Last Days in Lunenburg

Yesterday, we went to Bridgewater to visit with a friend of Liz's from school. The two of them had bee quite close, but hadn't seen each other since we were married - almost 19 years ago. It was a very good visit and they were able to catch up on each others' lives. When we returned to Lunenburg, we had dinner and went Duckpin Bowling with Liz's parents. That is the only kind of bowling that Liz remembers from her childhood, and the only kind of bowling in the area here. It has 10 smaller pins, a small (3-5 lb) ball, and you get 3 throws per frame. Otherwise, it is scored like normal bowling. It was a lot of fun and worth quite a few laughs.

Today, Miriam and Breanne went to the Farmers' Market. Miriam sells many things that she grows and crafts that she makes there, and Breanne went along to help her out. At the same time Carl and I went out Kayaking again, this time from the Lunenburg Front Harbor past the lighthouse and along the shoreline a bit in the ocean. It was a very beautiful day - sunny and calm - perfect for kayaking. While we were out in the kayaks, Liz and Sianna walked around town and did a bit of shopping. Now it's time to pack up and get ready for the long drive home. Tomorrow we leave Lunenburg early, and will spend the night in Drummondville, Quebec. Pray for our safety on the roads, there have been a couple car-moose accidents recently along the stretch of highway that we will use in New Brunswick.

Here's a few pics from bowling and kayaking...

3 Days, 1 Post

So, we have been both busy and lazy the last few days. Hence, the 1 post for 3 days.

Sunday morning we we to the worship service at Faith Baptist Chapel, Liz's former church that she attended when she lived here.Of course, that led to many conversations and hugs with old friends. After the service, we headed to "the valley" to see family. First we drove to see Liz's Aunt Anne. Anne is one of Liz's mom's sisters. Anne has always had a special place in Liz's heart, and still remains very special to us. Anne is living with 2 cousins on the ridge of a mountain, with a great view (so we've heard). Unfortunately, we missed the view due to fog. After we said goodbye to Anne and her cousins, we traveled to Kingston to visit with Karl & Muriel, another Aunt and Uncle of Liz's. Muriel is another of Liz's mom's sisters. Karl & Muriel are also very special to us, and we enjoyed our visit with them. Muriel even made a "Birthday Pie" for Liz and we sang to her. Yummy! The girls especially enjoyed this visit since they have a pool.

Monday, we did some shopping around town in the morning. In the afternoon, we drove around the area a bit, and over to Mahone Bay. After touring around a bit, we went to the Hicks' house. Mrs. Hicks has an extremely special place in Liz's heart. She and Liz spent a lot of time together when Liz was young, and Mrs. Hicks was one who taught Liz a great deal about the Bible during her teen years. It was a very good time of visiting.

Today is Liz's 40th birthday! In the morning, Carl and I went kayaking from the back harbor (about 15 miles). It was a good time, with some awesome scenery that I would have never seen otherwise. I don't have any pics, though - didn't want to rick dumping the camera in the salt water. :) In the afternoon, we met Liz's brother, Billy, and his girlfriend Joy Beth at the Ovens Natural Park. See some of the pics... Then, we headed over to Hirtle's beach for the girls to swim. The water was very COLD and lots of HUGE waves. The beach is right on the Atlantic, not in a bay or harbor. After swimming, we headed back to Lunenburg for pizza and cake and gifts. Now it is time to wind down for the evening - Carl and I may go out kayaking again tomorrow...

Day around Town

Today we stayed around Lunenburg. Each year Lunenburg has a Craft Festival and at the same time the downtown shops have a sidewalk sale. Carl & I had planned to go kayaking while the ladies went shopping.

Well, that's what we had planned anyway... This morning it was very windy and sputtering of rain. The high wind killed our plans of kayaking. We didn't want to get out on the water with the winds against us. The rain also put a bit of a damper on the sidewalk sales (pun intended).

So, we stayed around town, went to the Craft Festival and visited with family. Oh, and a good amount of laundry. The highlight of the day for me was playing my guitar and singing praises to God on the back swing (until rain moved me inside).

Tomorrow... Church & visiting more family in "the valley."

Fortress of Louisbourg and back to Lunenburg

Today, we left North Sydney and drove over to the town of Louisbourg, which is famous for it's 18th century French Fortress. This fortress is the largest reconstruction of a colonial fort in North America. It is very large, and yet, it is still only about 20% complete. It is a Canadian National Historic Site now and there is ongoing construction and archeology. It is always quite fascinating to peek into our history a bit. The Fortress at Louisbourg was a major trading center and French military fort during the colonial period. You can find out more by looking at some pics below and visiting the Parks Canada site.

After we left Louisbourg, we made our way back across Nova Scotia to Lunenburg, where we will be staying for the rest of the trip. As usual, enjoy the pics...

Last Day (3) on the Cabot Trail

This was our last day on the Cabot Trail, with one more day on Cape Breton island. Today, we started out from Cape North, and traveled down the eastern side of the Cabot Trail to North Sydney. More stunning beauty on God's canvas of creation... Today, Miriam saw a moose, but when we went back to photograph it, the moose had moved on. They are a very elusive animal. We saw many gorgeous vistas of mountains and sea coast, and even a couple water falls. The traveling was a bit scary at times on the mountain roads for some in the van. We took a video of one such road for you to enjoy with the photos today... (Problems with the videos on the Blog, will try to post again later)

Tomorrow, we will head down to Louisbourg to see the Fortress and then back to Lunenburg - more details on this monster fortress tomorrow...