Wednesday 25 Sepetember
It was wonderful to catch up with Marie and Rick again, on our annual visit to our family on Prince Edward Isand.
On this cloudy day, the wind swept beach and cliffs at Grand Tracadie, almost made us feel we were on a different planet. Our cameras were clicking.
100 years ago, the scene was quite different. The Hotel Acadia was a very popular beach and wellness resort, "for those run down by overwork and nervous strain and requiring robust health and mental vigor". The Hotel was noted for its excellent Acadian cuisine, consisting of mackeral, codfish, haddock, lobster, clams, salmon and trout, along with local local meats, fruit and vegetables. The fishing wharf, which is now almost lost to the sandy shoreline, played a very important role in giving this hotel such a reputation.
Marie and I left the men solving the world's problems, and continued along the foreshore. I became very excited when I realised that what I thought was an aircraft in the far distance was actually a Bald Eagle landing on one of the sandy cliff tops. He was an acitive chap and I was delighted to discover, on downloading my images, that my small camera had actually caught him quite clearly.
Find him on the near cliff top.
Ominous clouds as we walked back to the car and a view of the 'modern resort style' accommodation of the Blackbush Resort.
A delicious picnic lunch followed, at nearby Bubbling Springs, before we continued on to Covehead Harbour Lighthouse and another beach walk.
The wildflowers in the dunes were spectacular.
The asters were magnificent.
An overcast, and cool day, but full of warmth from nature's beauty and the friendship of wonderful friends.
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