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Hi there,
Today we continued west along the coast taking Highway 1 which is the original highway, smaller than the new 101. We entered into the Annapolis Valley which is the apple and fruit growing region of Nova Scotia. The thing that we noticed the most was town after town were now bustling and looking prosperous. Beautifully restored houses and storefronts replace the rundown buildings of the now defunct shipbuilding towns.
The first stop was the Oaklawn Farm Zoo in Aylesford that works with conservation groups to help endangered animals mainly through its breeding program. The Man went all weirdo making monkey and growling noises so the Lady and I went our own way and he went and grovelled with the baby pigs. We had quite a lot of fun cause there were lots of baby animals – llamas, pygmy goats, donkeys and ostriches. Saw a few of my relatives there too.
The next stop was the town of Annapolis Royal where we went to the Historic Gardens that are located on a 7 hectare (17 acre) estate dating back to the 1800’s. I hear the gardens are beautiful – I wouldn’t know because they took one look at me smacking my lips and wouldn’t let me in – another nasty ‘no sheep’ site.
The Lady told me that there were beautiful formal rose and herb gardens, a Victorian garden, heritage garden, ponds, a wonderful reconstructed Acadian house (based on 1600’s design) and rock gardens. The Man and Lady were gone a long time looking through the place.
Because it was getting on we decided to stay in Annapolis Royal. The town is incredible with over 150 beautiful heritage houses including the oldest wooden house in Canada dating back to 1708.
The town itself dates back to the mid 1600’s and has a fort also built in 1708. It is one of the most attractive towns the Man and Lady have seen yet and it’s making me nervous because they’re reading real estate papers!
Not sure what tomorrow will bring but I suspect we’ll head west and then south around the coast.
Til later,
Miss Ewe
Miss Ewe's Big Holiday 