Before breakfast at the buffet we stopped at the gym to weigh in. They had the scale in pounds today. (It was sometimes in kilograms.) We both were pleased as it appears we both may not have gained anything (and I think I might have lost a little).
Our Captain told us the forecast for today was a high of 75 degrees and a low of 61 degrees with partly cloudy skies so I wore a skort and my husband wore shorts. The forecast was a bit off. The day was cloudy with a few sprinkles on a couple of occasions ad I don’t think we saw temperatures over 50 degrees Fahrenheit.
We had an excursion that took us to the Alexander Graham Bell Museum and through some beautiful scenery. Let me start with some pictures of the scenery. The colors were spectacular.
St. Ann’s Bay
You could see mussel boats collecting mussels from buoys. Above you also see a ferry meeting up with a road that snakes three quarters of the way across the bay. This is the shortcut for the Cabot Trail.
Here are photos of the Sea Island Bridge and the Bras D’Or Lakes
At the Bell Museum we learned that Alexander Graham Bell did much more than just invent the telephone. He was instrumental in teaching the hard of hearing to speak using phonetics, invented many pieces of medical equipment including a metal detector that attempted to find the bullet in President Garfield in 1881, designed the first wheeled airplane, among many other things.
Here is a replica of the Silver Dart he designed which was flown in 2009 to commemorate the 100 year anniversary of the first flight.
He designed the HD-4, a high speed submarine chaser intended for use in the WWI with 2 twelve cylinder aircraft engines. It set a record of 114 kph. Below are pictures of the original hull along with pictures of a replica of the HD-4.
Alexander Graham Bell most wanted to be remembered for helping the hard of hearing to speak. His wife, Mabel was first a hard of hearing student of his.
We had a little extra time so we briefly walked through part of Baddeck.
Upon our return to Sydney in the ship, we just perused the shops in the terminal, took a few photos of the giant fiddle, and headed back to the ship. Sydney does not have a lot to offer in walking distance. I don’t think I would be excited about visiting it again as a cruise port but I think I would love spending some more time in the surrounding area by car.
I went up to the 11th deck to watch us sail away.
Dinner in the main dining room was good as always. Here is a link to the menu. We decided to skip entertainment tonight and enjoy a quiet night in the room.
Here is a link to the Celebrity Today.
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