Tippin' Out in Halifax

Not going anywhere by boat this morning. We're driving around in the rain with Hope and Barry- talking lobster and looking at the 40 plus feet of tide that is normal here on the Bay of Fundy.

Just down the road we saw these cool little cement cottages!

Libby Rae likes these mountain ash trees- they are putting on a pretty good display at this time of year.

Tipping back in the Lincoln. It's still overheating, but we're travelling with jugs of water now. We stop off at Darren Brown's place to talk cigar box, but he ends up working on the car in the rain. Thermostat seems alright, and we put it back. Fluid spewing everywhere... Libby and I get down the road in fits and starts to Halifax. Made it! We pick up our friend Dianne, and head off to Freeman's for our show.

A small but fun crowd comes out for the Sunday night show. Here's the Freeman's stage, ready to go! We'll get the car to a garage in the morning and see what's what. It does not look good. Head gasket? I'll keep you posted...

Head Inn Pub, Centreville, NS

Beware is right!!! At the Head Inn Pub in Centreville...great night with Barry and Hope Shanks who welcomed us to their home for a house concert! Lots of interesting new folks I can now call friends! Even had a couple of members of an ACDC tribute band, Dirty Deeds, come see us! They were into blues big time! Y'all were great! So glad Art won the tour jacket! Oh...did I mention that's a 50 calibre black powder pistol I'm holding?! "I have a hard time missin you, man, with my pistol all in your mouth!"

Head End Pub, Centreville, NS

That's not a gallon, but a litre. How big is a litre? Well, about a quart. So this is expensive gas we are buying in Nova Scotia. We'll run the tank as long as we can and then refill up in New Brunswick where the gas is a few cents cheaper. Meanwhile... it's a beautiful day– but the car is suddenly overheating!!

Looks like the oil is down for some reason. This car has not burned up much oil before, so it's a bit of a mystery. We add oil and get on our way... We overheat again. We add water and get on our way... It's a longer trip than expected, but we arrive at the Head End Pub in time. Our hosts Barry and Hope are waiting for us. The smoker has been going since 4:00 AM. We've got a good crowd waiting for us too!!

I check into my digs to change, tune, and get ready for showtime. Libby Rae has her own quarters elsewhere on the compound.

Showtime! Tonight I am the Blue Man.

 
Barry brings me a special, stand-up slide to try out at half time!

Jacket winner!!

 Libby Rae and Hope relax in the kitchen. We're behind on the Blog, so we'll get some more stories and pictures up soon! Just wanted to check in to let you all know the Tour is mobile and having fun! We've been really well received and it just seems to get better every night!

Sea Wind Landing

Hanging with our friends David and Anne Marie, in Charlos Cove at the Sea Wind Landing Bed and Breakfast. Great way to begin the tour...even if I had to use a strange guitar (due to United Airlines losing mine for 4 days) and a weird tuner! Beautiful place, great folks, food and fun! Can't wait to go back!

In Which I Visit Saint-Louis-du-Ha! Ha!