Today started with a 2 1/2 hour guided walking tour of the town. Our guide had been here all his life and knew all the history of the site. The town was a major trading center in the 17 and 18 centuries. After the cod moratorium in 1992, the town decided the only way it could survive was via tourism. Over the years they have been saving and restoring lots of the city. Only the elderly still live here full time. The school bus only picks up one child these days. The town has been the set for a couple of movies. The major attraction is the Rising Tide Theater. We had to go to the 8:00 pm shoe. The play was Salt Water Moon. It is the story of a young man returning home to win back his sweetheart. She was already to marry another. There were 2 actors on stage for 1 1/2 hours with no breaks. The play was good but I would not say great.
The brown brick are from the orginal 1700 building. the rest of the bricks came from the same factor in England as the originals.
Anglican Church
Catholic Chruch
Church cat
The after noon was spent watching whales on Fort Point. We could see as many as 8 but most were a too grate a distance for photos. This time however Sue made sure I remembered the long lens. What we could identify were humpback whales. Some were close enough to here them when they surfaced,
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