Today we decided to have a quiet day, instead of driving for miles, we went into Baddeck and toured the Alexander Graham Bell museum. This museum is more than the telephone, it is about teaching the deaf, kites, planes, hydrofoils, metal detectors, and more. He held many different patents and reminds me of Thomas Edison. Bell was not a very good student but a very good student of science. Bell married one of his deaf students, Mabel. Mabel was gifted, by Bell, the majority of the stocks of the telephone.
Bell's home in Beinn Breagh, Nova Scotia stands empty today. This is where he is buried. The house can only be reached by boat.
We spent quite a bit of time at the museum as there is a lot to see. As we were leaving, we heard someone say---Anyone here from Ripley?? Ha, Todd and Shelley McGlynn! We knew they were to be in Nova Scotia but we didn't think our schedules matched up! We met for lunch later.
After lunch, we asked the Tourist Info is there was anything else that we should see within close area of Baddeck. The suggested taking a hike to Usiga Falls (meaning white water) It was only a 4K hike and I decided that it wouldn't hurt to go---stupid bursitis....... Very beautiful hike and well worth going the whole distance to see the White Falls.
Ahhh, time to end the day and turn in! Fort Louisburg and the Coal mine on the schedule for tomorrow.
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