Peggy’s Cove and Peaceful Memorial

One day, while camping at Hubbards, Nova Scotia, we took a drive to Peggy’s Cove and the lighthouse there.  It’s something that most folks will talk about, asking us if we had been there, or encouraging us to check it out.  On the way to the lighthouse, we also came across the memorial built to honor those who died on Swiss Air Flight 111.

Swiss Air Flight 111 Memorial

On September 2, 1998, Swiss Air Flight 111 (a MacDonald Douglas MD-11), in route from JFK Airport, NYC, to Geneva, Switzerland, went down about 5 miles off the coast in a triangulated point between Peggy’s Cove and another small town in Nova Scotia, called Bayswater.  All 229 passengers and crew aboard were killed, making this the deadliest crash in MD-11 aviation history.  Fisherman from both towns and others along this coastal area assisted as they could in the search and recovery of any remains.  The cause of this crash was determined to be a fire on board the aircraft that quickly spread out of control.  As a result of the investigation of this crash, the FAA instituted new guidelines for all planes to conform to, so to make flying safer for all of those who came after.  This memorial, and the one in Bayswater (which lists the names of all those on board) are 2 points of a triangle.  The third point in out in the North Atlantic Ocean, the site of the actual crash.  I know this sounds a bit odd, but it is a remarkably peaceful memorial area.

Peggy’s Cove Lighthouse Thru the Trees

As pretty as the lighthouse is close up, I actually prefer the further away images that I took.  I feel like you can get a better sense of where it’s located in relation to the North Atlantic Ocean.  This view is from the walkway to the Swiss Air Flight 111 Memorial.

Peggy’s Cove Shoreline

I especially love the way the shoreline is ragged leading up to the lighthouse.  Also, you can see the small tourist/fishing village of Peggy’s Cove from this view.  You can see more images of that village on my photo art blog, both the “Paintings at Peggy’s Cove” and the “Peggy’s Cove Watercolor Sketches” (http://photoimagerybynadine.blogspot.com )

Enjoy!