We live in the small fishing village of Little Harbour which is made up of both permanent and summer residents. The fishing wharf is still in operation with several boats actively fishing for lobster. We are on a gravel road which ends at a point that includes a beautiful, secluded marsh and long sand beach. At the end of the beach is a large, saltwater lake that we often canoe. 5 minutes away, by way of car in the other direction there is another beautiful beach called Louis Head that is popular in the summer for walking, bathing and camping. The nearest town to us is Lockeport which is on an island and reached via a causeway that includes a beautiful sand beach. The town of Lockeport includes a bank, pharmacy, small market, liquor store, restaurant, museum, events stage and very friendly people. The next nearest town is Shelburne which is the county seat and is slightly larger, including some fine restaurants, a shopping mall, museums, a performing arts centre and gallery, an historic waterfront and a hospital.
Halifax, the capital, is a two hour drive where there are many tourist attractions such as the Maritime Museum and the Citadel. Along the way there are many attractions such as the Peggys Cove Lighthouse, Kejimkujic National Park, the World Heritage Site of Lununburg and beautiful Mahone Bay, famous for it's sailing.
Also nearby is an Historic Acadian Village where they give wonderful tours of the authentic farming village from the 18th century.
We have a Honda civic available for you to enjoy our beautiful province.

My husband and I have two children, Isabella (17)and Miles (15). I am a property appraiser and work from home via high-speed internet. My husband is the manager of the Osprey Arts Centre (ospreyartscentre.com) in Shelburne as well as a freelance writer. I am also an artist and have a pottery studio with a tilemaker friend a few doors away. My family and I are very active in the community, creating and supporting the arts and culture that we feel are unique and valuable to our area. We enjoy the quiet of our property where most of the time all one hears are birds and waves in the distance. Our children want to travel as much as possible and we feel the house exchange program is a perfect solution. Isabella and Miles are very respectful and adult-like teenagers who are anxious to see the world. We love to travel and just had our first exchange in August 2012 with a lovely family near Paris and are anxious to do it again. We would treat your home with respect as if it were our own. We love to experience the culture that we visit and we feel that the best way to do that is to not just visit but live in it.