Warm and humid morning on the beach. Couldn't resist collecting more stones for the kids and rocks for the stonework around our pillar bottoms back home. We think that you should never bring your kids here unless you are prepared to go home with a load of stones! Wait a minute! Isn't that exactly what we have done? I guess the beach brings out the kid in us too!!
Coffee on this beautiful beach again... love it!
Such cool rock here... love the striations on this boulder...
Or this little one!
While we were on the beach, we were seeing some gannets (they look like big seagulls from far) diving for fish. It's kind of hard to see on this video, but they are out there if you look hard.
To see a real cool video about these cool birds and to see them dive in up close and slow motion, check this out!
We visited a while with our camp "neighbours" and discovered that Debbie is a hairdresser. Being that Robert was in need of a haircut, a barter was struck -adjustments for them and a haircut for him. They have been on a journey to improve their health with nutrition and when they heard about chiropractic, it really resonated with them. After adjusting them and making an "appointment" for a haircut, we headed out to Inverness to get groceries and check out the Transcanada bike trail. Stopped for lunch at the Tommycat Bistro and worked on our blog. Decided to forego the bike ride as it was raining a bit. Got back in time for Robert's haircut at sunset, overlooking the ocean. Whales were spotted in the distance. All we could see were lots of fins and stirring water. They were probably pilot whales and they don't usually breach. Exciting nonetheless.
Sand dunes in Inverness
Inverness, near boardwalk
Long overdue haircut by our Cape Breton camping neighbor Debbie
So nice of her!
Best view ever for a haircut!
Our "neighbours" Debbie and Eugene... great people!
We went to our first square dance at the Glenco Mills near Mabou down Rankinville road. Mostly locals at this one. It is like a ceilidh - fiddle and piano music, but with dancing. We were welcomed to join in and though we were clearly out of our league and felt somewhat awkward, we had fun learning to square dance. A square dance is always in 3 parts - 2 jigs and a reel, with a short break between each section. This is repeated all night long. It started at 10:00 and ended at 1:00 am. People of all ages attend.
Square dancing near Mabou and Rankinville
Click here for a 44 second video of the square dance and the musicians.
Click here for a 1 minute video of some very nice step dancing.
The county of Inverness is known for having preserved its ancient cultures in music, dance and languages - French, English and Gaelic.
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