We drove an hour to the only LDS church in Cape Breton Island in North Sydney and enjoyed the service with a total of 9 members of the congregation – that’s including us! However, the people were so friendly that we were invited home for lunch with Jim and Teresita Demeyere. We really enjoyed our afternoon with them and made some good friends. We are planning to link up with them in October in Salt Lake City for general conference. Jim owns his own construction company amongst others so we speak the same language. They were so hospitable and we were sent home with homemade sausages, moose steaks and freshly caught halibut. We now have enough food for 6 weeks!
The Island looks really beautiful – like the Scottish Highlands by the sea, although a lot of the view is blocked by the abominable weather! At times the pouring rain and mist reduced visibility to less than 20m. The Island is split into 3 peninsulas by a large inland salt lake that joins the sea and sea inlets that separates almost all of the East side of the Island. The Scots populated the Island in the 1700’s felling the oppression and poverty in Scotland and many of the road signs are written in English and Gaelic. It has a very rural feel about it and most parts of the Island are quite remote, sparsely populated with small villages and towns.
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