{"id":1793,"date":"2017-10-28T23:24:38","date_gmt":"2017-10-29T03:24:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novascotiaphotoalbum.com\/blog\/?p=1793"},"modified":"2017-10-28T23:24:38","modified_gmt":"2017-10-29T03:24:38","slug":"hirtles-beach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novascotiaphotoalbum.com\/blog\/2017\/10\/hirtles-beach\/","title":{"rendered":"Hirtle’s Beach"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hirtle’s Beach, south of Lunenburg, is a popular destination year round for local residents, though it is less known to tourists than Rissers Beach<\/a> or Crescent Beach.<\/p>\n

It’s one of those beaches where the sand gets washed away for the winter and returns for the summer – soft beige sand deep enough to bury your brother in.<\/p>\n

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The waves can be big enough for fun body surfing. This is the North Atlantic and the water tends to be cold, but once in a while, warmer ocean currents will come by and surprise you. Not that these teenagers care that much.<\/p>\n

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At the far end of Hirtle’s Beach is a wonderful hiking trail around Gaff Point.<\/p>\n

Here’s some more scenery of Hirtle’s Beach featuring my brother and his dogs, Nixxy and Jake. These are Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retrievers – yes, it’s an official breed. They are smart and fast, great agility dogs – these dogs have lots of ribbons at home.<\/p>\n