Another day, another province

We are in Nova Scotia and Cape Breton Island.  It was a rather long drive, but we took some pictures along the way after deciding to travel the coastal road in Nova Scotia.





We have arrived in Baddeck which will be our home for the next couple of days.


When we arrived, we took a boat cruise on the Bra D'or lakes. This is the place of the summer home of Alexander Graham Bell and on this cruise we got to see the home from the water,



The first picture above is the main home, which is not in use but still maintained by a grounds keeper who lives in a home near by.  The second picture was their boathouse which was built over a pond on this estate. There are quite a few other homes on this property that belongs to the descendants of Graham-Bell. Both he and his wife are buried at the top of the hill overlooking the main home.

This was our first time on a sail boat, but the weather was great, water was fairly calm and we had a very funny captain, who introduced himself by holding up a book titled "sailing for dummies".


We had dinner afterwards and have now settled in for the night.  We'll see what we get into tomorrow.

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  1. Bruce and Anne ComptonJuly 17, 2017 at 5:54 AM

    You are in Nova Scotia!! Birthplace of the Little River Duck Dog! (Little River Harbour and Comeaus Hill)...but you already knew that!!! We actually had to go to bed last night not knowing where you were......what the heck is that about??? Looks like you are having loads of fun. Enjoy!

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  2. UnknownJuly 17, 2017 at 12:39 PM

    Wow -- the Bell homestead is gorgeous. The east coast is soo scenic and beautiful. Looks like the weather has held out

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