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Tuesday, August 25, 2015

Kayaks on the Bay of Fundy


We spent a day wandering near Fundy Park
While lunching at a picnic table 
near the Molly Kool Centre in Alma, NB
we watched a "how-to" lesson on kayaking, 
across the river from us.


After they got into the kayaks, 
they had to stay close to shore 
and learn left-turn, right-turn.


This is the building where they first learned 
to work life jackets and paddles.


It took some time to get organized, to make sure everyone was comfortable, could paddle, 
could stay in the kayak.


They were supposed to line up single file to exit into the Bay. 
Not everyone understood the concept of single file.


Eventually, they were one behind the other ... nearly.


We left as the cluster of kayaks sat in the foggy 
Bay of Fundy, waiting for the stragglers.

I hope they had fun and made it back safely.


Photos are mine. Words in coloured print will take you to another site for more information, if you click on them.

Monday, October 7, 2013

Molly Kool Centre Inc.

 
Last week, we had relatives visiting
and sightseeing from England.
 
 
We took them to Alma to look at the Molly Kool Centre Inc.
 
 
Here's Gary's brother Ron sitting on the Centre's front porch.
 
 
 
This is the view from the back of the Centre.
 
 
 
The Molly Kool Centre Inc. celebrates
the life and legacy of the woman from Alma (1916-2009)
who became the first registered female sea captain
in North America (1939), and the second in the world.
 
Ron was in the Navy, then worked for years as a shipwright in dockyards in England.  He bought a copy of the biography of Molly Kool at the Cleveland Place Book Shop.
 
It was intriguing to see the Centre with him,
and see it through his eyes.  He noticed much that we didn't 
and added explanations from his own experience.
 
I've written about the Cleveland Place bookshop previously;
you can read that post by clicking on this link:
 
If you'd like more information about the Molly Kool Centre Inc, please click on this link:  https://www.facebook.com/pages/Molly-Kool-Centre-Inc/435156079850424