Day 3 - Rest Day and Bus Tour

After our long ride and climb over Economy Mountain we were happy to have a day off. Today we set off on a bus tour of the Parsborro scenic bay area around and up to Joggins.




Pat Welton, our tour guide, accompanied us providing a rich understanding of the areas history and significant sights. Pat is also the Museum's manager. Dale was our capable driver, keeping us on the road and out of the pot holes as much as possible.




Our first stop was Ottawa House, a late 18th-century dwelling and inn, later the summer home of Hon. Sir Charles Tupper, former prime minister of Canada and Father of Canadian Confederation.





Kerwin Davidson, a volunteer at the site, happened to be at the house and invited us in. We were fascinated to learn about the work that was going into the building to restore it to the period and the work going into preserving the rich history of the area.



Next was the Age of Sail Museum in Advocate. We were walked through the extensive ship building history of the eighteen hundreds. Were shown the the tools and techniques of the trade.










With a number of retired (tired) teachers in group #2, the early nineteen hundreds school room scene and the rules for students was a big hit. All felt maybe some of the rules should come back into today's class room.

On our way to Joggins, the bus was pummeled with hail and pounding rain. All were glad to be on a bus not on a bike. We later learned group #1 was able to get out of the rain at a Tim Hortons just at the right time.


Joggins Fossil Centre was our last stop. The centre is a World Heritage site with some of the earliest dated fossils found in the world.