Vacation Interuptous

Hi all, today just didn’t go as expected. That’s okay, you have to roll with the punches, right? I was heading to Fort Louisbourg today. Thought I would get a little historical insight into this great country of ours. On the way there however, I had a stone thrown my way. It cracked the windshield on the drivers side at the top. I thought “no big deal”, it was only a couple of inches long. As I continued to drive it decided to grow and grow and grow. It was now covering about 1/3 of the drivers side. I have never in 45 years had a cracked windshield. (I know, sheltered life) This scared me a little, so I did what anyone would do: contact their son. No answer. (Typical) Contact son’s partner. No answer. Contact best friend to find her husband. Ah! Success! After a discussion with him that assured me that it would shatter in my face, I still decided to abort the trip and head back home. I don’t like it when my car is not at its best. Yes, that is amusing since it is a 2011 Ford Escape. (Snicker all you want; it is still in great shape!) To further complicate things it is holiday Monday here (Labour Day) so no one is open! I have to wait until tomorrow.

The next day I’m call the repair place but they can’t get the glass in until Wednesday. I am leaving Wednesday for Lake Charlotte. Damn it! However, they said it would be there at 9:00 AM, so I guess I’m getting it done before I leave Sydney. He said it was okay to drive, so I’m taking it down to the Sydney historic section to get a little bit of touring in.

Well since I couldn’t get the car done today, I did get my nails done. After my nails I went for a walk down by the water. Sydney doesn’t really have much of a water front area. I did find the Big Fiddle, that greets everyone coming in by cruise ship. (I found one of those as well.) The fiddle represents all that is Cape Breton which is the lively music. They also have a concert hall at the harbour front but it was dark. Instead, there are vendors in there selling their wares. I take a walk inside and find the lighthouse. Yep, they keep this one inside incase it gets wet? Anyway, I took a picture for you since it is a lighthouse.

I had a marvelous dinner at a place called 7 By 7. It is a wonderful place a couple of blocks off the water. The manicurist told me about it. I had seared scallops for an appetizer and then a pan-fried salmon with a creamy risotto. Yummy! (Check out the pictures!) I did a lemon pound cake with blueberries for desert just to round things out.

If you remember a couple of posts ago, I was making fun of the ferry in Elizabethtown. I came up to the Sidney River and found a bridge going across the expanse of the river. Maybe we should send a picture to the officials in Elizabethtown? The last scenic shot is just one that I took on the way here. I just can't get over how pretty the landscape is!

I am going home to pack up. Once the car is done tomorrow, I have a 5 1/2-hour drive to Lake Charlotte.Baca lagi