Canada

In the morning, Jim switched his watch to his right wrist so he could tan on the white band on his left. But, this is not about Jim, or is it? After arriving in Charlottetown, PEI, Mary took Jim to the Claddagh Oyster House on Sidney Street and treated him to a half-dozen Colville Bay Oysters. Thanks Mary! They were terrific. Maybe, we will go back tonight. Before leaving Baddeck, we visited the Alexander Graham Bell museum there. What an interesting person. Besides his many inventions and tinkerings, he devoted his life to helping the deaf communicate. He married one of his deaf students, 10 years his junior. We could not visit his house which was on an island in the bay, now occupied by his descendants - probably awash in dividends from AT&T and variious Ma Bell stocks.
To get to PEI, we drove from Baddeck to Caribou and than took the one-hour ferry to PEI. Next, we will explore PEI, maybe to the East. Then, we will have some more oysters!

We took a beautiful drive to Cheticamp and stayed there. Then, we drove all around Cape Breton National Park on the Cabot Trail. Some of the most beautiful coastal scenery we have seen. We stopped along the way to have some fresh Aspy oysters and a delicious lobster roll. Heavy Scot influence here. We saw a Scotsman playing his pipes, walking along the shore. Later, we saw the same thing depicted on a postcard. Perfect weather and not crowded. And, here, it rains at night! Along the way, we had to take a ferry we did not know about. A short run to get to Baddeck; it held just 12 cars. Today, we hope to see Alexander Graham Bell's house. Then, it is on to Prince Edward Island by way of a 70 minute ferry.

The Harbor Hopper (Duck) amphibous vehicle was great fun; it is a great way to get a sensce of the city and the harbor. Big Jer suggested I try to drive one as he did in boston, but subject did not come up. These Ducks are from the Viet Nam area, bigger that the WWII variety.
The maritime museum was very interesting with exhibits on pirates who frequented these waters, on the explosion which flattened Halifax in 1917 and the TItanic. The explosion on December 6, 1917 was from a French munitions ship in the harbor. We visited two of the cemeteries where Titanic disaster (February 13-15, 1912) are buried. At Fairview Cemetery, we saw the grave of jack Dawson. Yes he was a real person, but not the guy depicted in the movie. The grass in front of his headstone is all worn away. Later, we walked along the waterfront which is really nice and enjoyed an ice cream cone.