This is my new friend Jessica, whom I met at Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia. She mixes a pretty good drink and told me some of the history of the area. I have not had internet service for several days, so I will catch up on my travels soon. Since Mahone Bay, I have been to Lunenburg, Peggy's Cove and today I toured Halifax. Tomorrow I will attend a Canada Day parade and attend the International Tatoo.
I visited the reveresing rapids in St. John, NB, yesterdy. This picture was taken at low tide when the the water from the St. John River was flowing from right to left into the Bay of Fundy. Six hours later I went back for high tide and the water from the Bay of Fundy was pushing the St. John River "upstream" and the rapids were reversed. At "slack time" between high and low tide, the water is calm. At low tide as shown, there are about 10 million gallons of water per minute flowing through this channel.
Last evening I got to visit with my friends Blair and Joan who live in Nauwigewauk, New Brunswick, Canada. Blair has restored this 1960 Thunderbird and they are preparing to leave on a 7-week trip across Canada with over 100 other owners of antique and classic cars.
Warmest regards, Gus
After lunch at the Kingsbrae Garden today, I toured the 27-acre garden and enjoyed some of the beautiful flowers. It is still early for some of the varieties, but the garden is still very beautiful. The garden did not open until 1998, but is part of an estate with a long history of fine gardens.
I ended up in a jail today and they even tried to hang me, but I turned the tables when I got to the court house and became the judge. I set myself free!
This picture was taken while Cousin Pat was driving on the ocean floor (the tide is out) on the way to Minister's Island. The island is a 500 acre tidal island on which Sir William Van Horne built a 12,000 sq. ft. "cottage" in the middle 1890s. Van Horne used the money he made building the Canadian Pacific Railway to establish this summer home and to promote tourism in the area.
Here I am , with Betty and Billy, sitting in front of our campground in St. Andrew, New Brunswick. The water behind us is Passamaquoddy Bay, part of the Bay of Fundy. In this picture the tide is in, which makes the water about 30 feet higher than when the tide is out. St. Andrew is a beautiful town with many structures going back to around 1800, although people have lived here much longer. Many English Loyalists relocated to this area from the American Colonies before and during the Revolutionary War.
Yesterday I met Cousin Jim's Aunt Helen. Helen lives in Springfield, MA, and is 94 years old. She is one of four younger sisters of Jim's father. In addition to the four sisters, he also had three older brothers. Helen has three sons who live in the area.
Today, Betty and I went on several tours in the Cooperstown, NY, area. One of the stops was at the Ommegang Brewery where we watched them bottle the beer and then had a chance to taste some of the fine Belgium-style brews. In the center picture you can see us with a bottle of "Three Philosophers."
This picture shows Betty and me outside the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, NY. Cousins Jim and Pat brought us here today. It was fun to learn some of the history of the game of baseball and see many of the artifacts collected over the years. Jim had to see the plaque for the induction of Urban "Red" Faber, a pitcher for the Chicago White Sox. Red Faber grew up in Cascade, IA, the hometown of Jim.
