I have had an amazing past three days! My sister and her husband, my mom, my sister and I went on a road trip all through Northern Cape Breton. It is so beautiful here, and there is so much to explore. It might also help that we had beautiful, clear weather (which doesn't happen often!) I now have an huge appreciation and a LITTLE bit of understanding of the culture of Cape Breton. It is so unique, being part of Nova Scotia but separated because it's an island... It is famous for all oceany things, including amazingly long beaches, lobster and fishing, beautiful long hiking trails with ocean views, and oceany crafts- like jewellery made from sea glass. Cape Breton is famous for it's own style of music (lots of improvised fiddling and piano playing), and much of the culture here has developed from the Scots, who first settled here. In the past few days, I did things like....
1) Tried my first sea fresh lobster (Good.... but a little expensive for the amount of meat on it!)
2) Swam and played in the waves of the Atlantic Ocean!
3) Watched a sunrise where John Cabot first landed (One the first European encounters of North America, taking place in 1497!)
4) Bent over for several hours trying to find the best sea glass on the beach
5) Hiked the Skyline trail, taking us a long a ridge overlooking the ocean the whole time
6) Heard live Cape Breton music in an pub
7) Spent many hours with my wonderful (can't have enough of them even after hours in a car together) family!
Pictures!
I am in Cape Breton until Monday morning, and then I fly out of Halifax (at 11:30pm!) to London, and on to Vienna to see my grandparents for a week. After that I am headed to Innsbruck to get settled into school, where I will be for the next 5 1/2 months! Until then, I will continue to explore Cape Breton!
I'll keep y'all updated as things happen!
God bless,
Christi
Wow, thanks for the update and blog tour of Cape Breton, Christi! Missin' you here at TRU, Focus Club. Last week I was looking through FB photos and realized how many involved you doing things with so many different Intl. students over the past couple of years. You've been such a good friend and will continue to have many of these friends. And now you'll make so many more! We'll keep you in our prayers. Dan
ReplyDeleteLove the pictures! And great blog. Looking forward to following you.
ReplyDeleteThanks Anne and Dan for reading and the comments! It is so beautiful here, pictures don't do justice, but it gives a a glimpse of what is happening- thats what blogs are good for! I will miss you both and Focus club!
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