LOUISBOURG-MEMBERTOU HERITAGE PARK-SYDNEY

On July 6th Mirari and Amets were going to their home at the Historic Site of the Fortress of Louisbourg, the house of the Basque fishermen, when they heard an “egun on!” right away they turned around, but they did not see anything. They continued their path and heard something so similar to an “egun on!” that it could not have been anything else. Once again they turned around, and indeed there was a Basque couple, from Bilbao. It was very nice for them to have visitors coming from home.

AMETS' BIRTHDAY

On July 7th we celebrated Amets’ birthday, a couple days earlier than her actual birthday, in order to make the most out of the weekend.

At Christiane and Eddie's house. Mirari, Harry, Eddie, Amets and Marta.

Amets                                                                                                                               

KNOWING THE PLACES AROUND

On the following days they learnt about Louisbourg’s history, related to the Fortress, and talked about how they were giving life to their characters. Moreover, at the Fortress they visited the archaeology department, the costume department and the Mi’kmaw interpretation centre. Just before putting an end to their workday, they visited Lewis Parker’s paintings.

Panoramic view of Louisbourg in August 1744. View from the clock tower. Lewis Parker 1982. Parks Canada/Parcs Canada

View of the port and town of Louisbourg in August 1744. View of Louisbourg from a warship. Lewis Parker 1982. Parks Canada/Parcs Canada

MEMBERTOU HERITAGE PARK

We visited the Membertou Heritage Park again, so we could see it again on our own.

THE GIANT FIDDLE IN SYDNEY

On July 14th, I visited briefly the giant fiddle, an important touristic point in Sydney’s harbor.

Marta