Today we had a goal of finding some back roads and search for some farm country. We had some literature of a farm museum at New Ross, Nova Scotia. It was just above the Lunenburg area. When we reached the museum we found it was an outdoor museum geared mainly for children to experience how the farmers lived in the 18th century. We had been there and done that so we stopped at a local restaurant for lunch called the “Vittles Restaurant”. The patrons of the diner were the local’s in the area. It was fun listening to them talk about local events and the food was definitely homemade. Walt ordered the special which was meatloaf. When he got the food it was a large plate with 2 thick slices of meatloaf, two scoops of potatoes covered with gravy and mixed vegetables. I had a turkey sandwich on whole wheat bread which was great. As we left the restaurant we asked some of the patrons if there were any farms in the area and they suggested we turn left at the stop light and keep driving to Springfield on Route 10. Well, we never did see more than two or three very small farms but they did have hay fields that sprouted the large bales.
When we reached Springfield we stopped at a Canadian Tire store and had the oil changed in the truck and we explored the store while the work was being done. It is a store with clothes, hardware, dishes, small amount of food and other household necessities. Our next stop was a salon so Walt and I could get our hair cut. They did a nice job but Walt was perplexed when the stylist wanted him to have his hair washed. He had never been in a place to get his hair cut and they wanted to wash his hair as part of the deal. When we went to pay the bill he was amazed at the cost. They charged the same for him as they did for my haircut and style. He was totally shocked!!! He said, “I don’t have that much hair.”
When we reached home it was 6 p.m. and sunset was at 7 pm. We stopped and gave Bart a quick walk and then went to Peggy’s Cove for the sunset. It was fantastic -----And there were only a few people. We met 2 buses as we drove up to the lighthouse. The pictures I got were phenomenal.
Then we went back home for supper and did some planning for the next few days and called it a day.
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