Travelling Day

 We left Wolfville exactly at eight in the morning. Inez cooked us a great breakfast, we loaded the car and said out good byes. The day was not ideal. We had periods of gray sky, periods of showers, periods of rain and the odd bit of sunshine.

We arrived in Sydney at 2:30. I called Linda and David and away we went.

I am really impressed with the development in the city. We were greeted by 2 cruise ships docked in the harbour. One was the Sky princess and we are booked to sail on her in June. She is GIGANTIC!

Dr Cox took us across the old steel plant property. They have done a great job of developing that. It was strange to come up from the lower end of Lingan Road.

We were greeted with hugs when we arrived at David and Linda's. Then they took us to see his train layout. David has MS and has limited mobility. It is truly amazing to see what he has done. He is a Lionel enthusiast and he has spent the past 20 years designing and building the layout. It takes up the entire basement of their home.

When we left we drove past the street I lived on. The house still looks good.

The house I bought when I returned East.

Parents Home I grew up here.

We returned to the motel and we were so tired that it was not long before we were in bed. We have decided that we are just too old to put in such a long driving day.

Tomorrow we travel around the Cabot Trail and we lodge in Ingonish Beach. 

Keeping fingers crossed that the sun will shine.

Time in Wolfville

 Our time with Inez was very nice. The first day we arrived in the early evening. Had a good nights rest

Yesterday we were up and visiting for hours. Lots of memories. It was raining and windy so we did not leave the house. It was so nice to relax and not be rushing off to someplace. Inez had invited friends for dinner and it was great. One person was Brian Milberry. Brian was a friend of Ken's way back and they spent the entire evening reviewing their lives and events of the past years.  Another guest was another Ken and he is from Ashby  ( Sydney) so that was fun. We enjoyed a great meal and we were off to bed around nine.

We had a good nights sleep and as usual we visited the morning away. Then Ken and I decided that since it was a beautiful sunny day we should go for a walk up to the University campus. Actually it is only a block away. Ken is an alumnus and I attended the summer of 65 and took night classes 65 and 66.

We had to see what had changed. It was a lovely walk. Here are some of the pictures I took.

We wanted to go to the book store and perhaps pick up an Acadia tee but because this is Thanksgiving day the shop was closed. Actually it was probably good because we did not need another tee shirt. I tried to take pictures through the windows.

I won't bore you with all of the 47 campus pictures. Here are some of the town scenes.

After walking and exploring we decided to stop for a coffee and a treat.

Then we headed back to Inez's. Tonight we are going out to dinner and tomorrow we will be heading out early. There may be rain tomorrow, hoping the wind does not come with it.

October 7th

A Busy Day, 

We got going early because of the expected arrival of Phillipe. We imagined that the wind and rain might be a problem so an early start would be a good idea.

We checked out and headed out. By the time we got to Middletown we were ready to have breakfast. We stopped at the Tim Horton's and it was so interesting to observe. It seemed as if everyone was a local and friends. Listening in on the conversations.

Our first stop was in Berwick to visit with Carol Holesdale. Carol is the sister of Barry Kaye. There was a lot of memory sharing going on. But my real treat was to see some of Carol's painting talents. I wanted to head home right away so I could try some of it.

We visited for more than an hour but it was soon time to head to Coldbrook and visit with Agnes and Joelle.

We called ahead and let them know we were coming because Agnes is going through Chemo and it was important to be masked. Again we laughed and remembered and chatted. I presented them with a painting and they gave us a bottle of wine and a lovely wine bottle stopper.

 

We headed out around 1:30 because we had promised to be at Fred and Helen's at 2:00.

We were given a grand welcome. Helen served tea and cookies and lots of visiting and chatting between the guys made the time go quickly.

Then Helen insisted on preparing dinner. We ate and enjoyed the meal. We headed out at 6 because we wanted to be at Inez's before the arrival of tropical storm Phillipe. 

During the day I managed to take some pictures of the fall colors. Of course I am expecting the colors in Cape Breton to be even more spectacular. Ken is not so sure of that. LOL

We arrived safely at Wolfville before dark.

Inez welcomed us with great big hugs . The rain had not begun yet and it was not windy at least not yet.

She loved the painting we gave her.

Last Day in Digby

 We do not have people to visit today but we do have a few things we want to do . We dressed and left the Pines but on the way out I took a few pictures. There were several spots that I have not taken pictures of yet. They have it decorated for fall and it really looks festive.

We were not sure where we wanted to go for breakfast, we finally decided to go to the Fundy Restaurant,

. Apparently this was a hang out for Ken and his friends when he was in high school. Needless to say this place had changed and it was great.

It was bright and well decorated. We opted to sit inside because being on the water was a bit cool. It was sunny and wonderful and everywhere we looked was an amazing view of the restaurant both inside and out.

We ordered breakfast and Ken had what he described and the most delicious scallops he had ever eaten. The look on his face as he savored every morsel was a vision of bliss. I do have a picture of his meal.

I had a regular breakfast of eggs and bacon and toast.

On the way out I took a few more pictures of the interior.

This was an amazing breakfast. We left thinking that we should have come here sooner. 

Next we decided to explore the boardwalk along the harbour. The sun was warm now and it was  Perfect in every way.

When we left there we went to a Sobeys store. We wanted to purchase some dulse. We also got bottled water and gingerale.

Next it was off to Guy Frenchies. This is a franchise here in the maritimes. They sell second hand clothes. All of it comes from the US. Much of it has never been worn but is surplus merchandise from department stores. The stores are large, clean and well organized. There is a main price list and the price applies to all of the same item, for example all jackets sell for $6.00. It does not matter if it is summer or winter or evening wear or denim. New merchandise is put out each and every hour.

A good part of the proceeds goes to the Children's hospital in Halifax. Here are some pictures of the one we stopped at this morning.

We did not purchase any thing today but I have bought things at other times. In fact the outfit I was wearing the first time I saw Ken when we reconnected was a dress and blazer I bought at  Frenchys store. I think the dress was 3 dollars and the jacket was 4 dollars. Another trip down memory lane.

On the way to the car we saw that the tide was out and the clam flats were exposed. No time for clam digging today.

We returned to the Pines and it was soon time to head to the pool. It was a glorious day, perfect for an outside heated pool...79 degrees. I had to take more pictures of the grounds as we walked to the pool.

Then it was back to our room to get ready for dinner. We had a reservation for 5:15

We had a table with a great view, and the food was great and the service was excellent. Ken had a seafood linguine and I had haddock and salad.

We were too full for dessert!

Tomorrow we head for Wolfville with stops in Berwick maybe and Port Williams. If Phillipe moves in early those stops may be cancelled.

This stop in Digby has been amazing. The weather has been perfect and old friends were happy to see us and made us feel like royalty.