Nova Scotia

It has been slow going as far as miles goes. Last Saturday afternoon we got on the Argentia and left for Nova Scotia. It wasn’t as difficult as I thought it would be to sleep on the ferry. It was delayed because of high winds and we got a complimentary breakfast because of it. Fortunately our trip was quite smooth. The next day rained all day so it was a perfect day to do laundry, get an oil change, get our hair done, buy groceries etc and then on to Louisbourg. Louisbourg is definitely on my top 10 places to live. We stayed in an RV park run by the town. It was close to the water and docks so Henry at last did a little fishing. (5 mackerel) We met some awesome local people and travellers who love to come back year after year. The park was right in town and next to a little theatre type playhouse. Every night they had a different group singing which was great fun. One night was down home fiddling and step dancing with Jennifer Roland. We also heard ‘The Men of the Deeps’ a chorus of coal miners. They were very moving. Each person in the group had been a miner. They sang wearing their mining helmets and lights. With the mines all closing up and the tragic stories they shared it was very emotional. I couldn’t help think how dad and Wilf would have loved it. The coalmine and fishery closings have been hard on many communities here. Here in Louisbourg the government funded the largest historical reconstruction in Canadian history to generate employment. The result is Fortress Louisbourg as it was in 1744 right down to the costumed tour guides. It took us 2 days to wander through military buildings, taverns, gardens, blacksmith shops, homes of upper and lower class and many other sites. Henry is definitely ‘museumed out’. Now we are on the Cabot trail. Internet is almost non-existent but the colours are beautiful. I think we’ll be going slower than ever.