9.30.13Monday
This morning there was smoke on the
water. The fog burnt off soon after sun
up.
Smoke on the water |
The southeast coast becomes lowland with
gentle rolling hills. There is cove
after cove along the way and every mile is picture postcard. How can anyone not fall in love with Nova
Scotia?
Falls on the West River |
Where the West River flows through the town
of Sheet Harbor there is a pull off and a path through the woods that make for
some good shots. The falls really are
loud for no bigger than they seem but the water is really swift.
Two of a kind |
There were several construction areas on route 7. There is a flagman to hold the traffic but no one proceeds until the Follow Me Truck arrives from the other direction. This ensures that drivers cannot speed through the construction. A good idea since the two lane road is narrow with only about a two foot shoulder. While waiting for the Follow Me Truck we saw some displays of local talent.
The Myers' House |
Situated in Jeddore Oyster Pond, Fisherman's Life Museum once was the home of Ervin Myers, his wife Ethelda and their 13 daughters. Built in the early 1900s, this charming homestead was typical for an inshore fisherman and, like many other families who resided along Nova Scotia’s shores, the Myers made their living off both the land and sea; fishing throughout the summer and working the woods in the winter.
Jannette and Linda |
Ervin and Ethelda |
In the summer Ervin would row his dory
through the inland water and fish the coastline using a hand line to catch Mackerel,
Herring and Cod. Gone for a week at a
time he fished using hand lines and would spend nights in a fishing shack on one
of the islands. With thirteen daughters
he would fish alone because having a female along was bad luck. On a typical fishing trip he would have rowed
the dory about 25 miles.
Of the thirteen daughters twelve live to be
adults. Four became nurses. Ida contracted tuberculosis while working for
a local doctor and stayed bedridden for eighteen months in an added on room
with no doors leading into the house. Ervin and the doctor were her caregivers
and she recovered.
Ida Room |
Late afternoon we arrive at Shubie’s RV
Park in Halafax. The forecast was for
rain to start around sundown and last through Tuesday midnight. We set the screen room up over the picnic table
and hung tarps inside in an attempt to make it more like a tent.
Shubie's Campground |
Linda emails inside the "tent" |
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