Tues. Oct. 1  Rendezvous with the Locals

We awoke today to rain, the first we'd experienced on our trip. Breakfast at 8:30 was a stuffed French bread casserole and bacon, fresh fruit, ok and coffee.  After showering and packing, we bid adieu to our hosts "Giggly" Cheryl and "Happy Guy" Dwight and were off to Starbucks for wifi and coffee before boarding our ferry at 11:30 to Digby Nova Scotia (NS). 

The ferry ride across the Bay of Fundy lasted 3 hours and was a little bumpy. But we didn't mind. We had brought makings for subs and had a great lunch and then played 3 games of Hand and Foot. Didn't mind the rocky boat at all!  When we debarked, a little before 3, it was still spitting rain!  But who cares; we were on vacation!

Our hour and a half drive to Pubnico was through very rural countryside on a very nice two-lane highway bordered mostly by dense forest. We had reserved 2 rooms for 2 nights at Yesteryears B&B in Pubnico and planned to spend time with Bill and Framcine's friend, Mel Surrette whose family is from the area. 

We found Yesteryears, met our host Sue, checked in and were very pleased with our accommodations. Mel met us there and took us on a short tour of the area. Back at Mel's we met his friend Gerald, the Vicar General of the diocese and we all had dinner prepared by Mel. 

We no sooner finished eating when a couple arrived. Shortly later 2 more couples arrived and then eventually a fourth couple arrived. Iris and Jean Pierre, Deana and Calvin, Alec and Nicole and Yvette and Rickie, friends and relatives, had been invited to give us a taste of Acadian people, life and culture. 3 of the women work in education, one of the men is in local politics, 3 of the men are local fishermen, one is a long-term and very serious volunteer coach, one is a local millionaire who started from scratch....in general a very interesting group of people around the age of our own kids. They all speak French (the Acadian heritage) and English. Their kids even had the choice of attending a French or an English school. The evening flew by facilitated by Mel's questions. Fascinating!!

By the time everyone left and we helped Mel with the dishes, it was time for us to head back to our own beds!

What an evening!  So much more meaning to a trip when locals are introduced!