We explore Port-Royale which was a French trading post, not a fortress. It was built in the summer of 1605 and is linked to an expedition to St Croix island which we visited previously. The (New) English destroyed it only a few years later, but it was rebuilt in 1939 using original building methods and still looks marvellous today.
Unfortunately most of the interpreters had left for the season so no blacksmith to keep the kids entertained. There was however a Fist Nations Mi’kmaw with his traditional art and he explained all about how he creates the jewellery, clothing, drums, etc.
Nearby is an interpretive walk through an area where an Acadian settlement used to be before the English displaced them. There is nothing left, but the information bords tell the story about how families were broken up and deported.
We head onto Greenwood where most but not all of us check out the Military Aviation Museum. There is a large Airforce base right next to it and the museum has a lot of beautifully restored aircraft and interesting information, especially about WWII.
We park up in Gran Pré ready to explore this UNESCO site tomorrow.
140km - 2h15 driving
