & PILOT BOAT

The Harbour Pilot exits the fog as the Georges Island lighthouse becomes barely visible in the background. Look closely to find the silhouette of the island and the base of the rocks.

GEORGES ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE IN SNOW

Only the second snowfall of the season, thirty centimetres seemed plenty on the mainland. Out in the Halifax Harbour, the unmowed grass of Georges Island couldn't be covered by such middling amounts.

THE BADDECK LIGHTHOUSE

Seen from the roof of a museum honouring Alexander Graham Bell, this lighthouse is seen with fog to the rear just before the clouds began to break and the sun poured down on Baddeck. Hidden to the right is an active beach out in the Bras d'Or Lakes.