We visited the nearby Gaelic College in the morning and arrived in time for their demonstrations. The first was a kilt wearing demo where a volunteer was dressed in a traditional kilt. He then modeled the different ways of wearing it. Originally the kilt had double the width which meant there was extra fabric that could be used on top. Next we learned about the milling frolic where people would gather at a table to work a large loop of fabric (for 8 hours!) until it shrank. They would sing songs while they worked so we learned a little Gaelic while we learned the motion for working the fabric. Details are a little vague for this part as we alternated following Rhys around the room as he explored. The last demonstration was a fiddling and dance demo. It was really fun to listen to and watch; Rhys was quite entranced! Afterwards we viewed the exhibits on traditional instruments, spinning and weaving among other things.

We headed in to nearby Baddeck and stopped at a café for a snack. We have been stopping off for coffee more often lately as it has been fairly cool and windy which means it's a bit cold for picnicking. Rhys can eat where its warmer and we get an excuse for coffee and a treat! We had a fantastic latte and a slice of bumble berry pie.

In the afternoon we visited the Alexander Graham Bell national historic site. There was tons of information about his life, inventions and work with the deaf. We learned about his various interests, some of which were lesser known such as sheep breeding. He was trying to prove that sheep with more nipples produced twins or triplets. After 30 years of diligent record keeping, he concluded that no such link existed. He was involved in experiments with flight and hydrofoils among others. There was so much information it was impossible to absorb it all and much of it was technical which passed right over my head. We enjoyed the exhibits but felt that it could use some rearranging as the information was often separate from the model and by the time you got to it you had forgotten why it was important or where it fit in. Rhys had a fun time playing in the kids area at the end and was most upset when we had to leave.