Our guide, Robert, has planned a day to satisfy both the shopper and nature lover. But first, we linger over breakfast , which our host, Wayne, has prepared. After cereal, fruit and granola, Wayne’s wife, Val, serves the hot dish, Mediterranean tomatoes - broiled tomatoes with Canadian bacon accented with herbs and cheese, all served over toast. We walk into Nelson’s town center to sample the Saturday market where Robert seems to know everyone. Rows of tents house produce and flowers plus arts and crafts from local artisans. A shoemaker stands in one stall next to Korkers, the name of the shoes he produces. Across the row, a potter displays garden statues that are topped off with a solar light to put a nighttime glow in the garden. Finished with browsing the market, we walk back
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