August 11, 2021. Western Head, Nova Scotia. An Outing with David.

David's last name is Nickerson. In the 17th Century, his ancestors arrived in Cape Sable Island. Many of them are still there, just many generations later. The cemetaries are full of Nickersons. He kindly offered to drive the three of us to see Cape Sable Island and al Pubnico. We selected today. Wendy and Ken are taking excursions around the province every other day so today was the day for a trip. We left at 8:00 and arrived home at 5:00, all tired and happy. At Cape Sable Island we visited a little museum holding artifacts, including his family bible with over 200 years of recorded family birhs and deaths. And we visited the stone church where his great grandfather spearheaded the building of the stone church after the original wooden church burned down. Several of the stained glass windows are im memory of his ancestors. The minister lives next door and spotted us walking around the church and came to offer us a tour on the inside, which of course pleased us. And we drove to the furthest place south in Nova Scotia at Hawk Beach. Pubnico is the place the french returned after their expulsion. It is still very french. Lots of Acadian stars can be seen on the houses and many Acadian flags can be seen. We drove down many docks and looked at hundreds of boats. The new lobster boats are wide. These newer wider boats are a new development within the past few years. We must have seen thousands and thousands of lobster pots. and many thousands of boats too. We enjoyed our day with David at Cape Sable Island and Pubnico. It is an interesting and unusual part of Nova Scotia.