Final Weekend in Nova Scotia

It is our final weekend here. That is very hard to believe! We had planned to go for a 5-hour hike yesterday out near the Bay of Fundy, but as many of you might know, what was left of Hurricane Noel struck us at about 3pm yesterday bringing with it high winds and lots of rain. Our power was out for a few hours overnight and this morning, but we got it back fairly quickly compared to others in the area. The trail we were going to hike apparently gets slippery, muddy, and dangerous after rain, so we stayed in the city for the first weekend in a while! (Sorry, Uncle Doug! That was going to be when we got your Bay of Fundy rock!!).

Yesterday we went to the Halifax farmer's market in the morning down by the harbour before the storm came and enjoyed some apple cider, crepes, and shops along the boardwalk. Last night, Lynn and Peter, the people we live with, made us a full-blown Nova Scotian meal including steamed mussels, scallops, salmon, some crazy rice stuff that we can't remember the name of, and a dessert made of Nova Scotian apples and blueberries. It was a wonderfully relaxing and enjoyable evening!

We were supposed to have dinner tonight at Cher and Laura's, two members of the Wheelchair Research Team (pictured in another post below in the Halloween costumes).. However, their power's still out, and with that comes no water for them! So we're doing some packing tonight. We're getting a little bit nervous about Peru-mostly because of the language barrier. We really haven't felt homesick here, because we can have great conversations with people, but it might get lonely in Peru. We stood in line for crepes behind two native Spanish speakers and our eyes got wide as we looked at each other and said, "We're in trouble!" Hopefully, it will come fast there! We leave on Wednesday morning to drive to Boston, and Thursday we will be attempting to drive from Boston to Grand Rapids, MI in one day. Please pray for safety!