One of the interesting things about the way the White Cane Connections
project has evolved is the way in which Lyle and I have travelled. Many times
we have found ourselves off the regular tourist track and this has certainly
been the case in Nova Scotia. Had this been an average “holiday” for us, I
don’t think that we would have found ourselves listening to church bells in
Amherst, eating peanut butter pie in Windsor, or strolling through the
Hydrostone section of the city in Halifax.
(Hydrostone was a kind of cement mixture used to rebuild structures that
were wiped out in the Halifax Harbour explosion. The mixture was used because
it was thought that the buildings constructed from it would be resistant to any
future fires.)
But back to my point...
I very much doubt if we would have found ourselves strolling down
the Samson River Trail in New Glasgow either, the site of today’s walk. What a wonderful excursion! The trail was a
concept of the Sobey's family – yes, the same Sobey's whose name is now synonymous
with one of Canada’s largest food distributors – and is still maintained by
them. The trail runs along an old railway track between the towns of New
Glasgow and Stellarton. I wore my White Cane Connections vest for the walk and
we were greeted many times by others who were also using the trail.
Lyle and I finished our walk at the Duff Pioneer Cemetery. This is
also worth a stop just for the history that is engraved on the headstones. The
early Scottish pioneers of the mid-1770’s must have been a very hardy crew and
their legacy is told here.
As I write this tonight I am wondering what new discoveries we will
make in Port Hawkesbury tomorrow.
That cemetery is certainly interesting.
ReplyDeleteDorothy