JoAnne Gelowitz

JoAnne Gelowitz

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Viaggiatore Nova Scotia Again
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- Giorno 14
- lunedì 29 agosto 2022 15:59
- ⛅ 22 °C
- Altitudine: 8 m
- Canada Crandall Point 44.512998, -64.29986344°30’47” N 64°17’60” W
Oak Island Update
29 agosto 2022, Canada ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
So the reason for staying at Mahone Bay was to make the pilgrimage to Oak Island. Much to our surprise you can now drive onto the island. Thinking we would have to get out of the car just before the causeway we didn't have our cameras ready. When you get onto the island there is a nice guy telling you the Visitor's Center is closed and the most you can do is make a U-turn in the parking lot. While Gerard was making the U-turn I was scrambling to get my phone out so the pictures are not very good.
However, we do know that there is a great view of the island at the Oak Island Resort (this was not the name last time), so we drove over and took some pictures from there.
Now off to the Mug & Anchor to have a drink with Rick and Marty ☺️Leggi altro
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ViaggiatoreToo bad you didn’t make it to the island! Mahone Bay is on my list as there’s a great hand-made pewter shop there. My aunt collects Amos Pewter ornaments.
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- Giorno 14
- lunedì 29 agosto 2022 11:00
- ☀️ 21 °C
- Altitudine: Livello del mare
- Canada Fox Island 44.353858, -64.23617444°21’14” N 64°14’10” W
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Blue Rocks
29 agosto 2022, Canada ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Our B&B host realized that we are mentally finished with the trip and just need a day of relaxation, so she suggested that we go to Blue Rocks. It's a very pretty point and it was very relaxing just to hang out there for a little while.Leggi altro
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Viaggiatore That is bizarrely soothing!
29/08/22Risposta
ViaggiatoreThose are fantastic photos.
29/08/22Risposta
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Viaggiatore Nova Scotia Again
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- Giorno 13
- domenica 28 agosto 2022 23:00
- 🌙 16 °C
- Altitudine: 17 m
- Canada Allains Creek 44.739466, -65.50653244°44’22” N 65°30’24” W
Annapolis Royal
28 agosto 2022, Canada ⋅ 🌙 16 °C
Annapolis Royal is the oldest/first settlement/town in Canada. It is rich with history- a lot of history that is not taught in school.
Last night we had supper at a funky little restaurant called the Crow's Nest. Everyone was double and triple parked. I was concerned that we had blocked someone in but it was fine. We sat at a table looking out to the parking lot, so part of our entertainment was watching to see how this problem was dealt with. It was all pretty calm and noone was blocked in for long.
After supper we took a stroll along the shore and the sunset was quite spectacular.
Our B&B served us a very good breakfast. The fluffiest omelettes ever.
After breakfast we toured the shopping area. Surprise- even though this is a tourist town, many of the shops are closed Sunday and Monday. However, we did find a few that were open. The most interesting one was an antique shop that has Tibetan antiques, acquired in Nepal. The collector was having fun showing us singing bowls, bells, gongs, etc. used for meditation. I commented on how one large gong with a very loud low chime was all consuming. He responded with, "Yup, it opens all the chakras". I would have liked to have purchased something but oof it was expensive.Leggi altro
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ViaggiatoreOhhhh I love the sound of singing bowls and gongs!!
28/08/22Risposta
ViaggiatoreI thought of you when I wrote that ☺️
28/08/22Risposta
Viaggiatore💗
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Viaggiatore Nova Scotia Again
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- Giorno 13
- domenica 28 agosto 2022 13:12
- ⛅ 21 °C
- Altitudine: 22 m
- Canada Port-Royal National Historic Site of Canada 44.712469, -65.60912144°42’45” N 65°36’33” W
Port Royal
28 agosto 2022, Canada ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
We didn't intend for this trip to be so educational but it was. We made a stop at Port Royal and learned about how differently the French were approaching the new land. The French wanted to come and negotiate business with the Mi'kmaq, rather then take over their land. It was peaceful and cooperative. The British and every other country were going to new lands with the intention of taking over, with the result being wars. Port Royal was initially a French port set up to negotiate trade. Then the British came and created war and expulsion of people who did not cooperate. Even if they were peaceful - everyone had to assimilate into British culture or they would have to leave our die. F*ck*n' British Empire. I am just beginning to realize just how much devastation they caused all over the world.Leggi altro
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ViaggiatoreIn soooo many places.
29/08/22Risposta
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- Giorno 13
- domenica 28 agosto 2022 10:50
- ⛅ 19 °C
- Altitudine: 91 m
- Canada Waldeck 44.635061, -65.63161444°38’6” N 65°37’54” W
Annapolis Royal Historic Garden
28 agosto 2022, Canada ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
This morning's walk was a stroll through the Annapolis Royal Historical Gardens. What a lovely way to start the day.
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- Giorno 12
- sabato 27 agosto 2022 12:16
- ☁️ 20 °C
- Altitudine: 8 m
- Canada Grand-Pré National Historic Site of Canada 45.108642, -64.30990545°6’31” N 64°18’36” W
Grand Pre
27 agosto 2022, Canada ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
Made a stop at Grand Pre to see what this place is about. It is Canada's newest UNESCO Heritage Site, so we decided to find out it's significance. This is the site of expulsion of the Acadians in the 1700's. Today I finally learned this story. The Acadians were descended from France but considered this place their home and no longer considered themselves French. They called this area Acadie. They were farmers and took an oath as a people to not bear arms, they were neutral in the British and French wars over the area. The British finally gained control over the area and wanted the Acadians to fight for them but they refused. So over the course of 8 years they expulsed the Acadians. They were moved to many different parts of the British Empire but some managed to hide and stay here.
Grand Pre means large meadow. Its a beautiful area with such a sad story.Leggi altro
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- Giorno 12
- sabato 27 agosto 2022 09:00
- ☁️ 20 °C
- Altitudine: 7 m
- Canada Bible Hill 45.369712, -63.28386145°22’11” N 63°17’2” W
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Victoria Park
27 agosto 2022, Canada ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
We stayed the night in Truro and visited Victor, a friend of Gerard's. This morning we went to Victoria Park to see the falls. It was a very peaceful walk in a very beautiful park. Once we got to the falls a local person us that March is the best time to see the falls. It was still very pretty and a nice way to start the day.Leggi altro
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Viaggiatore Cool double falls
28/08/22Risposta
Viaggiatore Double double toil and trouble
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- Giorno 11
- venerdì 26 agosto 2022 10:40
- ⛅ 20 °C
- Altitudine: 2 m
- Canada Royalty Point 46.558455, -63.70257346°33’30” N 63°42’9” W
John Cabot Provincial Park
26 agosto 2022, Canada ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
The last place we went in PEI was John Cabot Beach. We stumbled on it the last time we were here and found it to be very pretty, so we wanted to see it again. Once again we managed to turn a 2 hour drive into an all day event, but that's no problem, is all part of the plan. Not to much to say about it except that there were some gulls that kept floating by for their photo shoot.Leggi altro
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- Giorno 10
- giovedì 25 agosto 2022 14:14
- ⛅ 24 °C
- Altitudine: 10 m
- Canada Fortune River 46.329635, -62.36275546°19’47” N 62°21’46” W
The Inn at Bay Fortune
25 agosto 2022, Canada ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
One of the reasons we took this particular drive was because it took us to this inn. It is owned by Chef Michael Smith. I first heard of him on The Food Network. When I was teaching food studies I discovered he had some really good instructional videos I could use in my classroom. Gerard uses a couple of his recipes and particularly likes his Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies. We cannot afford to stay at this Inn or indulge in his Fireworks Feast (both are crazy expensive) but the staff let us have a look around the farm and the grounds. It would be cool to stay there and take in the whole experience, maybe after we win the lottery. 🙂Leggi altro
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Viaggiatore Nova Scotia Again
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- Giorno 10
- giovedì 25 agosto 2022 11:01
- ⛅ 23 °C
- Altitudine: 8 m
- Canada Vesseys Creek 46.165697, -62.64628246°9’57” N 62°38’47” W
Points East Coastal Drive
25 agosto 2022, Canada ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
Today's adventure was a drive on the Points East Coastal Drive. We made quite a few stops. First was Montague. We stopped at a very pretty park by the water. There were a number of sculptures in the park. The one most striking to me was done by Abe Waterman. I'm guessing by what the tourist information people told us if you've seen any really good sand sculptures on the internet it's probably his.
We then went to a 'national' historic site for Jean Pierre Roma. It was pretty low key so we walked one of the trails. We really haven't encountered any mosquitoes for the entire trip. We figured out why-they all live at Roma. Anyways, it was a nice little trail that took you down by the water to a hidden beach. At this point I've seen so much water I'm never sure what it is in looking at-river, seaway, bay, ocean, who knows.
We then stopped at Georgetown to have a picnic lunch at the A A MacDonald Memorial Garden. He was from Georgetown and was one of the founding fathers of Confederation. Again very pretty.
We then went to Bay Fortune. That's got it's own separate post.
From there we went to Souris Beach. It was low tide so you could walk quite a ways on the ocean floor.
Then on to the beach at Basin Head Provincial Park. That was a very pretty beach that has areas with both white sand and red sand. People were having a great time jumping off the bridge into the water. There were signs saying not to do this but there was a life guard stationed right there watching and saying nothing. However, he did tell people get off the dunes if they started climbing them. The dunes seem to be highly treasured/protected and that is a good thing.
The last stop was Greenwich which is part of the PEI National Park. The park is just all in chunks. We took a very interesting trail through a forested area, then a clearing that looked towards a bay, then a forested area, then a boardwalk through a fragile area, then on the longest floating dock over what I am calling a bog, then on a very clearly marked path up over a dune to the beach on the Atlantic Ocean. One of the most varied trails I have ever been on. By this time the sun is setting, we didn't make plans for supper and we are now lost looking for a pizza place🙂Leggi altro
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