Friday, July 28, 2023
We started this day with a hardy breakfast because Melody had a busy day planned for us. We went to our dear friend Melody’s house and after a quick hello there, we headed out on our planned itinerary for the day. First, we visited Evangeline Beach, one of the several beaches in the Wolfville, NS area. The shore birds are returning and we went to take a look. Tide was in but we didn’t see very many birds, but the scenery was wonderful. Never tire of ocean views – actually in this situation, bay views. From there we went to the Grand-Pré National Historic Site. The site is a monument to Acadian culture of the 17th and 18th Century and the deportation or “great upheaval.” The Acadian people came to the New France from France. When the British gained control of the area and the Acadians would not sign an oath of loyalty to the King, things got nasty in a hurry. We were totally unaware that today, July 28, is the Day Of Commemoration of the Great Upheaval recognizing the expulsion of the Acadians from what is now Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and P.E.I. The Acadians were put into ships and deported to English colonies along the eastern seaboard as far south as Georgia. Some eventually found their way to Louisiana and helped found “Cajun culture”. This is an example of another time in history that we need to remember so that we don’t repeat the same atrocities. While this was a horrible event, the National Historic Site is very well done with beautiful grounds, a beautiful chapel, and excellent presentation inside the museum.
Next we drove back into Wolfville to visit Acadia University where Melody works as a professor with Acadia Divinity College. It’s a really nice campus and we are so happy Melody is enjoying her time here. From there we drove to a great look out over the Annapolis valley. Again, such a beautiful site. When Melody came to visit Acadia University, they took her to some of the places she showed us today. Now we understand why she couldn’t say no to moving here even though it gets very cold and snows a lot. Beautiful countryside and Wolfville is such a cute little town.
Melody also knew how to feed us well. For lunch we went to Hall’s Harbor Lobster Pound. Great setting right on the shore and great food. After eating all that food, we needed to get some exercise. Melody had that covered too. We went to Aylesford Lake. It is a popular county lake for swimming, kayaking, paddle boarding and boating. It was great. We opted for kayaking today and enjoyed our time out on the lake. Then we opted to spend some time IN the lake. Yep, after taking a dip it was obvious we were not in Alabama. The posted temperature of the water was 23 degrees. It was a little chilly. After getting some warm, dry clothes back on, we opted out of dinner because we had such a big lunch with ice cream for dessert, of course. We had a great day of fun and time of visiting with our dear friend. So good to see her again! What a wonderful day.
Since some of you are asking about our Kit Kat comment earlier… The difference in the Canadian and the US Kit Kats is that the Canadian Kit Kats are made by Nestle Chocolate while the US is made by Hershey. We found we actually prefer the Canadian Kit Kat. It is a more creamy chocolate with a less waxy taste. We plan to bring some back with us.
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