Travel was supposed to be the theme today but we got sidetracked at the Nat. Historic Museum in Baddeck. Top Pic. Alexander Graham Bell made his home here for the better part of his life. They were supposed to build a small cottage up in Baddeck but they got carried away and it became a mini castle. He truly was a remarkable man. X-Ray machines, telephone,and co-inventer of the hydrofoil are only some of the achievments Mr. Bell attained. Equally remarkable was his wife, Mabel Hubbard Bell, deaf after a bout with scarlett fever, they became a formidable duo. He the inventer and she on the business end.

It turned out that the town of Baddeck was celebrating Harvest home and they had hot dogs , music, Bubbles the clown, face painting and games for the kids. Yvonne ,Bubbles and Daphne are in the middle picture. Yvonne and Daphne spent the afternoon together and as you can see were on the winning team in the tug of war. Fall has set in In Nova Scotia. The red of the maples and the oranges of the bullrushes have started and it won't be long before the east is in the splendor of colour. What was supposed to be a short hour break tuned out to be a 3hr stop that was well worth the time.

We got into our campsite in Pictou a little later than usual so we had a late dinner while Yvonne played with the multitude of kids in this park for the weekend. We are right on the water and lots of kids and a pool. Yvonne ran so much today she passed out fairly quickly tonight. We sure have had some neat unplanned days and hope they continue until the duration of our trip. Another adventure around the next corner. Jim