Saturday, July 22, 2023
It did not rain overnight as was predicted. We even stowed our Starlink after posting the blog last night because we didn’t want to have to do that in the rain this morning but it wasn’t raining when we got up. It wasn’t raining when we left our Boondocker’s Welcome site either. Those are the only two times it hasn’t rained in the past 36 hours. Checking the news tonight we found there are reports of flooding in a number of areas of Nova Scotia. Also, a report of four missing persons after cars were swept away. Over 150 homes reported damaged due to high water in Halifax. Please be praying for the people of Nova Scotia. They have already endured horrible wildfires this summer and now this.
We decided last night, based on the forecast, that we would drive to the Alexander Graham Bell National Historic Site in Baddeck, Nova Scotia on Cape Breton Island. A good rainy-day activity. All of you probably immediately think of the invention of the telephone when you think of A.G. Bell and you would be correct. He also was a pioneer in the field of deaf education. This was a real passion for him. He worked on flight much like the Wright Brothers and they even worked together on some things. Bell also did a lot of work with kites and transferred what was learned, to the airplane. He also worked with hydrofoils. It was a very interesting morning and we learned a lot.
After spending about 3 hours in the museum, we headed back to BB. It had stopped raining and we thought we might do some additional driving on the island. Before we could walk to the RV parking lot, there was another deluge. We were dripping water all over the floor when we got back in BB. Oh well, at least we had dry clothes to change into. While driving back to our Boondockers Welcome site from last night we started seeing areas of water almost over the road and lots of water on the road. We decided we would be better off to seek some high ground and just get off the road. We contacted our hosts and told them we were not returning and they replied “I don’t blame you, just stay safe.” We were never in any danger but just decided we didn’t like the driving conditions. It’s one of the benefits of traveling the way we do. We pulled off the road, prepared supper and we will be spending the night tonight in a parking lot, high and dry. We will be checking on roads before we decide which direction to travel tomorrow. Even though it was a really wet day, it was still a good day. Don’t forget to pray for the people of Nova Scotia and your pastor’s as they prepare for the services tomorrow.
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