80 kilometers is all we made today. Obviously we didn’t spend all day on the road, but at the Village Historique Acadien learning about the Acadian people during the 18th to 20th century in New Brunswick.

As introduction we watched a 5 minute video that covered the history of these French settlers who first lived in what is now Nova Scotia but had to relocate to New Brunswick because of the French/English war. The open air museum featured the lifestyle of these Acadian people through the centuries.

We visited numerous buildings, some houses and some workshops where people in costumes of the time gave us insight into the lives and trades of barrel makers, blacksmiths, printers, workworkers, farmers, weavers, spinners and housekeepers at various times in history. We had a lot of fun talking to these people and learned a lot.

The Motel and Camping Colibri campground we chose for tonight is only about 5km away from the pioneer village and is large with about 300 sites, many with permanent trailers. We are in a smaller treed part of the campground.

Remember those mackerel fishes we told you about yesterday? They were still in the fridge and Ruth was dreading making them for dinner. Martin found a recipe online that sounded delicious and we improvised by BBQing them instead of doing them in the oven and adapting the recipe by using the closest ingredients we had. They turned out really well and we enjoyed them with a glass of red wine.