Couldn't help myself! Had to step in and give out a bit more information. Last weekend was fantastic. Besides it being Canada Day, we went off to the area of Nova Scotia called the Evangeline trail. This was a discovery trail about the settlement of that area in 1604, how the Arcadians lived , the means by which the English threw them out and the status quo. The area is beautiful - lush and productive. In fact, it looks similar to the land in Tasmania. The houses are the real New England style - colourful and stylish.
We stayed at a place called Digby - famous for its scallops. We searched around Port Royal, Annapolis, Grand Pre and went to the Digby Neck( on the Bay of Fundy),
It was so interesting - the sad sad history of the Arcadians, but the absolute beauty was awesome - apparently a stark contrast to its winter time.
The next day we went down to Halifax via Lunenberg - a german/ swiss settlement even though the Arcadians had been there at the beginning together with the Mic maq people.
From there I went to Halifax for the night. It was difficult to feel inspired at this stage - but I did go to the Marine Museum and gazed at the information on the Titanic - very interesting. Will show the pics later.
Of course , as plans go , mine was well organised of course but the next morning as I was ready to get to the airport- well the bus didn't turn up , did it? Waited in my own inimically patient fashion.
I finally gave in and asked the hotel to phone- luckily they swept by , picked me up and dropped me at the airport. I had images of being stranded in Canada and how much you would all miss me. I was desperate at that thought!
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