Port Royal in the fog

Woke up to a chilly, very foggy fall day in Annapolis Royal and first walked across the street to the historic British garrison, Fort Anne. A young National Parks employee with nose rings, lip rings, and multiple ear rings gave us a clear description and summary of the history of the British and French in the Maritime region. The gist of it is that the French and British claims to many of the important military sites changed back and forth seven times before the British finally won. The Acadians lost out completely managing to stay neutral until after the last British victory when they were deported after refusing to declare allegiance. The story is brutal and we heard it over and over again. Our next stop was at Port Royal, a reproduction of a French fur trading habitation across the river.
We are filling in huge gaps in our knowledge of the early history of Canada and September was the right time to come. We are often the only ones in these historic sites and have the guides all to ourselves.