@ the Fortress of Louisbourg
Day 94 September 11, 2014
Glace Bay to Antigonish
Nova Scotia, Canada
Maybe it was due to the gloomy overcast day, but Glace Bay completely underwhelmed us. Maybe we’d set our expectations too high. Maybe it was just the grayness. Well, we checked it off the list and moved on.
Next, we drove to Louisbourg. Have I mentioned how much I dislike historic reenactment villages? I think I have. But somehow, I ended up at another one of ‘em…..the Fortress of Louisbourg.
They welcomed us. How nice!
Unlike my experience with Glace Bay, my expectations had been set very low for our visit to Louisbourg. And this was so uncalled for, ‘cause the Fortress was pretty dang cool. We took tons of pictures, bought homemade wheat and rye breads, and ate lunch in the cantina. So glad Mark talked me into stopping here!
More or less, the front door of the fortress
Let the reenactment crap begin…..
@ the Fortress of Louisbourg
A fortress must have a moat, right?
@ the Fortress of Louisbourg
@ the Fortress of Louisbourg
@ the Fortress of Louisbourg
@ the Fortress of Louisbourg
@ the Fortress of Louisbourg
@ the Fortress of Louisbourg
@ the Fortress of Louisbourg
A fortress needs some cool weaponry too, right?
@ the Fortress of Louisbourg
@ the Fortress of Louisbourg
Green door detail @ the Fortress of Louisbourg
@ the Fortress of Louisbourg
@ the Fortress of Louisbourg
@ the Fortress of Louisbourg
@ the Fortress of Louisbourg
Red door detail @ the Fortress of Louisbourg
@ the Fortress of Louisbourg
The view of the fortress from across the water
On our walk back to the visitor center….a nice little graveyard.
It was early afternoon when we got back on the road and headed west on Route 104. We drove past the lake region, which looked pretty, but we didn’t have time to stop. We had to put on some more miles today.
We stopped for the night at Whidden Park Campground in Antigonish. This was one of those rare campground/RV parks that was situated right in the town….not two miles outside of town…right in the town.
This was a great opportunity to go out for drinks and dinner. Antigonish is home to St. Francis Xavier University. So, it’s a university town, which meant there actually was some night life!
We walked through the town, checking out a few places, and settled on The Townhouse Brewpub & Eatery. It was live jazz night, and the place was packed, but we lucked into a couple seats at the bar.
This was going to be a fun and easy place to talk to some locals, which was why I nearly fell off my bar stool when I discovered that the guy sitting next to me at the bar (not Mark, the other guy, other side of me), was a realtor from San Diego, CA. WTF??!!! What are the chances of that? He was equally as shocked to discover that we live about 1/2 hour from him back home in California!
Our new friend from California was on a fishing trip. He and his buddies would catch and release big fish during the day, and then drink like big fish in the Antigonish bars at night!
Now the guy two bar stools down from me, on the other side of Mr. California, he was a local. And he was hilarious, and had a keen mind for trivia. He challenged all three of us Californians to an informal game of trivia. This meant that he’d ask the questions, and the three of us would try to get the correct answers. He kicked our asses. And he even let us chose the categories. This must have cemented in his mind, the opinion that Californians, although we are a good looking bunch, are dumb.
It was a fun evening. And by the way, The Townhouse Brewpub & Eatery had fabulous food! Anyway, although our new friends invited us to go to another bar with them, we had to say goodnight and get back to the Space Shuttle where the pups would be awaiting our return.
Airstream Moho-A-Go-Go 