LOL... we thought we were taking a ferry boat ride. This took less then 5 minutes. At $5.25 each way.
Beautiful scenic driving on little roads. Yikes!!! watch out for that pot holes.
We finally made it to our destination, Iona, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia. On this hugh mountain side they made the Highland Village Museum on 43 acres. It took little over a hour to walk. Starts out what it would of looked like in Gaelic Scotland 1770s-1830s).
They called this a black house.
Dirt floors, fire pit, wood box sleeper. The animals would also sleep inside.
After emigrating to Nova Scotia, (1770s-1850s) the Gaelic ancestors made new homes.
At least it had wood floors. Up stairs bedrooms.
Centre chimney house and church (1850s-1880s)
Centre hallway house with cast iron stoves instead of open fireplaces.
They also had a school house 1900's, general store 1900's, a forge 1900's, carding mill (wool) and a turn of the century house 1920, which Wayne didn't take pictures of. It was a beautiful day to walk.
We followed the road around the other side of the island and back to the ferry. We are headed to the town of Badddeck to have dinner at the Baddeck Lobster Supper. Yup! That's right. We had the 1lb. lobster, all you can eat mussels, chowder, desserts. Boy are we full.
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