I woke up first and returned the rental car this morning - and got soaked when I had to ride back to the motel. Ho hum, another day.
The weather actually improved as we loaded up and headed out. Improved means it stopped raining. And the fog lifted, and we saw this bright thing in the sky a couple of times. You almost want to bow down and worship it. With no rain the ride to Baddeck was pretty nice. As always, this is beautiful country when its nice.
Baddeck is a tourist town, famous for a number of things I found (my lack of knowledge of Canadiana is showing again!). This is where Alex G. Bell spent a lot of the latter part of his life (he invented the phone in Brantford) and there is a large Historic Site dedicated to his work. He did much more than invent the telephone - his work with the deaf, experimenting with flight and hydrofoils, and improving the phonograph to name a few. He was a key part of Canada's first aircraft flight, here on an icy Bras d'Or Lake in 1908.
We also spent so
me time at the Bras d'Or Lakes Interpretive Centre, learning about this unique area. (You didn't think I had all this culture in me, did you).
me time at the Bras d'Or Lakes Interpretive Centre, learning about this unique area. (You didn't think I had all this culture in me, did you).I'm working on this next to the restaurant listening to some beautiful eastern music being played live by a (I assume) local couple - and watching as the sky darkens in preparation for the next downpour! Groan. By the way, the total mileage on my GPS is 6794!
Photos are of the local lighthouse and the county courthouse, which is a bit unusual in its design.
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