To be exact...Harrigan Cove is located at 44°55'37"N, 62°17'54"W in the Musquodoboit/Sheet Harbour region of the Marine Drive, Halifax county. In terms you can understand however, Harrigan Cove is located approximately 80 miles (128 km) Northeast of Halifax along highway 7 (the Marine Highway). It is a small village now although it was once home to large lumber mills and even a gold mine.  Today it is mostly just a collection of homes - old and new - watching over the Atlantic Ocean's relentless approach to land.  Our new home sits on about 14 acres of land and faces one of many small coves found along the coast.  The land is heavily forested with spruce and in the midst of all that sits a comfortable home that was built over the years by the previous owners.  Due to health, the most recent owners, a German couple, have returned to Germany and apparently, their loss is our gain.

I began looking at property in Nova Scotia back in 2004 after first seeing some property listed on eBay.  I energized my sister who is an interior designer and tired of life in Los Angeles to look there.  In turn, she purchased a home and property near Digby, Nova Scotia late last year.

While I was primarily focused on the Annapolis Valley region (nearer to my sister) I ended up falling for the little house in Harrigan Cove.

We finally flew up in March of 2005 and landed at Halifax International Airport amidst about six centimeters of fresh snow.  The night-time drive, in falling snow, made for an interesting trip to the hotel in Halifax.  Earlier, as we were flying in from New York, my wife began to have second thoughts about the whole "Canada" thing until the following day when she first saw the house.  It was, as they say, love at first sight.

While Harrigan Cove is very small, the nearest town of any size is located only fifteen minutes south.

Sheet Harbour, so named because of a large flat rock formation at the entrance of the harbour that sailors and fisherman said looked like a sheet flapping in the wind, offers shopping, banking, restaurants, hardware stores  and the local RCMP station.  I did notice that Halifax had both a Costco and a Home Depot Store and with those, our life is nearly complete :-)

The stretch of road connecting Harrington Cove, Sheet Harbour and Halifax is called the Marine Highway.  It's a stretch of scenic roadway rich in both culture and abundant with many things of interest to see and do.  Go to www.highway7.com and take the tour of the shoreline.

Nova Scotia is a fascinating and beautiful place and we hope to make many new friends and live a wonderful life sharing the bounty of Canada.

To see a map of Nova Scotia - go here

To view property around Canada and Nova Scotia - Here are some realty agencies to consider.  Bob Harris acted as both the buyer and seller's agent on the home we bought. I've found him to be honest and a font of knowledge about the area and the people.