Today was a beautiful sunny day and we started our morning with a swim at the Bell Aliant Centre aquatics pool. This facility features a 25m eight lane recreation and competitive pool, a leisure pool with water slide, a toddler pool and a hot tub.

The Skmaqn–Port-la-Joye–Fort Amherst National Historic Site was the site of the first permanent European settlement on Île Saint-Jean (now Prince Edward Island). The interpretive centre talked about the history of this land going back to the Mi’kmaq people who inhabited it for 15,000 years prior the arrival of the first European people. The Mi’kmaq and Acadians worked well together but their defeat by the British led to conflict and deportation of the Acadians, many of whom died. The site was also was the homestead of Michael Haché Dit (also known as) Gallant and Anne Cormier who many Acadians today can trace their lineage to.

We made a brief stop at the Argyle Shore Provincial Park where a number of people were swimming in the red water from the red coloured sand.

Victoria is a small artist town with pottery, weaving, candle and chocolate making shops. There is also a Richard’s Seafood location here and we indulged in a Lobster Roll and Fish and Chips on the patio outside.

The race was on to get back to Stanley Bridge for the Proud Islander’s Ceilidh, this time featuring Louise Arsenault and her son Jonny Ray whom we had previously seen in the Abram-Village show. Again it was a lively and spectacular performance!