The Ceilidh Trail and Cheticamp - Ginny

My bag was finally released from customs about 9 a.m. and we headed up to Cape Breton. First stop was the Celtic Music Centre in Judique. We had a personal music and dance demonstration; a young woman played the fiddle for us, explaining the origins of Cape Breton celtic music and showing us the difference between a march, jig, reel, strathspey and slow aire. (Most of which I already knew, but fascinating nontheless.) She also demonstrated some of their dance steps. The exhibits included an area where you could follow along with a video and play a fiddle - we were able to squeak out a few decent sounding notes - and another area where you could try a few dance steps. The next stop was the Glenora Distillery - North America's only single malt whiskey distillery (it would be Scotch if made in Scotland). I sampled some and bought a bottle of the 15 year old. For the next three nights we are at L'Auberge Doucet Inn in Cheticamp http://www.aubergedoucetinn.com/. Lobster for dinner for me - it's in season now and readily available. I may be eating it three meals a day....