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| Day 29 - North Sydney, NS | ||
 Today was repair day for a few folks. Barry is working on an antenna problem. |
 Ernie had an oil leak from the oil filter bracket. He removed the bracket, created a new gasket, (with help from Jim Strahl), reinstalled the new gasket and bracket successfully. Way to go Ernie. |
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 Jim Strahl had some woodworking to do. Jim had his cordless circular saw and power sander to make the job much easier. |
 Here he is installing the backing piece to support the drawer frame assembly. |
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 One of the attractions listed for the area is the Marconi National Historic Site of Canada at Table Head in Glace Bay. |
 The small interpretive center is adjacent to the site of the Marconi station that transmitted the first transatlantic wireless message in 1902. Messages were exchanged in Morse code between this station and Poldhu, Cornwall, England until 1904. |
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 The interpretive center contains historic photographs and artifacts, a detailed model of the station (shown above), and the amateur wireless station VE1VAS. Click here to learn more about the center. |
 The station was closed in 1905, and a larger one was built on the southern outskirts of the Glace Bay to provide a public translantic wireless telegraph service. |
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 At 4:30 PM we had a driver's meeting to discuss our ferry crossing and the travel to St. John's, NL (Newfoundland) |
 After the driver's meeting we drove to the wharf for dinner. The resturant is located next to the ferry slip we will be using tomorrow. |
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 We ate at Rollie's Wharf Restaurant and Lounge. |
 Rollie's is located close to the water's edge with a magnificent view of the harbor. |
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 When we returned to the campground we were treated to a couple of hours of "Newfie" music by The Eddie Coffey Group. Eddie Coffey is a musician, a songwriter and a storyteller from Newfoundland, Canada. |
 Eddie's songs continue to tell of life in the Maritimes, and of events that have had an impact on him. His stories are all true. Eddie's presentation ranges from sensitive to joyful and humorous and he never fails to touch the hearts of his audience. |
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 Harold O'Connell plays his "Ugly Stick", which is a "Newfie" stick outfitted with any type of noise maker and rubbed with a stick with another noise maker on it. They always have some kind of a boot or shoe on the bottom. |
Eddie and his group have been touring North America supplying morale boosting concerts for Canadian and United States Forces. They also perform for Veterans Hospitals and Retired Veterans Homes. To date they have visited 59 military bases, 29 veterans hospitals and 12 veterans retired homes. Go to eddiecoffey.ca for more information. |
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Click here for a Google map of above pictures. |
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