Day 45 - Day at Kings Landing

We decide that we don't have to rush this morning.  So we take our time getting going and leave the house around 10 am.  First stop is a bank and then coffee at a downtown coffee shop.  Have I told you how much easier this trip is because of things like Google Maps and Yelp?  Well it is!  A quick search for a credit union brings up the closest credit union.  Then search for coffee shop and bam there is one just around the corner.

As we sit outside in the beautiful hot sunshine we talk about what we have to get done when we arrive in Cape Breton.  You can tell the trip is almost over as this topic is coming up more and more.

After so many years married we now find we communicate so much better.  We both seem to talk about things much easier and we make sure we are both on the same page.  Of course there are some days when we are not even on the same chapter!  But for the most part we discuss our thoughts and ideas and how we can go about achieving it.  

I am going to miss all our time in the car.  It has been nice having so much time to discuss things together.

We also comment that it is so hard to remember what day it is.  Usually are mornings start with "what day is it?" and the other saying "Wednesday".  We often have to repeat it a few times too. 

The days just fly by and we are shocked at how quickly each day goes by.  Boy retirement is going so great and so far we have not been bored.

Today we are heading to Kings Landing.  Someone mentioned we should check it out and so today we are.

even I get to play dress up

isn't this cool

We then travel back in time when you cross the river.

We really love it here.  

Women weaving.

The first part of the park is more like a museum where you can tour the houses/building and things are explained to you.  

There was also a great Poet's Corner where a short show was performed talking about some famous poets from New Brunswick.

Kids playing.

Now you are still touring places but you are meeting people in character.  And they do not budge from character either. 

When they ask where we are from and we say British Columbia they are not sure where that is.  They ask if we travelled here in horse and buggy or by boat.

Some establishments are a little later and it is after Confederation and they know of British Columbia and they ask us about the railway that has just opened.  We tell them all about the gold that can be found in British Columbia.

We even sit around a table and listen to stories with some young boys who are on a break from chores and before school.

In some buildings we learn about their way of life.  

We stop and peak in the schoolhouse where a lesson is happening.  A lot of young girls sitting on the left and only a handful of boys on the right.  Hmmm wonder what they are up to?  

Bernie answers a question that the teacher is asking.  She gives him heck for not putting up his hand first!  

An Irish family that process the flax to make linen.

The Print House.

Listen to some fiddle music

The entire site is beautifully laid out and a great event for families, but even we had a great time.

a pub and restaurant

We enjoyed a meal at the Kings Head.

It has been a very hot day and we are exhausted and sweaty and we got some sun.  Yeah we have some decent tans right now.

We leave around 4 pm and travel back towards Fredericton along highway 102.  We fill up the gas tank with the lowest gas we have seen all voyage $1.20 a litre.  

For dinner we end up ordering a pizza.  Originally we were going to go out for a nice meal but again after a long day of playing tourist we are tired and we got a full day ahead of us tomorrow.