This post will have 2 days worth of excitement. Mostly because these were down days.
The first would be more of a semi-down day. My brother and fam were coming up to join us for a BBQ at my parents house. Sadly, not many photos,m I dropped the ball here and missed some great family photo opps.
Anyway, we started by doing a little shopping in downtown Alberton.
Murals on the sides of the buildings depicted the history of each particular location.
I wish there was more artwork like this back home.
A pretty little town.
Wifey watching the boats come in.
My brother and fam arrived, so we took off for our last big beach day, this time only 10 minutes away at Jacques Cartier Provincial Park.
Jacques Cartier, landing on the Island in 1534.
The sands were so red.
They glittered with gold.
Both of my kids were stung by a jelly fish this week. This guy died as karma. He was also massive.
A very quiet and beautiful beach, but it was was extremely rocky and full of jellies. So we didn’t stay too long. Just long enough to do some exploring and for someone to get stung. No one died, no sharks, and no one getting carried away by the riptide, so it was all good.
We had a full family (sans 1 – we miss you Connie!) BBQ and had some great conversation. Well, the girls left the boys alone anyway to talk about everything endlessly, and I also may have fallen asleep at one point, but it was a great day nonetheless.
Today was a full-on down day. We had nothing planned but to get ready for our journey home.
Breakfast in Tignish.
Self-serve tea with homemade BLT sure made it feel like home.
A multicultural festival back in Alberton.
Surprisingly, Alberton (a town of 1200 people) hosted the Multicultural Festival for the North Cape. It was well-attended, the performances were beautiful and honest, even if a little… interesting. However, representation of many cultures and ethnicities was certainly diverse and positive. I wish I could’ve stayed for the entire festival, but my weary bones needed to rest… and get the van prepped for the long journey home.
I wish I had recorded more of the festival, but here are some clips of some nice performances, including a piece by the Mi’kmaq Historians.
Thanks for following along with this blog. In the morning, we will be making a brief excursion into Halifax, and then start the treacherous journey home.
I doubt I will be able to update until I arrive home, because the app is cantankerous at best (I’ve had to resort to using my dad’s computer to make most of these updates), but please feel free to share, and we are still hoping for some donations to this adventure. Remember, every donation, no matter how large or small will receive art!
Thanks for indulging, and hope to see you soon!