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North America » Canada » Nova Scotia » Annapolis Royal June 16th 2023

After a wonderful nights sleep by the both of us, we awoke to a beautiful day. After breakfast we went to the Port Royal Habitation, a recreation of a 17th century french compound. It was very interesting to see how they lived and functioned in those early days. Because of the many hardships they had to endure, they established the Order of Good Cheer, to keep their table joyous and well provided. Basically, the men took turns hosting the banquet and arraigning entertainment. There was no mention of what the women were doing that night. Life then was pretty hard. From there, we headed of to Digby, where we planned to have lunch. Digby is a seaport catering mostly to fishing vessels, and claiming to be the scallop capital of the world. We found a lovely ... read more
Ray with his Beaver
Tight quarters
Ray in the "Order of Good Cheer"

North America » Canada » Nova Scotia » Annapolis Royal June 15th 2023

Woke up this morning to clouds and sprinkles. Ray had a tough night sleeping with his siatica howling, so we took our time getting ready and having breakfast. Even at that, we were on the road by 9:00. The sprinkles turned into bands of heavy rain, so we were slowed down quite a bit. Around 1:00, we stopped at a supermarket for some needed items. Before leaving home, Ray had said not to pack too much, as we could buy what ever we needed in Canada cheaper, and the exchange rate is very attractive. I was also very cautious about bringing certain foods, as I didn't want to give them to the Custom's agent at the border. Well, we got major sticker shock at the grocery store. The prices were extremely high, even by Naples, FL's ... read more
Lovely ride
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Home in Annapolis Royal




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