Pintus Journeys

Another Ceilidh

We were off to the Baddeck Gatherings Ceilidh again tonight....this will probably be the last one. Buddy MacDonald was playing again and the fiddle player was Kristen Shaw. She was really talented....but very very shy. She was 17 and was taught by here dad. When she step-danced Buddy wanted her to explain it and she was so shy she wouldn't. She did say her mother had taught her and he asked her mother to speak and she wouldn't either. The thing that we have noticed at all the Ceilidhs that we've gone to is the appearance of the musicians. They are dressed in everyday clothes, hardly any makeup and just seem very genuine and not put on or affected by their talent.

There were no restaurants in the area so we stopped and grabbed a quick lunch at this little place.

Forge and Carding Mill

Pat really enjoyed visiting this Scottish village.....we talked to almost all of the people that were in the various buildings. Pat's Grandmother immigrated from Scotland in the 1880's.

Gaelic Nova Scotia (1880s - 1920s)

The General Store....note the 1902 edition of Sears Roebuck.

Building New Communities (1850s-1880s)

Barn Area

Forests of Nova Scotia (1770s-1850s)

After a voyage across the Atlantic Ocean, the Gaelic ancestors made new homes in Nova Scotia.

Gaelic Scotland (17700s-1830s)

The replica Taigh Dubh (Blackhouse), lets you see what life was like in Scotland before emigration to North America. This was the type of house they lived in while still in Scotland The inside of these houses were black from the smoke of the fire because they didn't have chimneys.

Bras d'Or Lakes

The museum is set on the hillside overlooking Bras d'Or Lakes with some spectacular views. The lake covers 450 square miles and is called Cape Breton's "inland sea".

Highland Village

Highland Village Museum is North America's only living-history museum for Gaelic folklife where you step back into the past and experience the lives of Nova Scotia's Gaels. Four eras of Gaelic life are depicted at the village.

8/27/11 - Iona

We had to use this small ferry to get to the Highland Village in Iona. The ride was probably 2-3 minutes and cost $5.25.

8/26/11 - Baddeck - 74 miles

It was raining again this morning when the guys hooked up. We stopped in North Sydney to get some groceries and then headed on towards Baddeck. We were going to get diesel just before the campground and it was raining so hard we decided to come back and fuel up when we leave Baddeck. I got another job from Michelle....so no blogging for now. We are going to be watching Hurricane Irene real close since we are headed towards what looks like her path through New Brunswick.

Royal Storehouse

After 6 hours of touring the Fortress we were tired and decided to call it quits. There were a number of places that we didn't see....but this place is huge and all the work that went into the reconstruction and historical accuracy was pretty incredible.