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Maritimes Tour Journal, day twelve:

Updated: Apr 29, 2020

Our last stop in Nova Scotia was at Grand-Pré National Historic Site where we learned about the Acadian settlers and their deportation. Most fascinating was discovering how Acadians diked and reclaimed the land from the sea to establish fertile farmland. A statue of Evangeline (the Heroine of a Longfellow poem) stood front of the chapel, at which the Choir took a few moments to sing.

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Several choristers tried on bonnets, hats and wooden shoes, and we took part in a bit of folk dancing before walking to an old cemetery marked with a large Celtic cross stone monument. Our guide then demonstrated how to play the spoons and the choristers sang several songs along with their spoon percussion!

Lunch was at Acadia University, Wolfville, in the beautiful KC Irving Centre.


In Saint John we saw the “reversing falls” before a surprise party – celebrating our tour manager, Elaine’s, birthday and thanking our Saint John contact, Deb Garey.

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