September 8 - Port Hawkesbury, NS

This morning when we got up, the sky was grey and there was a drizzle of rain. However, by the time Lyle and I crossed the causeway to Cape Breton Island, the sky was blue and the sun was shining. It was another beautiful day!

We met Bridget and her mother Marie at the entrance to the Civic Centre at Port Hawkesbury. We chatted for a bit and I showed Bridget my green White Cane Connections vest and turned on the Trekker Breeze.  Bridget doesn’t see out of her right eye, so I walked on her left side. We walked arm in arm and so I used my cane in my left hand – something a little unusual for me, but it all worked out very well. 

I had met Bridget and Marie in Edmonton a few years ago, but once we started talking, those years seemed to disappear in a flash. Bridget and I talked about the importance of using our canes so that other people would recognize that we had problems with our sight. This way it would be much easier to ask for assistance if we needed it.  We talked about some of the ways other people could make life easier for us. We especially mentioned how nice it was when people identified themselves when they came up to speak with us.

We didn’t walk all that far today, but we spent an hour and a half doing it!  Bridget and Marie, many thanks for meeting us for the walk today. I enjoyed the time we spent together.

The pictures below are of Bridget, myself and Marie outside the Civic Centre, and then one of Bridget and me on our walk.