Heather and I have been reading books on the importance of walking on the aging process, especially memory loss.
Today’s challenge was to return to Paradise and walk through Andrew’s property (#6325) down to the Annapolis River and across to the old Lawrencetown tree nursery. We wanted to check on the condition of the trail, as well as any cutting by Nova Scotia Lands and Forest.
After checking the trail through Andrew’s property (now owned by Rob and Sinead) I returned to #6326 and took the Z-track for a drive down to the Triangle field. This will keep the route open for the current owners.
Heather and I used this trail to conduct guided walks through the property (See post Preparing for Experiential Tourism). This was organized in conjunction with Celes Davar, Earth Rhythms. There is a short piece in the September issue of the Grapevine on his work on Regenerative Tourism in the Annapolis Valley.
Given the logistics of the house move, I have had little time for reading. This week, I did manage to finish Paul Colville’s Return to Belleisle. Paul had given me a copy a few weeks ago. In particular, I was intrigued by the historical fiction, where he had added a cast of characters to historical events in the Belleisle region. It made me want to understand in more detail the changes in the population and the landscape and to see a map of those changes over the last 250 years. Today, I see evidence of the earlier Acadian presence, but also the livelihood of Rob Warren and his maple syrup business.
I think our next walk will be from our property on Highway #201 up the mountain to the Inglisville Road. That is for another day. And keep ‘walking the talk’.
References
Paul Colville, 2024, Return to Belleisle, Printwright Printing Services, Bridgetown.
Awakening Regenerative Tourism in the Valley, September 2024, The GrapeVine.
Acknowledgements
Edward added the links and graphics. Paul Colville provided a copy of his new book. Celes Davar commented on Regenerative Tourism in the Valley.
Ernest Blair Experiment 