We left the hotel early to beat the heat but got no farther
than the parking lot when we were stopped by a native Acadian. This guy was a real character. He took an immediate liking to Joe’s muscular
arms, not believing that he was an IBM programmer but rather a real working man. The Acadian’s family (whose name we cannot
pronounce let alone spell) was kicked out of Nova Scotia
by the British but subsequently returned to their homeland. He works for the electric company and said
that he was just hours away from being sent to Virginia
when it had its recent storm related power outages. To get to Virginia
would have taken his crew 2.5 days of hard driving. We finally got away when the rest of his crew
showed up and they went off to breakfast.
Once on our bikes we headed back towards Fundy
Bay . Today’s climb over the mountain was more
gradual but longer as we went through a passage where the mountains dropped
somewhat. At the bay we were once again
greeted by fog and overcast skies that continued throughout our ride. The overcast skies kept the temperatures down
but hindered our photography. The ride
along the bay was the closest that we have had so far and we found several
areas to pull off and enjoy the moment.
At one location we visited an art studio but refrained from buying local
art work. Climbing back over the
mountain further east gave us another long but gentle climb. Back in the valley
we stopped at a fruit stand and ate a quart of fresh picked cherries before
cycling back to our van for the drive to Wolfville.
In Wolfville we are staying at the Victoria ’s
Historic Inn that was built in 1893 by William Henry Chase. Locally, Mr. Chase was known as the “Apple
King” because he built the province’s first railway warehouse which became a major
shipping point for the regions apple crop. By 1933 he was one of the biggest
apple exporters in the world.
We are staying just behind the main house in the carriage
house. The room is spacious and very
nicely decorated. We plan to stay here 2
nights before driving to Cape Breton .
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