November 19, 2004 –
Up this morning to an overcast but warm day. Took back roads into Gettysburg – and arrived just after the speech that was being given to commemorate the anniversary of Lincoln’s famous address.
Month: November 2004
November 12, 2004 –
It rained through out the night – and most of the day. Accumulation is said to have been greater than an inch over last night and today.
Decided that as a result – that we would go out for breakfast and do a bit of shopping – and see if we can find a repair center to get an oil change and replace the fan belt on the motor home which has been squealing for the past day. Found a great little repair place in town – and made arrangements to have the unit in early Tuesday morning on our way out of town.
November 5, 2004 –
The weather for the next couple of days is predicted to be rain with winds gust up to 100 – 120 km per hour. Took the Suzuki across the tall bridge to Portsmouth – and just about got blown off the road. Decided to stay close to home – do some grocery shopping and local exploring. While we were running around – the wind blew the Port-A-Bote up to the point where it snapped the wiring harness for the lights. It took some looking around to find some of the broken pieces so that they could be spliced in (due to the nearest auto supply store being up the valley about 25 miles).
October 29, 2004
Up today and off to Maritime Museum with Reed, Chelsea and the boys.
The museum has a number of great examples of different types of boats – including a “goose” boat; a self-bailing Sable Island Rescue Boat; and many models. There was also good information on the Nova Scotia wrecks, including the Atlantic (greatest loss of life prior to the Titanic) and a full display and historic film presentation on the Titanic. They also had the Acadia docked at the museum that you could walk through. The Acadia has the distinction of serving in both world wars in addition its regular duties as a seismology ship. They also had a comprehensive presentation on the Halifax explosion during the First World War.